INVITATION PLAN BEE ART EXHIBIT AND FUNDRAISER

Invitation Plan Bee Art Exhibit and Fundraiser

Hashoo Foundation Women’s Empowerment through Honey Bee Farming Project Plan Bee is a Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Featured Commitment and the BBC World Challenge 2008 Award Winner 

PHASE II - ALLIANCE OF PAKISTAN FLOOD RELIEF EFFORTS FUNDRAISING DINNER FOR SINHD FLOOD VICTIMS

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Fundraising dinner for Sindh flood victims hosted in Texas
By Raja Zahid A Khanzada

Twenty-Four community organizations in Houston came together to form the ‘Alliance of Pakistan Floods Relief Efforts’ in order to collect funds for the flood victims of Sindh.

Saeed Sheikh, coordinator of the alliance, welcomed all the guests at the fundraising dinner held at the picturesque Turkish Center in Houston .

“We want to thank Syed Javaid Anwar of Midland Energy Inc. for his cooperation along with our donors who organized, donated and collected funds”, Sheikh said.

Consul General of Pakistan and the Vice Consul of Turkey Sonia Azad also addressed the event.

The Consul General of Pakistan also thanked the Turkish community.

Cristal Montanez of Hashoo Foundation gave a heart wrenching presentation on the situation in Sindh. Vice Counsel General of Turkey Salim Tapchko informed that Pakistan is like the second home for many Turkish people including Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan; and that Turkey will always assist Pakistan.

Others who spoke included Mehmet Okumus of Turkish Center, PJ Swati of PCC-USA. Representatives of all the four 501 (c) (3) Alliance member organizations namely Helping Hand (USA) For Relief & Development, HOPE USA, Raindrops Helping Hands and Sindhi Association of North America (SANA) made presentations of their work in Sindh.

Matloob Khan (ISGH Bear Creek) and others did an effective fundraising and auctioning of traditional Sindhi garments and accessories, raising more than $71,000.

“Our efforts will continue as we will strive to send the in-kind donation container in the month of November 2011; and continue to raise monetary funds for our member organizations, so that they can continue their humanitarian services in the months and years,” added Saeed Sheikh.

Presentation made by Cristal Montañéz Baylor, Executive Director Hashoo Foundation USA, on the status of the flood affected areas in Sindh according by the OCHA, WHO, WFP and UNICEF

Alliance of Pakistan Flood Relief Efforts for Sindh, Pakistan

GEO News Special Report on the Alliance of Pakistan Relief Efforts 

 

 

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Invitation Alliance of Pakistan Floods Relief Efforts

BRIDGE RICH-POOR GAP TO WIN WAR AGAINST TERROR: SADRUDDIN HASHWANI

Sadruddin Hashwani, chairman of the Hashoo Group and founder of the Hashoo Foundation, speaks at the International conference on Community Engagement and shares with the world his ideas on how to fight terrorism

Bridge rich-poor gap to win war against terror: Hashwani
Tuesday, October 04, 2011

SINGAPORE: Sadruddin Hashwani, the chairman of the Hashoo Group, said that he had been threatened by extremists several times. Hashwani’s major investment, the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, was bombed three years ago.

“There have been attempts on my life — four or five attempts in the last 10 years,” the 71 year old Hashwani said candidly during an interview published in The New Paper.But when asked for details, the tycoon, one of the richest men in Pakistan and considered a leading figure in the hospitality industry, was reticent.

Instead, Hashwani, who was in town to speak at the International conference on Community Engagement, is keener to share with the world his ideas on how to fight terrorism. He believes the war against terror can be won only if closer ties are forged between the rich and poor. He is leading by example. In 1988, he set up the non-profit Hashoo Foundation, which looks into the welfare of vulnerable and disadvantaged communities in Pakistan.

Through the foundation and other ventures, Hashwani promotes education and social activism, particularly on behalf of women and children.

Since the Marriott bombing on Sep 20, 2008, the Hashoo Foundation has spent “millions” to care for the families of the Pakistani victims (of extremism), Hashwani said. This is to give the victims hope because “if someone’s father is killed, the child may take revenge (and) become another extremist.” The hotel, a popular venue with expatriates and the local elite, was reopened three months later after an extensive overhaul.

Hashwani said: “So many people were injured. Many of those who died left behind children. So who will take care of those orphans? We continue to educate those children, taking care of the widows. We are continuing to give them a living, education.” Does he think the situation in Pakistan will improve soon? “It’s up to the West,” he said with a shrug. “They must withdraw from Afghanistan, then the situation will improve.”

On the other hand, Hashwani said Singapore is” doing well” and has, among other things, the best health-care and educational facilities in the world. The stable security situation here is a bonus.

“Singapore is an extremely well managed country and many people are migrating from our parts of the world to Singapore for mainly safety reasons, “ Hashwani stressed.The two-day closed-door conference was organized by the Nanyang Technological University’s International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research. It was attended by more than 200 scholars and government officials from about 15 countries.

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