plan bee summary 2007-2012 empowering women by building sustainable honey enterprises
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HASHOO FOUNDATION’S PLAN BEE The New Honey Business Group Model A Successful Model for Economic Sustainability The Hashoo Foundation is a dynamic and progressive non-profit organization. Set up in 1988, our vision has been to help create an ethical and inclusive society in which people live with dignity and have power over their own lives. Our mission is to enable and empower communities to be independent by facilitating equitable access to opportunities. We place a special emphasis on empowerment of women in Pakistan. It is a result of this commitment that since the inception of the Foundation, we have made a positive and direct impact on the lives of 271,193 women and girls who make about 60% of our total beneficiaries. Note: The total of women and girls impacted directly and indirectly is approximately 309,611. In 2007, the Hashoo Foundation launched the Women’s Empowerment through Honey Bee Farming Project “Plan Bee” with the objective to expand employment opportunities and help women generate a stable source of income through the sale of high quality honey. We wanted the women of the area stand on their own feet… to take control of their lives, their homes and their children’s future. Simply put, we wanted to empower the women of this remote region… with the help of honeybees! Hashoo Foundation’s successful Women’s Empowerment through Honey Bee Farming “Plan Bee” Project has been recognized for its sustainability by local and international organizations: BBC World Challenge 2008 Global Competition Award Winner; Hashoo Foundation's Women Empowerment through Honey Bee Farming Project is a Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Featured Commitment; TEDx Talks and Jefferson Awards Youth Service Challenge Winner for providing students in Houston with the opportunity to engage in sustainable economics as a tool to empower communities and alleviate poverty. Our Mountain Honey brand produced by “Plan Bee” is now being sold to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), 5-Star hotels Marriott and Pearl Continental and Serena and supermarkets across the Punjab region of Pakistan. Hashoo Foundation has also been working in the US since 2004, through its local chapter Hashoo Foundation USA based in Houston, a 501 (c) (3) organization registered in the state of Texas. “Plan Bee” is one of the main projects promoted by this local chapter. The “Plan Bee” project has provided a platform for Hashoo Foundation USA to promote inter-cultural relations, build bridges of understanding and collaboration with local Houston students. The Klein Forest High School’s Pakistani Indian Student Association (PISA) donated the funds they earned from their "Cultural Shock Charity Show” to help the women beekeepers who lost their beehives and by providing new beehives to help the beekeepers rebuild their honey business and provide their children access to quality education. Additionally, Hashoo Foundation USA created the Credit and Enterprise Development (CED) pilot program in partnership with studeTRANSCRIPT
Hashoo Foundation Mission
Our mission is to enable and empower communities to be independent by facilitating equitable access to opportunities.
HF is headquartered in Pakistan and it has two chapters:
• HF USA, registered under 501(c) (3) • HF UK registered with the Charity Commission in the UK
Our Core Programmatic Areas
Our Focus on Empowering Women and Girls
We have made a positive impact directly and indirectly on the lives of 309,611 women, who make about 60% of our total beneficiaries.
Women’s Empowerment through Honey Bee Farming Plan Bee
Plan Bee was initiated by the Hashoo Foundation to empower women in the remote areas of Northern Pakistan by expanding employment opportunities and generating a stable source of income through the sale of high-quality honey.
Empowering Women through Honey BeeFarming Project Plan Bee724 Women Trained
Empowering Women through Honey BeeFarming Project Plan BeeOver 2,626 Beehives Distributed
Our Mountain Honey96,800+ Lbs. of Honey Produced and Sold
Our Mountain Honey Pays For Education
Our Honey Pays for EducationOver 1,200 Girls and Boys Have Access to Quality Education
Our Honey Pays for EducationOver 1,200 Girls and Boys Have Access to Quality Education
5,700 Dependents Have Access to Better Health and Nutrition
Assessing the Condition of the BeehivesAfter the Devastating 2010 Floods
Assessing the Condition of the Beehives After the Floods
435 Beekeepers Were Affected762 Beehives Damaged by the Floods
US Partners Helped Restore Livelihoods Pursuing a Sustainable Integrated Approach to Poverty Alleviation
• Chapelwood Foundation• Rice Microfinance • Micro Finance Initiative at University of Houston • University St. Thomas Social Entreperneurship Program
• Pakistan Indian Student Association Klein Forest High School • Pakistan Students at Brown University • Corporate Donors & Individuals
Students-Funded Projects
PISA Culture Shock Charity ShowKlein Forest High School
PISA Culture Shock Charity ShowCulture Shock Charity Show Contribution to Economic Development and Education in Pakistan Summary
Impact 2010-2012
Pakistani Indian Student Association Students Promoting Entrepreneurship
Craft Sale Pakistani Student Association at Brown
Pakistani Student Association at Brown Beehives Distribution
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) 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
Credit and Enterprise Development CED Loan Distribution UST Social Entrepreneur Program
Credit and Enterprise Development CED Loan Distribution Micro Finance Initiative UH
Credit and Enterprise Development CED Loan Distribution Rice Micro Finance
MOU valid from 2010 - 2012
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 DistributionLoan Distribution Spring 2010
Rice Microfinance (RMF) CED Loan DistributionSpring 2010
Rice Microfinance CED Loan DistributionSpring 2010
Rice Microfinance (RMF) CED Loan DistributionLoan Distribution Spring 2010
MOU valid from 2010 - 2012
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.
Donor-Funded Projects
Location: Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa (KPK)
Donor: USAID Small Grants Program
Implementing Partner: Hashoo Foundation Pakistan
Duration: 13 months (April 2012 – June 2013)
Beneficiaries: 450
USAIDRestoring and Improving Livelihoods of Flood Affected Women Beekeepers
Location: Shigar Tehsele, Skarku in Gilgit-Baltistan
Donor: W Foundation
Implementing Partner: Hashoo Foundation Pakistan
Duration: 12 months (August 2011 – September 2012)
Beneficiaries: 450
W FoundationRestoring and Improving Livelihoods of Flood Affected Women Beekeepers
W FoundationRestoring and Improving Livelihoods of Flood Affected Women Beekeepers
W FoundationRestoring and Improving Livelihoods of Flood Affected Women Beekeepers
Location: Shigar Tehsele in Skarku, Gilgit-Baltistan
Donor: Chapelwood Foundation
Implementing Partner: Hashoo Foundation Pakistan
Duration: 24 months (April 2011 – March 2013)
Beneficiaries: 40
Chapelwood FoundationBuilding Sustainable Enterprises & Empowering Communities
Chapelwood Foundation Building Sustainable Enterprises
Promoting Women Entrepreneurs Changing Lives
Chapelwood Foundation Empowering Communities
Location: Ishkoman Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan
Donor: Chapelwood Foundation
Implementing Partner: Hashoo Foundation Pakistan
Duration: August 2011 - October 2012
Beneficiaries: 52
Chapelwood FoundationRestoring and Improving Livelihoods of Flood Affected Women Beekeepers
Location: Danyore Village in Gilgit and Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan
Donor: Individuals
Implementing Partner: Hashoo Foundation Pakistan
Duration: September 2011 - May 2012
Beneficiaries: 40
Plan Bee Restoring and Improving Livelihoods of Flood Affected Women Beekeepers
Our Quality Control Partners
Our Partners in PakistanImproving the Lives of Rural Farmers
• USAID• 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 Clients
Our ClientsAccess to Market
D. Dalton ShaheenCanteen Supply Department
Retail Market & Embassies and Ministries
Our Mountain Honey Served in Pakistan International Airline (PIA) Flights
Plan Bee Awards and Recognitions
World Challenge 2008 Award Winner
Clinton Global Initiative Featured Commitment
Jefferson Award Youth Service Challenge 2012 Winner
TEDx Houston Ted Talks Video
Hashoo Foundation Overall Donors and
Partners
Overall Donors and Partners
Overall Donors and Partners
Join Us Help Us Make the World a Better and More Peaceful Place
Micro enterprise projects, like Plan Bee, will help strengthen vulnerable communities and
help promote a more tolerant and inclusive society in Pakistan
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