Women, Poverty &

Sustainable Enterprises

Challenges Affecting a Changing Society

Poverty and Illiteracy

The Challenge of Poverty Alleviation in

Pakistan is Huge

Population of over 184 million people

21% of the people live below the poverty line

More than one-third of the population lives on

$1.25 per day

Poverty and Illiteracy Rates in Pakistan

Second Highest in the Region

Challenges Affecting a Changing Society

Pakistan Ranks Second in the Global Out-OfSchool Children
1 in 10 of the worlds
children not in
primary school live in
Pakistan, making the
country second in the
global ranking of
out-of-school
children

Challenges Affecting a Changing Society

Gender Inequality

The worst effected are

girls because parents
stop them from going
to school and hand
over trivial jobs to
earn few bucks at
home

Challenges Affecting a Changing Society

Gender Inequality
Attacks on schools made education more vulnerable
for children, especially girls

Challenges Affecting a Changing Society

Militancy and Terrorism
Malala Yousafzai shot in the head by the Taliban for
promoting girls' education

Turning Challenges into

Opportunities

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

Economic
Development

Human Capital
Development

Social Protection

Our Focus on
Women and Girls Empowerment

We have made a positive

direct impact on the lives
of over 300,000 women
and girls, who make more
than 60% of our total
beneficiaries

Economic Development

Education

Health, Education & Skills Development

Practical Solutions

Empowering Women, Changing the World..

Women Empowerment through

Honey Bee Farming Plan Bee Project

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.

Plan Bee Affected by the Floods

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

Investing in Women
Changing the World

Restoring and Improving Livelihoods of

Flood Affected Women Beekeepers

Educating Women
Addressing Discrepancy Between the Income
Earned by Male and Female Beekeepers

Promoting Enterprise Development with a

Market-Based Approach

Building Sustainable Enterprises with a

Market-Based Approach

Generating a Sustainable Income

Through the Sale of High-Quality Honey

Credit and Enterprise Development

Pilot Project Funded by Students

Credit and Enterprise Development

UST SEP, Rice MF & MFi UH Loan Distribution

Women Empowerment through Honey

Bee Farming Plan Bee Project
981 Women Trained

Women Empowerment through Honey

Bee Farming Plan Bee Project
Over 3,600 Beehives Distributed

Our Mountain Honey

143,000 + Lbs. of Honey Produced and Sold

7,848 Dependents Have Access to

Better Health and Nutrition

Our Mountain Honey Pays For Education

Linking Producers to Profitable Markets

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

Access to Quality Education

Over 1,300 Girls and Boys Enrolled in Schools

Students Invest in Sustainable

Development Locally and
Internationally

Klein Forest High School

PISA Culture Shock Charity Show

PISA Students Raise Funds for Plan Bee

Restoring and Improving Livelihoods of
Flood Affected Women Beekeepers

Students Meeting the Refugee Women

Culture Shock Charity Show for Plan Bee

Working Together to Make a Difference

Houston Students Raise Funds to Help

Empowering Women Locally & Internationally

Culture Shock Charity Show for Plan Bee

Building Women Livelihoods

Plan Bee Houston Honey Business Group

Empowering 5 Refugee Women
20 beehives
(4/woman)

production
kits and
extractor

5 refugee
women

160 - 320
lbs. of
honey

$2,880 $3,200/
year

$9 - $10
per lbs

Refugee Women Extracting Honey and

Filtering the Honey

Plan Bee Houston Honey Business Group

Empowering 5 Local Refugee Women Generate a
Secondary Income through the Sale of Honey

Plan Bee Promotes the United Nations

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

Join Us
Help Us Make the World a Better and
More Peaceful Place
Sustainable micro enterprises like Plan Bee
help alleviate poverty, strengthen vulnerable
communities and promote a more tolerant and
inclusive society in Pakistan
and other countries

www.hashoofoundation.org
www.hashofoundationusablog.org

Overall Donors and Partners

Overall Donors and Partners

Contact Information

Hashoo Foundation USA

Cristal Montaz Baylor
Executive Director
713 483 4990

cristalmontanez@hashoofoundationusa.org