2007-2011 Summary Hashoo Foundation's Women's Empowerment Through Honey Bee Farming Plan Bee Project

Plan Bee

Hashoo Foundation Mission

Is to enable and empower communities to be independent by facilitating equitable access to opportunities through economic development, education and skills development, supporting people with special needs, and providing humanitarian assistance.

Women’s Empowerment through Honey Bee Farming Plan Bee

The Women’s Empowerment through Honey Bee Farming Plan Bee was initiated by the Hashoo Foundation to empower women in the remote areas of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral in Northern Pakistan by expanding employment opportunities and generating a stable source of income through the sale of high-quality honey.

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Hashoo Foundation USA Receives Jefferson Award 2012

Houston Mayor Annise Parker presents the Jefferson Award to the Hashoo Foundation.

1,727 beehives and production kits distributed

32% average household

income increase

1,000 children going to school 30% of the beekeepers

expanded their honey bee farming business

Plan Bee Achievements 2007-2011

30% honey income spent on healthcare and 10% in better nutrition

55% of the honey sold to open market

45% of the honey sold to Hashoo Group of hotels

60% of earned income spent on education

642 women trained

31,000 kg honey

produced and sold

Honey production

increased from 16 to 18 kg per

hive

Cost of Beehives, Training and Honey

Each beehiveproduces

18 Kg. of honey /year

Each beehive costs $120

$670 provides training, 5 beehives,

refresher course and production

kit

Hashoo Foundation buys the honey from the Association of Honey Bee Producers at $4 per Kg.

A beekeeperearns an

average of of $72 per

beehive/year

Hashoo Foundation sells the honey to the market for $5 and invests the profit back in the project in processing, labeling, marketing and transportation of the honey

Beekeepers with 5 beehives will earn $360 per year.

5 beehives produce 90 kg. (198 lb.) of

honey.

Empowering Women through Honey BeeFarming Project Plan Bee642 Women Trained

Empowering Women through Honey BeeFarming Project Plan Bee1,727 Beehives Distributed

Honey that Pays for EducationOver 1,000 Girls and Boys Have Access to Quality Education



Our Mountain Honey31,000+ Kg of Honey Sold to Date




Our Partners in PakistanImproving the Lives of Rural Farmers

Sunrise Foods

Northern Area Honey Beekeepers Association (NAHBKA)

Mountain Organic Honey Traders (MOHT)

Honey Bee Research Institute (HBRI)

Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Mountain Organic Honey Traders Ltd (MOHT)

WWF-Pakistan


Our Partners in the USAEmpowering Women through Economic Development

Chapelwood Foundation

Walmart Foundation

Rice Microfinance (RMF)

Micro Finance Initiative at University of Houston (MFi UH)

University St. Thomas Social Entreperneurship Program (UST SEP)

Pakistan Indian Student Association Klein Forest High School (PISA)

Pakistan Students at Brown University (PS@B)

Individuals

Our ClientsImproving the Lives of Rural Farmers

Canteen Supply Department (Chain of Stores)D. DaltonShaheen

Retail Market, Embassies and Ministries

Our Mountain Honey Served in PIA Flights Pakistan International Airline

Our Mountain Honey Served in PIA Flights Pakistan International Airline

Plan Bee Promotes Women Empowerment, Economic Development and Education

Pakistani Indian Student Association (PISA)Students Performing During the “Cultural Shock”Charity Show for Pakistan, Spring 2011

Pakistan Indian Student Association (PISA)Klein Forest High School, 2011

Beekeepers in the villages of Danyore, Mohammad Abad, and Sultanabad

Impact:

53 beehives distributed to 16 beekeepers

117 indirectly impacted dependents

54 children with access to "quality" school

954 Kg. of honey will be produced in 2012

Pakistani Indian Student Association (PISA)Klein Forest High School Making a Difference, 2011

PISA’s Contribution is Making the World a Better Place

Measurable Impact in Danyore Village

12 beekeepers received 38 beehives90 indirectly impacted dependents45 children returned to school152+ Kg. of honey harvested on October 2011

Pakistani Indian Student Association (PISA)Klein Forest High School Making a Difference, 2011


Measurable Impact in Sultanabad Village

2 beekeepers received 8 beehives16 indirectly impacted dependents5 children returned to school28+ Kg. of honey harvested on October 2011

Promoting Women Entrepreneurs Changing Lives


Measurable Impact in Mohammad Abad Village

2 beekeepers received 7 beehives 11 indirectly impacted dependents4 children returned to school36+ Kg. of honey harvested on October 2011

Pakistani Indian Student Association (PISA)Students Performing During the “Cultural Shock”Charity Show for Pakistan, Fall 2011

Pakistan Indian Student Association (PISA)Klein Forest High School2011-12 PISA’s Contributions to Economic Development and Education in Pakistan

*This contribution will help four (4) women beekeepers increase the number of their beehives from three (3) beehives to six (6) beehives each and reach the critical point at which their honey business becomes profitable.

Plan Bee Affected by the Floods in Pakistan

Plan Bee Affected by the Floods in Pakistan

Beekeepers’ Homes Destroyed by the Floods






Assessing the Condition of the Beehives After the Floods


Assessing the Condition of the BeehivesAfter the Floods


Assessing the Condition of the BeehivesAfter the Floods

Empowering the Community

Working Together to Rebuild Plan Bee

Working Together to Rebuild Plan Bee

Credit and Enterprise Development (CED) Program with Local Universities in Houston

CED adds a new microcredit component that facilitates expanding the Women’s Empowerment through Honey Bee Farming “Plan Bee” project in terms of scale as well as geographic coverage.

In collaboration with University of St. Thomas University Social Entrepreneurship Program (UST SEP), Rice Microfinance (RMF) and Micro Finance Initiative at University of Houston (MFi UH), the project provides a long term sustainable means through a revolving microcredit fund expanding the project with gradual increase to women headed households considering the loans are paid are expected for a given period.

The goal of this pilot project is to provide micro loans to 128 women beneficiaries in honey bee farming.

CED mobilizes and organize communities into workable cluster based groups, increase the outreach and productivity, provide training in bee farming ensuring quality honey through improved processing facilities and related infrastructure, and facilitate market linkages for the sale of honey at higher competitive prices.

MOU valid from 2010 - 2013

2010-2013100 beekeepers

800 dependents/children in school

UST Social Entrepreneurship Program (SEP) 2010-2013

SEP/ HF USA MOU signed August 2009

SEP provided $10,000

for revolving microloans

PHASE I2010-2011

20 beekeepers received each $500

loans for 5 beehives & production kits

PHASE II Expected honey

production 54 Kg (18 Kg/ beehive)

Projected beekeeper’s income $189

($3.50 per Kg)

PHASE III2012-2013

HF to recover & allocate recovered

loans to additional 40 beekeepers

PHASE II2011-2012

.SEP to provide $10,000 for 20 beekeepers

.HF to recover & allocate recovered loans to

additional 20 beekeepers

UST Social Entrepreneurship Program (SEP) Loan Distribution Spring 2010





UST Social Entrepreneurship Program (SEP) Loan Recovery 2011 Status

UST Social Entrepreneurship Program (SEP) Loan Recovery 2011 Status

UST Social Entrepreneurship Program (SEP) CED Proposal 2011-2014

PHASE I2010

100 beehives & productions kits distributed to 20

beekeepers were damaged by the

floods

STATUSPHASE I

2011

HF recovered 77% of the loans

PHASE II2011-2012

.SEP to provide $10,000 for 20 beekeepers

.HF allocate recovered loans to additional

20 beekeepers

PHASE III2013-2014

HF to recover & allocate recovered

loans to additional 40 beekeepers

MOU Amendment 2011-2014

100 beekeepers800 dependents/children in school


RMF 2010-1224 beekeepers

192 dependents

PHASE IIAllocate recovered revolving loans to

Another group 12 beekeepers

Rice Microfinance (RMF) CED 2009-2011

RMF/ HF USA MOU signed June 2009

RMF provided $4,200 for revolving

microloans

PHASE I12 beekeepers received each: $350 loans for 3 beehives &

production kits

PHASE I Expected honey

production 54 Kg (18 Kg/ beehive) Projected beekeeper’s

income $189 ($3.50 per Kg)

Rice Microfinance (RMF) CED Loan DistributionLoan Distribution Spring 2010


Rice Microfinance (RMF) CED Loan DistributionSpring 2010

Rice Microfinance CED Loan DistributionSpring 2010


Rice Microfinance (RMF) CED Loan Recovery Status 2011


MFi 2010-124 beekeepers

32 dependents

PROJECTED PHASE II

Allocate recovered revolving loans to:Another group of 2

beekeepers

Micro Finance Initiative (MFi UH) 2010-2011

MFi/ HF USA MOU signed May 2010

MFi provided $1,000

for revolving microloans

PHASE I2 beekeepers received each: $500 loans for 5 beehives &

production kits

PHASE I Expected honey

production 36 Kg (18 Kg/ beehive) Projected beekeeper’s

income $130.32 ($3.62 per Kg) 18 kg = 39.6 lb.

36 kg. =79.2 lb.

Rice Microfinance (RMF) CED Loan Summary 2011

Micro Finance Initiative (MFi UH) CED Loan Recovery Status 2011

Pakistani Student Association at Brown University (PS@B), 2011

Adopted the village of Mominabad in Hunza-Nager district of Gilgit in Pakistan

Impact:

18 new beehives were distributed to 15 beekeepers324 Kg. of honey produced

The new beehives helped increased the beekeepers’ capacity to produce the honey to fill the orders made by the hotels and grocery stores for 2011.

Pakistani Student Association at Brown University (PS@B)

Pakistani Student Association at Brown University (PS@B)

Pakistani Student Association at Brown University (PS@B) Beneficiaries, 2011

Chapelwood FoundationEmpowering Families in Skardu, 2011

Promoting Sustainable Enterprises with a Market-Based Approach

Impact:80 beehives distributed to 40 beekeepers (20 women/20 men)

40 production kits distributed

253 indirectly impacted dependents

106 children have access to quality education

1,440 Kg. of honey to be produced in 2012

Chapelwood Foundation Empowering Families in Skardu, 2011


Chapelwood Foundation Empowering Women in Skardu, 2011


Chapelwood Foundation Empowering Women in Skardu, 2011


Walmart FoundationInvesting in Women…Changing Lives inShigar, Skardu Gilgit Baltistan, 2011-2012

Impact:

50 have been trained

250 beehives will be distributed the 50 beekeepers (5 beehives to each beekeeper)

50 production kits will be distributed

4,500 Kg. of honey to be produced in 2012

400 dependents will be impacted

Walmart FoundationInvesting in Women in Shigar, Skardu 2011-2012




Walmart FoundationInvesting in Women in Shagar, Skardu 2011-2012

Promoting Women EntrepreneursChanging Lives



Promoting Women Entrepreneurs Changing Lives

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2007-2011 Summary Hashoo Foundation's Women's Empowerment Through Honey Bee Farming Plan Bee Project

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