Empowering Women

Turning Challenges into Opportunities

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 was 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

Our Focus on
Women and Girls Empowerment

Our Focus on
Women and Girls Empowerment

Our Focus on
Women and Girls Empowerment

Our Focus on
Women and Girls Empowerment

Our Focus on
Women and Girls Empowerment

Our Focus on
Women and Girls Empowerment

Practical Solutions
Measurable Impact

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 Promotes the United Nations

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

Investing in Women
Changing Lives

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 Houston Students

Credit and Enterprise Development

UST SEP, Rice MF & MFi UH Loan Distribution

Women Empowerment through Honey

Bee Farming Plan Bee Project
1096 Women Trained Organized in 35 HBG

Women Empowerment through Honey

Bee Farming Plan Bee Project
Over 3,555 Beehives Distributed

Our Mountain Honey

176,000 + Lbs. of Honey Produced and Sold

8,500 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 1,430 Girls and Boys Enrolled in Schools

Houston Students Invest in

Sustainable Social Enterprises
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

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

Objective: Empower 5 Refugee Women

Generate a Secondary Income through the
Sale of Honey
20 beehives
(4/woman)

production
kits and
extractor

$2,8
80 $3,2
00/
yea
r

5 refugee
women

160 320
lbs. of
honey

$9 $10
per
lbs

Meet the Refugee Women

Plan Bee Houston Honey Business Group

Distribution of Production Kits &
Installation of Beehives in Gay, Texas

Refugee Women Extracting and Filtering

the Honey

Refugee Women Filling the Jars with

Delicious Plan Bee Honey

Plan Bee Honey Produced by Refugee

Women in Houston

Plan Bee Houston Honey Business Group

Packing the First Order of Honey

Plan Bee is Empowering Women and

Helping Generate a secondary Income

Plan Bee is Making an Impact in Houston

Plan Bee is Making an Impact in Pakistan

Empowering Women, Changing Lives...

Join Us
Help Us Impact More Lives
Sustainable micro enterprises like Plan Bee
help alleviate poverty, empower vulnerable
communities and promote a more tolerant and
inclusive society

www.hashoofoundation.org
www.hashofoundationusablog.org

Contact Information

Hashoo Foundation USA

Cristal Montaz Baylor
Executive Director
713 483 4990
cristalmontanez@hashoofoundationusa.org

Overall Donors and Partners

Overall Donors and Partners