Culture Shock Charity Show

Benefiting

Women Empowerment through Honey Bee Farming Project

in

Plan Bee

Houston and Pakistan

About Hashoo Foundation

Mission
Our mission is to enable and empower communities to be independent by facilitating equitable access to opportunities.

Hashoo Foundation 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 Program Areas

Our Focus on
Women and Girls Empowerment
We have made a positive direct impact on the lives of more than 300,000 women and girls, who make about 60% of our total beneficiaries

Our Focus on
Women and Girls Empowerment

Our Focus on
Women and Girls Empowerment

Our Focus on
Women and Girls Empowerment

Our Partnership with Rotary Books for the World Established in 2011 at the Booklegger Summit II

Hashoo Foundation and Rotary Books for the World Distributed 31,954 Books in Schools and Educational Institutions Across Pakistan

First Container Converted into a Cantine for Umeed-e-Noor

Center for Children with Special Needs

A New Library Filled Books for the World for

EHSAAS Foundation School for Orphan Children

Receiving the Second Container Filled with Books for the World Books

Women Empowerment through Honey Bee Farming Plan Bee in Pakistan

Women 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 Bee Farming Project Plan Bee

949 Women Trained

Empowering Women through Honey Bee Farming Project Plan Bee Over 3,089 Beehives Distributed

Our Mountain Honey

110,000 + Lbs. of Honey Produced and Sold

7,500 Dependents Have Access to

Better Health and Nutrition

Our Mountain Honey Pays For Education

Access to Quality Education

Over 1,200 Girls and Boys Enrolled in Schools

Partners Investing in Plan Bee

USAID
Restoring and Improving Livelihoods of Flood Affected Women Beekeepers

Walmart Foundation
Empowering Women through Enterprise Development with a Market-Based Approach

Chapelwood Foundation
Restoring and Improving Livelihoods of Flood Affected Women Beekeepers

Promoting Women Entrepreneurs

Changing Lives

Chapelwood Foundation
Restoring and Improving Livelihoods of Flood Affected Women Beekeepers

Credit and Enterprise Development (CED)

UST SEP, Rice MF & MFi UH Loan Distribution

Our Quality Control Partners Help Us Produce the Highest Quality Honey in the Region

Producing High Quality Honey

Improving 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 Clients 5-Star Hotels & Grocery Stores

Our Clients
Linking Producers to Market

D. Dalton Shaheen Canteen Supply Department Retail Market & Embassies and Ministries

Our Mountain Honey

Pakistan International Airline (PIA) Flights

Plan Bee Affected by the the Worst Floods in Pakistan

Plan Bee Affected by the 2010-11 Floods

Assessing the Condition of the Beehives

After the Devastating 2010 Floods

435 Beekeepers Were Affected

762 Beehives Damaged by the Floods

Houston Students Investing in Plan Bee

PISA Culture Shock Charity Show

Klein Forest High School Raise Funds to Help Rehabilitate Plan Bee After the Floods

PISA Culture Shock Charity Show

Contribution to Economic Development and Education in Pakistan
PISA raised $8,200

21 Beekeepers Impacted 4 Villages rebuilt

79 Beehives Distributed

3,128 Lbs.
Honey Produced

(1,422 Kgs.)

18 kg = 39.6 Lb.

$379 Annual income earned

157 Indirect dependents

69 Girls & boys in school

Klein Forest High School PISA

Restoring Livelihoods of Women Beekeepers

PISA Culture Shock Charity Show

Restoring Livelihoods of Women Beekeepers

PISA 2013 Spring Culture Shock Charity Show

Kick-Off Party to Benefit Plan Bee

Proposal
Expand the PISA Culture Shock Charity Show for Plan Bee
This Pilot Project is bringing together students of diverse cultural and faith backgrounds with the objective of expanding the successful Klein Forest High School PISA Culture Shock Charity Show concept to raise the funds needed to help empower twenty-one (21) women kick start their honey producing microenterprises, locally and internationally Join us and help us reach our goal!!

Our Partners
Culture Shock Charity Show for Plan Bee
Mayor's Office of Education Initiatives & Volunteer Initiatives Program Alliance for Multicultural Community Services Talento Bilingue of Houston Klein Forest High School Pakistani-Indian Student Association (PISA) Xavier Educational Academy Interact Club Lee High School Interact Club & ROTC Clements High School LiveSmart Sharpstown International High School Capstone International Program St. Thomas University Social Entrepreneurship Programs (SEP) Neighborhood Center Inc. Youth Council Rotaract Galleria

Promoting Honey Micro-Enterprises

Houston
$10,000 Empower 5 women Funds Distribution

Pakistan
$10,000 Empower 16 women 64 Beehives (4 / woman)
$7,680 ($120 per unit)

20 Beehives (4 / woman)
$2,700 ($135 per unit)

Funds Distribution

5 Production kits
$4,689.75 ($937.95 per unit)

16 Production kits
$1,920 ($120 per unit)

Extractor, wax heater, storage tank $790.75 Transportation & misc.

$1,819.50

Extractor, wax heater, storage tank $400

Expected annual increase income per woman $2,800 $3,200

Impact

Impact

Expected annual income per woman $363

In Houston
Empower Local Refugee Women to Generate a Secondary Income through the Sale of Honey

The refugee women are part of the Alliance for Multicultural Community Services re-settlement refugee agency in Houston and work in their Community Garden Program

In Houston
Empower Local Refugee Women through the Sale of Honey
Refugee Women: Criteria and Selection
Availability and willingness to get involved in honey bee farming Lowest income household Age between 40 & 64 years old Arrival in the USA as refugee starting from January 2010 to date Lowest level of education and level of literacy Project will begin the with Bhutanese and Burmese women

Plan Bee Implementing Partners in Houston

Partners

Hashoo Foundation USA - Facilitator Alliance for Multicultural Community Services Project Manager Technical Assistance
County Extension - Spring Green Farm Project Fort Bend County Extension Agent- Horticulture, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

Culture Shock Charity Show for Plan Bee

Empowering Communities Locally & Internationally
Empowering Youth
To Develop To Experience

Leadership Skills Organizational Skills Team Work Fundraising Skills Communication Skills Creative Solutions to Challenges

Philanthropic & Compassionate Perspective Enterprise Development Women Empowerment Intercultural Relations Build Bridges of Understanding

Visit to the Farm in Fort Bend County

Overall Donors and Partners

PISA Culture Shock Charity Show

Restoring Livelihoods of Women Beekeepers

Klein Forest High School PISA

Restoring Livelihoods of Women Beekeepers

PISA 2013 Spring Culture Shock Charity Show

Kick-Off Party to Benefit Plan Bee

The Culture Shock Charity Show for Plan Bee

Aims to bring together youth to raise funds to benefit the Women Empowerment through Honey Bee Farming Project Plan Bee

in Houston and Pakistan

Join us and help us replicate this initiative

Proposal
Expand the PISA Culture Shock Charity Show for Plan Bee
This Pilot Project is bringing together students of diverse cultural and faith backgrounds with the objective of expanding the successful Klein Forest High School PISA Culture Shock Charity Show concept to raise the funds needed to help empower twenty-one (21) women kick start their honey producing microenterprises, locally and internationally Join us and help us reach our goal!!

Culture Shock Charity Show for Plan Bee

Changing Communities Locally & Internationally
Empowering Youth
To Develop To Experience

Leadership Skills Organizational Skills Team Work Fundraising Skills Communication Skills Creative Solutions to Challenges

Philanthropic & Compassionate Perspective Enterprise Development Women Empowerment Intercultural Relations Build Bridges of Understanding

Promoting Honey Micro-Enterprises

Houston
$10,000 Empower 5 women Funds Distribution

Pakistan
$10,000 Empower 16 women 64 Beehives (4 / woman)
$7,680 ($115 per unit)

20 Beehives (4 / woman)
$2,700 ($135 per unit)

Funds Distribution

5 Production kits
$4,689.75 ($937.95 per unit)

16 Production kits
$1,920 ($120 per unit)

Extractor, wax heater, storage tank $790.75 Transportation & misc.

$1,819.50

Extractor, wax heater, storage tank $400

Impact

Children & Indirect dependents impacted TBA Expected annual income per woman $7,200 - $8,000

Children ~48-62 Indirect dependents ~128 Expected increase of income per woman per year $363

Impact

In Houston
Empower Local Refugee Women to Generate a Secondary Income through the Sale of Honey

The refugee women are part of the Alliance for Multicultural Community Services re-settlement refugee agency in Houston and work in their Community Garden Program

In Houston
Empower Local Refugee Women from Bhutan and Burma through the Sale of Honey
Refugee Women: Criteria and Selection
Availability and willingness to get involved in honey bee farming Lowest income household Age between 40 & 64 years old Arrival in the USA as refugee starting from January 2010 to date Lowest level of education and level of literacy Project will begin the with Bhutanese and Burmese women

Our Partners
Culture Shock Charity Show for Plan Bee
Mayor's Office of Education Initiatives & Mayors Volunteer Initiatives Program Alliance for Multicultural Community Services Talento Bilingue of Houston Klein Forest High School Pakistani-Indian Student Association (PISA) Xavier Educational Academy Lee High School Interact Club & ROTC Clements High School LiveSmart Club & Global Studies Academy St. Thomas University Social Entrepreneurship Programs (SEP) Sharpstown International High School Capstone International Program Neighborhood Center Inc. Youth Council Rotaract Galleria Powerful Women International (PWI) LilyPad Development

Plan Bee Implementing Partners in Houston

Partners

Hashoo Foundation USA - Facilitator Alliance for Multicultural Community Services Project Manager Technical Assistance
County Extension - Spring Green Farm Project Fort Bend County Extension Agent- Horticulture, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

Visit to the Farm in Fort Bend County

Join Us
Help Us Make the World a Better and More Peaceful Society
Grass-root enterprise projects, like Plan Bee, will help alleviate poverty, strengthen vulnerable communities and help promote a more tolerant and inclusive society in Pakistan

www.hashoofoundation.org www.hashofoundationusablog.org

Overall Donors and Partners

Overall Donors and Partners

Contact Information
Hashoo Foundation USA
Cristal Montaz Baylor Executive Director cristalmontanez@hashoofoundationusa.org

www.hashoofoundation.org www.hashofoundationusablog.org