Chapelwood Foundation Project in Gamba, District Skardu, Gilgit Baltistan in Pakistan

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PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT

Women Empowerment through

Honey Bee Farming Plan Bee


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Our vision is of an ethical, equitable, inclusive and progressive society in which

people live with dignity and have power over their own lives

O U R V I S I O N

O U R M I S S I O N

O U R V A L U E S

A B O U T U S

Our mission is to enable and empower communities to be independent by

facilitating equitable access to opportunities, through working on programs that

lie within our four core programmatic areas: economic development, education

and skills development, supporting people with special needs, and providing

emergency relief and social welfare.

Hashoo Foundation draws on the values of equity, inclusivity, transparency,innovation, integrity, respect and fulfillment.

Hashoo Foundation is a progressive and dynamic non-profit organization, leading the

way in human development and poverty alleviation by implementing viable economic

development, educational and capacity building programs in Pakistan. Hashoo

Foundation is also focused on the needs of children.

Hashoo Foundation is registered with the following registration authorities:

- Trust Act 1882 vide Registration No 661 Sub-Registrar T-Div II Karachi dated

16/07/1988.

- Exempted from Taxes with approval by CBR under SRO 169(1)/2005 notified/

published in Gazette of Pakistan dated 15/02/2005 under clause (3) of clause (58).

- Hashoo Foundation USA is a non-profit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code EIN 20-0748173.

- Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy 2011 registration.

- Charities Commission in the UK.

Acronyms

1- Project Summary

2- Project Goal

3- Background

4- Objectives

5- Project Activities Under Taken

5.1 Community Mobilization

5.2 Selection of the Trainees

5.3 Selection of the Master Trainers

5.4 Development of Training Schedule

5.5 Post Training Evaluation

5.6 Monitoring Visits to the Project

5.7 Distribution of Certificates, Beehives & Production Kits

5.8 Formation of the Cluster Based Association5.9 Value Chain Development (VCD) Training

5.10 Branding and Marketing of the Honey

5.11 Packaging of Honey

6- Output and Achievements of the Project

7- Outcomes of the Project

8- Linkages Building and Visibility

9- Risks/ Challenges and Assumptions

10- Lessons Learned

11- Conclusion

Annexure 1 - Training Schedule

Annexure 2 - Budget Summary

Annexure 3- Profile of the Trainees

Annexure 4- Beneficiaries Profile Template

C O N T E N T S


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A C R O N Y M S

Community Based Organization

Chapelwood Foundation

Enterprise Development Program

Gilgit- Baltistan

Hashoo Foundation

Honey Business Group

Implementing Partner

Local Support Organization

Non-Governmental Organization

Plan Bee

Value Chain Development

CBO

CWF

EDP

GB

HF

HBG

IP

LSO

NGO

PB

VCD

1 - P R O J E C T S U M M A R Y

Women Empowerment through Honey Bee

Plan Bee Project

Hashoo Foundation

Chapelwood Foundation

Gamba, District Skardu (Gilgit-Baltistan)

20 women122 family members including 61 children

access to quality education

Ali Akbar, Country Director, HF-Pakistan

Aqeel Nawaz Khan, Director- Programs, HF

Cristal Montaz Baylor, Executive Director

Kamal Uddin

BJ Shams & HF-Gilgit Team

One year (January 2013- December 2013)

US$11,000

Pakistan

PROJECT TITLE

IMPLEMENTING PARTNER

FUNDED BY

AREA OF IMPLEMENTATION

TOTAL DIRECT BENEFICIARIESTOTAL INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES

OVERALL MANAGEMENT

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

PROJECT MANAGER

IMPLEMENTING TEAM

PROJECT DURATION

PROJECT BUDGET

COUNTRY


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The overall goal of the project was to increase the income of twenty (20) poor

women through building their capacity as honey bee farmers and distribution of

sixty (60) beehives among them.

2 - P R O J E C T G O A L

3 - B A C K G R O U N D

Hashoo Foundation, with the financial support of the Chapelwood Foundation,

is building capacity of underprivileged women in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) on

beekeeping skills. In 2012, Chapelwood Foundation awarded a third grant

for US$ 11,000 to train twenty (20) women and provide sixty (60) beehives to

develop women Honey Business Group. HF trained twenty (20) new women in

honey bee keeping from Gamba, Skardu. On completion of the training, sixty

(60) beehives were distributed to the participant trainees. The trainees extended

their gratitude to the Chapelwood Foundation for the generous contribution to

help improve the standard of living of women in the remote areas of GB through

honey production businesses and recognized the efforts of Hashoo Foundation

for arranging the training in this vulnerable area.

Honey bee farming is a unique area where HF has strong capacity. HF works

through trainings and value chain development, formulation of business groups,

distribution of beehives and production kits and links its trainees with the market

through providing them innovative branding and marketing ideas.

The project was one of its kind which contributed well in achieving HFs overall

economic development strategy in the target area. It helped women in making

themselves self-sustained and to decrease their dependency on their male

partners. The Mountain Honey brand produced by the Plan Bee beneficiaries

is now being supplied to Serena Hotels, Marriott Hotels, Pearl-Continental Hotels

and a range of domestic supermarkets across Pakistan.

4 - O B J E C T I V E S

The aim of the project was to:

- Build the capacity of twenty (20) underprivileged women of Skardu through

honey bee keeping skills

- Distribute sixty (60) beehives, three (3) per beekeeper, and twenty (20)

production kits (gloves, masks, smokers, veils, safety caps, etc.) and one (1)

extractor to target group of trained women

- Enable the trainees to improve their livelihood by utilizing the acquired

knowledge on bee farming5


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5 - P R O J E C T A C T I V I T I E S U N D E R T A K E N

Hashoo Foundations regional team initiated dialogue with the target communities

in collaboration with the Tormik Rundu Local Support Organization (LSO) in

Skardu. The communities expressed a keen desire for training in order to

enhance their production capacity.

5.1 Community Mobilization

Hashoo Foundation identified targeted women through a participatory selection

process. An initial meeting was held with the women organizations and community

based organizations in village Gamba, District Skardu. The participants were briefed

about the importance of enterprise development and honey bee farming. They were

told that beekeeping is an income generating activity with an incubation period of

three months, which can be undertaken at cottage level, as it does not require heavy

investments or infrastructure. The participants were also informed that congenial

climatic conditions and availability of bee flora at selected locations including

Ghizer, Skardu and Hunza districts are providing excellent opportunities for

beekeeping. The participants highlighted that onsite appropriate training is needed

with inputs including beehives and extractors.

After the initial meeting and the analysis of the baseline survey and

recommendations made by the community leaders, twenty (20) trainees were

identified. The following specific selection criteria were employed for their selection:

- The trainees should be women;

- Ability to demonstrate and transfer the skill to other person;

- Have the potential to build a small entrepreneur;

- The selected person should have interest for honey beekeeping;

- Be able to play positive role in linkages development between

institutions and communities.

5.2 Selection of the Trainees

Two (2) master trainers women were hired by Hashoo Foundation to impart thetheoretical and practical training. The trainers were highly experienced and

dedicated, and they conducted the training in a very professional manner through

interactive sessions and using practical approach.

5.3 Selection of the Master Trainers

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5.4 Development of Training ScheduleA consensus was built for implementation of the project and the training

schedule was finalized with the participation of the selected trainees and their

communities. Based on mutual consensus the training was scheduled from Ap

28 to May 04, 2013, and the training on honey bee farming was conducted as

per planned schedule. The topics covered as per planned training schedule a

included in Annexure 1.

Post training evaluation was conducted to assess the learning level of the train

and to seek their feedback on overall training environment.

Following questions were asked in this regard:

- How much did you learn from this training?

- Did you easily understand the training language?

- Were you satisfied from the presentation skills of the trainer?

- How was the practical work and to what extent you found it interesting?

- Was the training duration sufficient?

- How was the overall training environment and arrangement?

The overall feedback was very positive and the trainees appreciated the skills trainers as well as the training arrangements.

5.5 Post Training Evaluation


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5.6 Monitoring Visits to the ProjectThe Regional Program Management team visited and monitored the project on July 22,

2013. During its visit, the team met with the trainees as well as local stakeholders and

discussed ways for improvements.

Post training evaluation/exam was conducted to assess the learning level of the

trainees, and asked the following questions including:

- How much you did you learn from this training?

- Did you easily understand the training language?

- Were you satisfied from the presentation skills of the trainers?

- Was the practical work interesting?

- Was the training duration sufficient?

- How was the training arrangement?

The feedback from the trainees was very positive and the facilitators were also satisfied

from the learning aptitude of the trainees as well as their high motivation level.

Closing ceremony of the training was held in Gamba Skardu. Mr. Bj Shams, Mr.Kamal Uddin and Mr. Garee Khan, from Hashoo Foundation, participated in the

closing ceremony of the honey bee training. Sixty (60) beehives and production kits

were distributed among the 20 trainees. Trainees were happy with the training and

they thanked Chapelwood Foundation and Hashoo Foundation for providing such a

valuable training and inputs to help alleviate the poverty level of this marginalized

community.

5.7 Distribution of Certificates, Beehives& Production Kits

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The twenty (20) trained women beekeepers have been organized as Business

Group namely Khasman Honey Business Group in Gamba and has been

registered as Gamba Local Support Organization (LSO). Now they are working

under the umbrella of the Gamba LSO.

5.8 Formation of the Cluster Based Association

VCD training was arranged and imparted to twenty (20) beneficiaries of the

Khasman Honey Business Group in Gamba Skardu. The VCD aimed to make the

beekeepers aware of basic knowledge of value addition techniques and value

chain development concepts and how they could add value to their product and

help increase their income.

Mr. Kamal Uddin, Program Manager Enterprise Development facilitated the

training and briefed the trainees on VCD steps, including quality assurance

processes, packaging, and marketing, while maintaining supply of the honey-

made products in a systematic manner. The participants learnt how value

addition could help them increase the demand of their product and expand the

market of their honey.

5.9 Value Chain Development (VCD) Training

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Women of the Khasman Honey Business Group developed their own honey

brand named Khasman-Honey. Since there were not many brands of honey

available in local market, the business group received very positive response

from nearby towns and villages. Initially, HF helped in the developing, brandin

and marketing of the honey, however, now the women are independently

marketing and selling their honey. On the other hand, the Gamba LSO is

providing technical assistant to the women of the Khasman Honey BusinessGroup and sharing their progress and challenges with HF to strengthen the

women based enterprises.

5.10 Branding and Marketing of the Honey

5.11 Packaging of HoneyThe Khasman-Honey is processed locally and packed in food graded plastic j

Currently, Khasman-Honey is available in two different packaging sizes: 250gm

and 450gm


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- 20 women identified, mobilized and trained

- 60 beehives distributed (3 per beekeeper)

- 20 production kits distributed amongst the beneficiaries

- 400 Kg. (880 Lb.) honey produced and sold honey in local

market by the beneficiaries

- Income of PKR. 300,000 (US$ 2,900) earned by the

beneficiaries this year

- 61 children have access to quality education;

- 122 indirect beneficiaries

- Womens involvement in decision-makin g increased

- Extra income was spent on health care and food

6 - O U T P U T & A C H I E V E M E N T S O F T H E P R O J E C T

7 - O U T C O M E S O F T H E P R O J E C T

The project has helped improve the socio-economic status of the underprivileged

people, especially the targeted women in the Gamba, Skardu. Honey bee farming

is a lucrative income generating enterprise.

The environment in terms of natural and manmade flora is in abundance and

available for more than six months of the year. The immediate earnings from the

beehives within three to four months are other important factors that contribute to

economic sustainability of the beneficiaries

Some of the measureable outcomes of the project are as follow:

- Income of the trained beekeepers increased up to 20%

- Due to increase of income, enrolment in schools increased by 30%

- There has been a 5% reduction in malnutrition and 10% increase in

access to health care facilities

- Mobilization play very encouraging role and womens role in decision

making increased

8 - L I N K A G E S B U I L D I N G A N D V I S I B I L I T Y

HF regularly conducted monitoring visits to the project area to gauge the progress

of the project and consulted with all the stakeholders. HF developed linkageswith local civil society organizations (CSOs), local support organizations (LSOs),

community based organization (CBOs), Government line department to make the

project more viable and sustainable. Local media and district authorities highly

appreciated the women focused initiatives made by HF and highlighted extensively

that such intervention could play pivotal role for poverty reduction.

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9 - R I S K S / C H A L L E N G E S & A S S U M P T I O N S

Globally, honey bee farming carries a natural risk, and this project was susceptible

to the same risks. However, the potential for securing a better livelihood for target

beneficiaries far outweighed the risks, especially involving the community in

community based employment increased the source of income and livelihood in

remote valley of Gamba, district Skardu.

There was no social risk, as HF has track record of extensive honey bee and

microenterprise development experience. Similarly marketing of honey was not a

risk, as HF itself purchases honey from the beneficiaries.

Before the start of the project, HF team conducted series of meeting with all the

political and religious leaders. Therefore, HF did not face any hurdles during the

project life cycle.

Environmental risk is the key factor in GB and Chitral due to harsh winter season

and lack of infrastructural facilities. Keeping in mind such risks, HF developed

business group of beneficiaries for collective shifting of the beehives and to

reduce transportation cost and other risks.

Apart from this, HF signed an agreement with the supplier to assist the

beneficiaries to shift their beehives to down the country in winter and take

beehives back to the project site at the start of the harvesting season.

Also, there were cultural barriers for the HF staff to work directly with female

trainees. Initially, it was very difficult to mobilize the women due to cultural

hindrances and male dominancy attitude, but HF curtailed this challenge through

engaging community elders and relevant stakeholders during the beneficiarys

selection process.

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-HF found that building capacity of the marginalized people, particularly

women, not only provided them with encouragement and hope to improve

their socio-economic conditions, but also provided decision making skills

among them.

-The women have great potential to benefit from income generation initiatives

and utilize the knowledge gained through different capacity building programsto upgrade their businesses.

-Honey bee keeping is a model of civil society enterprise development.

Beekeepers know the way bees are organized and have specific role to play

in producing honey. With a clear understanding of the team work, specific

tasks to achieve a desirable results and participating in the tasks can lead to

an organized society among the people particularly women and other partners

like shop keepers, traders and suppliers.

-HF realized that the trained beekeepers can play an important role in creating

an enabling environment in the society and can help to create diversity and

tolerance, which are the milestones of a civil society. Beekeepers are very

much confident and motivated to become a social change agent of the societythrough such micro entrepreneurial initiatives. Value chain development of the

product/service is the integral part of the civil society development and value

chain of the honey might promote socio-cultural and civil society sustainability

1 0 - L E S S O N S L E A R N E D


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The fact remains that women are about 51% of the country and have a very low

contribution in the family income. This project provided opportunity for women to

earn livelihood for their families by undertaking entrepreneurial initiatives. This wa

new area of intervention for the HF with challenging cultural and gender constrai

During the mobilization and selection phase of the project HF faced hurdles due

gender sensitivity however, the HF team worked very closely with the indigenouspeople and the local leadership to achieve the set objectives in an efficient and

effective manner.

HF found that expanding these income-generating programs to low-income fami

have strengthened the socio economic conditions of the targeted communities a

helped alleviate poverty. So far, the income of the f amilies facilitated with beekee

ing has increased by 20%. These families have moved from below the poverty lin

towards above the poverty line. The project has also start ed providing an indirec

benefit to families of the targeted women and now they have started using their

income to pay for their childrens education and health care and improving their

nutrition.

The trained beekeepers are now working with HF as master trainers and they areready to work as champions of change and help HF in replicating its Plan Bee ho

ey model in other remote areas of the district.

On behalf of the Hashoo Foundations team and its beneficiaries, we are thankful

to Chapelwood Foundation for granting us financial resources and we are lookin

forward to having the same relationship with Chapelwood Foundation in near futu

1 1 - C O N C L U S I O N


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A N N E X U R E 1 - T R A I N I N G S C H E D U L E

Registration of the trainees

Introduction of the participants

Introduction of Hashoo Foundation

Purpose of the training course

Introduction of trainers

Tea break

Expectations of the trainees from the course

Conduct the pretest about beekeeping

Lunch break

Explain major beekeeping problems of the area group work

Honey bee and its biology; behaviors of honey bees and its activities

DAY 1

Time: 9:00-4:00

Date: 28-04-2013

Follow up and evaluation of day rst

Hive management

Site selection for apiary

Hives and its different types

How to attract bees to the beehive

Tea break

Tools used in beekeeping Apiary management

Lunch and prayer break

Group discussion

Moving colonies

Post test

DAY 2

Time: 9:00-4:00

Date: 29-04-2013

Follow up and evaluation of previous day

Winter management of honey bees

Summer management

Tea break

How to produce more honey from a colony

Group work and presentation

Lunch break Group discussion

Share the experience of local beekeepers

DAY 3

Time: 9:00-4:00

Date: 30-04-2013

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Follow up of previous day

Common honey bee pests and their control

Biological control of honey bee pests

Honey bee diseases

Tea break

Control measures

Medication and treatment of diseased colony

Lunch break

Field Visit

Practical training on the farm site

DAY 4

Time: 9:00-4:00

Date: 01-05-2013


Swarming and its behavior

Swarming preparation

Tea break

Swarm management

Swarm control, capture and removal

Lunch break

Role of honey bee as pollinator

Field Visit:


DAY 5

Time: 9:00-4:00

Date: 02-05-2013


Swarming and its behavior

Swarming preparation

Tea break

Swarm management

Swarm control, capture and removal

Lunch break

Role of honey bee as pollinator

Field Visit:


DAY 6

Time: 9:00-4:00

Date: 03-05-2013

Recap of the previous day Basic management techniques

Tea break


Lunch break

Post training evaluation

Formal closing of the training

DAY 7Time: 9:00-4:00

Date: 04-05-2013


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A N N E X U R E 2 - B U D G E T S U M M A RY

Mobilization cost

Training cost

Procurement of beehives (60 beehives)

Production kits (20 kits)

Monitoring cost

Technical assistance in branding & packaging

Administrative, transportation & logistics cost

Total Expenses

Expenses per Beekeeper Chapelwood FoundationContribution in US $

@ 95 Rupees

Total US $

411.00

2,037.00

6,316.00

384.00

63.00

316.00

1,474.00

11,000.00

411.00

2,037.00

6,316.00

384.00

63.00

316.00

1,474.00

11,000.00

1 Surriya Batoo

2 Hamida

3 Bilqees Fatima4 Syeda Zakiya

5 Habiba

6 Fiza

7 Syeda Tayeba

8 Shakeel Mayam

9 Janu

10 Marzia

11 Batool

12 Fatima

13 Hajira Batool

14 Yasmin

15 Farida Rani16 Zubeda

17 Yasmin Rani

18 Syeda Zahra

19 Abida Parveen

20 Syeda Nusrat

Sr# Name

A N N E X U R E 3 - P R O F I L E O F T H E T R A I N E E S

Gender Village/Region # of FamilyMembers

Female

Female

FemaleFemale

Female

Female

Female

Female

Female

Female

Female

Female

Female

Female

FemaleFemale

Female

Female

Female

Female

Gamba, Skardu

Gamba, Skardu

Gamba, SkarduGamba, Skardu

Gamba, Skardu

Gamba, Skardu

Gamba, Skardu

Gamba, Skardu

Gamba, Skardu

Gamba, Skardu

Gamba, Skardu

Gamba, Skardu

Gamba, Skardu

Gamba, Skardu

Gamba, SkarduGamba, Skardu

Gamba, Skardu

Gamba, Skardu

Gamba, Skardu

Gamba, Skardu

3

5

78

9

6

8

7

6

7

6

8

8

8

24

8

4

5

3

# of School-Going Children

-

3

45

6

3

3

2

4

3

3

5

6

4

02

5

1

2

-

Total 122 61

A N N E X U R E 4 - B E N E F I C I A R I E S P R O F I L E T E M

1. Name :________________________________

2. Age : Below 25 25-40 above 40

3. Sex : Male Female

4. Marital Status: Married Unmarried Widow

5. Qualification: Primary Middle Metric Intermediate Grad

6. Address: _______________________________________________________

7. Contact #________________________

Source of

Income

Agriculture Employment Honey

business

Others Total

PKR. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.

Per Annum

Socio Economic Profile

Family

Members

Male Female Age Relationship Qualification

Family Profile


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Honey Bee Farming

a. Training:

1. Did you receive the honey bee training?

Yes No

2. If Yes, what kind of training did you receive?

Basic Professional Duration (days)

Experience

3. Do you have the experience of Honey Bee keeping?

Yes No

4. If Yes how long

1- 3 years 3 - 5 years 5 +

5. How many colonies do you have?

1-3 hives 3 - 5 hives 5 +

Signature of beneficiary:____________________________

Name & Signature of Interviewer:__________________________________

Photographs taken:

Yes No

Date:___________________________________

Remarks (If any):

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ContactCristal Montaz BaylorExecutive Director

Hashoo Foundation USAM +1 713 483-4990 F +1 713-759-0787cristalmontanez@hashoofoundationusa.orgwww.hashoofoundationusablog.org

/HashooFoundati onUSA

@HashooFoundaUSA

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