DEVASTATION CAUSED BY FLOODS IN GILGIT-BALTISTAN

Pictures Pakistan Floods

Devastation Caused by Floods in Gilgit-Baltistan

PICTURES FROM THE CONTINUING PAKISTANI FLOODS

Continuing Pakistan Floods

HASHOO FOUNDATION AIDS PAKISTANI FLOOD VICTIMS

Background:

The 2010 Pakistan floods began in July 2010 after record heavy monsoon rains. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan was worst affected. At least 1,600 people were killed, thousands were rendered homeless, and more than fourteen million people were affected. Rescue services estimate the death toll may reach 3,000. The United Nations estimates over 20 million people are suffering as a result of the flooding, exceeding the combined total of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon says that it is the worst disaster he has ever seen, and asked for an initial $460 million for emergency relief, 20% of which had been received as of August 15, 2010. Extensive damage to infrastructure and crops has significantly harmed the struggling Pakistani economy.

Hashoo Foundation's Response

A team from Hashoo Foundation has visited the flood affected areas of Nowshera, Pabbi and Charsadda, KhyberPakhtoonkhwa (KPK), Pakistan. After detailed assessment it was decided that the following immediate interventions would be made:

• Providing safe drinking water to flood victims
• Providing food parcels
• Partnering with Pakistan Pediatrics Association to setup a children's hospital in Risalpur, KPK, and
• Partnering with SHINE humanity to provide mobile health services and setting up a state of the art maternal child health center in DHQ Charsadda, KPK

Hashoo Foundation School Damaged

Hashoo Foundation's school in Nowshera Kalan was severely damaged during the floods. Fortunately, there were no casualties, although classes have been suspended and an assessment for rebuilding certain sections of the schools is underway. To show our commitment to the local community Hashoo Foundation visited the school on August 15, 2010 and distributed food and essential items to the flood affected families. Hashoo Foundation realizes the desperate situated of the flood victims and the importance of providing essential items to them immediately. Therefore, any donations in cash or in kind are being used timely and effectively.

MOUNTAIN HONEY

Community outlet sells beekeepers honey

In order to cope with the demand for our 100 % pure and natural honey "Mountain Honey" we have opened a sale outlet in Abbasi Market F 8/3 in Islamabad. The honey is sold in 1 kg. jars and bulk containers.

Made from mountain rubina and Russian olive flowers, Plan Bee "Mountain Honey" is not only a unique taste experience, but also an innovative community development project creating a sustainable source of income for the women producers and their families by linking them to sustainable markets.

Plan Bee "Mountain Honey" is presently sold to PIA (Pakistan International Airlines), Marriott, Pearl Continental Hotels, Serena Hotel, Ministries, Embassies and grocery stores throughout Pakistan. The profits from this sale are invested back into the project in terms of training and expansion cost.

Our "Mountain Honey"

HONEY THAT PAYS FOR EDUCATION

Over 1,000 girls and boys have access to quality education.

    

Plan Bee is based on a system of social barter, designed to promote social change. Hashoo Foundation buys the women beekeepers' honey for 20% above the market price and successfully links them to the lucrative markets of 5-Star hotels in Pakistan provided that the families agree to send their children to quality schools, have regular health check-ups and improve nutrition at home.

    

OUR CLIENTS - OUR CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) PARTNERS

Improving the lives of rural farmers.

The Hashoo Group of Hotels has adopted Plan Bee as their CSR project and choose to purchase this honey due to its high quality and to enhance conditions for rural farmers.

The 5-Star Hotels, part of the Hashoo Group, Marriott and Pearl Continental in Pakistan, have discontinued their contracts with commercial suppliers and buy 45% the honey produced by the beekeepers in Gilgit-Baltistan. The price the hotels are paying for the women bee farmers' honey is higher than what they paid commercial suppliers.

 

Hashoo Foundation sells 55% of the Honey to New Markets

The sale of the honey has expanded from Hashoo Group of hotels to superstores such as D. Watson, Shaheen and Canteen Supply Department (CSD). CSD, a major nationwide retail outlet in Pakistan, has agreed to display our new branded honey for sale in their 99 stores nationwide. The honey is also sold to Minitries and Embassies and other retail markets.

Additionally, Hashoo Foundation is selling honey in bulk to Serena Islamabad. The profits from this sale are invested back into the project in terms of training and expansion cost.

Our Corporate Clients

Canteen Supply Department (CSD)

 D. Dalton
 Shaheen
 Embassies and Ministries in Pakistan

Our Partners Organizations

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

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USING MICROFINANCE TO HELP PAKISTANI HONEY BEE FARMERS

Student Microfinance Group Pitches in to Help Pakistani Women
A group of students from the University of Houston C. T. Bauer College of Business is making life a bit sweeter for two families across the globe.
The Microfinance Initiative (MFi) a graduate student organization at UH Bauer, recently presented a donation to Hashoo Foundation, a non-profit group that implements economic development, educational and capacity building programs in Pakistan.

Hashoo Foundation executive director Cristal Montañéz Baylor, center, was a special guest at a recent Microfinance Initiative meeting to accept a donation raised by students for the Honey Bee Farming Project.
UH Ticker on the Microfinance team at of the Bauer School of Business and our women empowerment microcredit for Credit and Enterprise Development Program.
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