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8/2/2019 Hashoo Foundation Credit and Enterprise Development (CED) for Micro Finance Initiative at University of Houston (MFi UH)

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MOU valid from

2010 - 2012

MFi 2010-12

4 beekeepers

32 dependents

PROJECTED

PHASE IIAllocate recovered

revolving loans to:

Another group of 2

beekeepers

Micro Finance Initiative (MFi UH) 2010-2011

MFi/ HF USA

MOU signedMay 2010

MFi provided

$1,000 forrevolving

microloans

PHASE I

2 beekeepers

received each:$500 loans for

5 beehives &

production kits

PHASE I

Expected honeyproduction 36 Kg(18 Kg/ beehive)

Projected beekeepersincome $130.32($3.62 per Kg)

18 kg = 39.6 lb.

36 kg. =79.2 lb.


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Credit and Enterprise Development (CED)Program

CED adds a new microcredit component that facilitates expanding the WomensEmpowerment through Honey Bee Farming Plan Bee project in terms of scale

as well as geographic coverage.

In collaboration with the Micro Finance Initiative at University of Houston (MFi

UH), the project provides a long term sustainable means through a revolving

microcredit fund expanding the project with gradual increase to women headedhouseholds considering the loans are paid are expected for a given period.

The goal of this pilot project is to provide micro loans to 4 women beneficiaries

in honey bee farming.

CED mobilizes and organize communities into workable cluster based groups,increase the outreach and productivity, provide training in bee farming ensuring

quality honey through improved processing facilities and related infrastructure,

and facilitate market linkages for the sale of honey at higher competitive prices.


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Plan Bee Promotes Women Empowerment,

Economic Development and Education


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Plan Bee Affected by the Floods in Pakistan


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Assessing the Condition of the BeehivesAfter the Floods


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Assessing the Condition of the Beehives

After the Floods


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Assessing the Condition of the Beehives

After the Floods


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Micro Finance Initiative (MFi UH) CEDLoan Recovery Status 2011


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Promoting Women EntrepreneursChanging Lives


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Hashoo FoundationMission

Is to enable and empower communities to be independent by

facilitating equitable access to opportunities through economic

development, education and skills development, supporting

people with special needs, and providing humanitarian

assistance.


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Womens Empowerment through Honey Bee

Farming Plan BeeThe Womens Empowerment through Honey Bee Farming Plan

Bee was initiated by the Hashoo Foundation to empower

women in the remote areas of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral in

Northern Pakistan by expanding employment opportunities and

generating a stable source of income through the sale of high-

quality honey


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We Want You to Stay InvolvedHelp Us Make the World a Better and More

Peaceful Place

With your collaboration, sustainable

economic development projects,like Plan Bee, will strengthen vulnerable

communities and help decrease the

influence of extremism in Pakistan


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Plan Bee

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