Presentation - Challenges Affecting a Changing Society, Women, Poverty and Sustainable Enterprises

8/10/2019 Presentation - Challenges Affecting a Changing Society, Women, Poverty and Sustainable Enterprises

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Women, Poverty &Sustainable Enterprises


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Challenges Affecting a Changing SocietyPoverty and Illiteracy


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The Challenge of Poverty Alleviation inPakistan is Huge

Population of over 184million people

21% of the people live below the poverty line

More than one-third of the population lives on$1.25 per day


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Poverty and Illiteracy Rates in PakistanSecond Highest in the Region


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Challenges Affecting a Changing SocietyPakistan Ranks Second in the Global Out-Of-

School Children

1in 10of the worldschildren not inprimary school live inPakistan, making thecountry second in theglobal ranking of

out-of-schoolchildren


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Challenges Affecting a Changing SocietyGender Inequality

The worst effected are

girls because parentsstop them from goingto school and handover trivial jobs to

earn few bucks athome


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Challenges Affecting a Changing SocietyGender Inequality

Attacks on schools made education more vulnerablefor children, especially girls


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Challenges Affecting a Changing SocietyMilitancy and Terrorism

Malala Yousafzai shot in the head by the Taliban forpromoting girls' education


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Turning Challenges into

Opportunities


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Hashoo FoundationMission

Our mission is to enable and empower communities to beindependent by facilitating equitable access toopportunities

Human CapitalDevelopment

EconomicDevelopment

Social Protection


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Our Focus onWomen and Girls Empowerment

We have made a positivedirect impact on the livesof over 300,000womenand girls, who make morethan 60% of our totalbeneficiaries


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Economic Development


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Education


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Health, Education & Skills Development


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Practical Solutions


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Empowering Women, Changing the World..


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Women Empowerment throughHoney Bee Farming Plan Bee Project

Plan Beewas initiated by the Hashoo Foundationto empower women in the remote areas of NorthernPakistan by expanding employment opportunitiesand generating a stable source of income throughthe sale of high-quality honey.


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Plan Bee Affected by the Floods


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Plan Bee Affected by the 2010-11 Floods


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Assessing the Condition of the BeehivesAfter the Devastating 2010 Floods


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435 Beekeepers Were Affected762 Beehives Damaged by the Floods


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Investing in Women

Changing the World


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Restoring and Improving Livelihoods ofFlood Affected Women Beekeepers


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Educating WomenAddressing Discrepancy Between the Income

Earned by Male and Female Beekeepers


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Promoting Enterprise Development with aMarket-Based Approach


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Building Sustainable Enterprises with aMarket-Based Approach


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Generating a Sustainable IncomeThrough the Sale of High-Quality Honey


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Credit and Enterprise DevelopmentPilot Project Funded by Students


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Credit and Enterprise DevelopmentUST SEP, Rice MF & MFi UH Loan Distribution


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Women Empowerment through HoneyBee Farming Plan Bee Project

981 Women Trained


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Women Empowerment through HoneyBee Farming Plan Bee Project

Over 3,600 Beehives Distributed


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Our Mountain Honey143,000 + Lbs. of Honey Produced and Sold


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7,848 Dependents Have Access toBetter Health and Nutrition


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Our Mountain Honey Pays For Education


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Linking Producers to Profitable Markets

D. DaltonShaheen

Canteen Supply Department

Retail Market & Embassies and Ministries


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Access to Quality EducationOver 1,300 Girls and Boys Enrolled in Schools


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Students Invest in SustainableDevelopment Locally and

Internationally


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Klein Forest High SchoolPISA Culture Shock Charity Show


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PISA Students Raise Funds for Plan BeeRestoring and Improving Livelihoods of

Flood Affected Women Beekeepers


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Students Meeting the Refugee Women


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Culture Shock Charity Show for Plan BeeWorking Together to Make a Difference


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Houston Students Raise Funds to HelpEmpowering Women Locally & Internationally


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Culture Shock Charity Show for Plan BeeBuilding Women Livelihoods


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Plan Bee Houston Honey Business GroupEmpowering 5 Refugee Women

$2,880 -$3,200/

year

$9 - $10per lbs

160 - 320lbs. ofhoney

5 refugeewomen

20 beehives(4/woman)

productionkits andextractor


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Refugee Women Extracting Honey andFiltering the Honey


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Plan Bee Houston Honey Business GroupEmpowering 5 Local Refugee Women Generate a

Secondary Income through the Sale of Honey

Pl B P t th U it d N ti


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Plan Bee Promotes the United NationsMillennium Development Goals (MDGs)

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Join UsHelp Us Make the World a Better and

More Peaceful Place

Sustainable micro enterprises like Plan Beehelp alleviate poverty, strengthen vulnerable

communities and promote a more tolerant andinclusive society in Pakistan

and other countries

www.hashoofoundation.orgwww.hashofoundationusablog.org


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Overall Donors and Partners

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Overall Donors and Partners

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Contact Information

Hashoo Foundation USA

Cristal Montaz Baylor

Executive Director713 483 4990

[email protected]

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