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ContentsProjectBackground.............................................................................................................................................4

ProjectIntroduction............................................................................................................................................5

1 Thefollowingactivitieswereconductedduringthereportingperiodtoachievethedefinedmilestonesasfollows:.......................................................................................................................................................5

1.1 BaselineAssessmentSurvey...............................................................................................................5

1.2 IdentificationandSelectionofBeekeepers.........................................................................................6

1.3 IdentificationandHiringofTrainers....................................................................................................6

1.4 Inter-RegionalExposureVisit..............................................................................................................8

1.5 AdvertismentforProcurementofBeehives&ProductionKits............................................................9

1.6 DistributionofBeehives......................................................................................................................9

1.7 DistributionofProductionKits............................................................................................................9

1.8 Follow-up/MonitoringVisitstoProjectAreas......................................................................................9

2.1DevelopingStrongLinkageswithLocal,NationalandInternationalMarket...............................................11

2.23-DayValueChainDevelopmentTraining.................................................................................................12

3.12-DaySessionontheImportanceofEducation.........................................................................................12

3.22-DaysessiononIncomeUtilization/ImprovedNutritionandBasicHealthcare.........................................12

AnnexureI......................................................................................................................................................15

AnnexureII.....................................................................................................................................................16

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ProjectSummary

ProjectGoal Todevelopsustainableenterprises,wherecapacityenhancementandsupport throughmarketlinkagesisprovidedtocommunities

ProjectTitle PlanBeeChitral-ReplicationofMicro-EnterpriseModelofHoneyBeeFarming

ProjectArea GaramchashmaValley,Chitral,KPK

ReportingPeriod April-September2017

ProjectDuration April2017-March2018

KeyIndicators• KPI1:Sustainablehoneybeesocialenterprisesestablishedandstrengthenedby2017-2018• KPI2:WomenBusinessGroups(WBGs)strengthenedinmarketlinkagingskills• KPI3:Communitywomensensitizedthroughawarenessraisingsessions

QuarterActivitiesasperApprovedProjectPlan• BaselineAssessmentSurvey• Identificationandselectionof31beekeepersfortraining• FormationofWomanBusinessGroups/WomanEnterpriseGroups• Identificationandhiringoftrainersforhoneybeefarmingtraining• 7-dayshoneybeefarmingtraining• Inter-regionalexposurevisit• Advertismentforprocurementofbeehives&productionkits• Distributionofbeehivestotrainedbusinessgroups• Distributionofproductionkitstotrainedbusinessgroups• Follow-up/Monitoringvisitstoprojectareas• Developingstronglinkageswithlocal,nationalandinternationalmarket• 3-daysValueChainDevelopment(VCD)training• 2-dayssessionontheImportanceofEducation• 2-dayssessiononIncomeUtilization/ImprovedNutritionandBasicHealthcare

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ProjectBackgroundHoneyisaconsumableproductwhichisalsousedextensivelyinmakingAyurvedicmedicines.Purenaturalhoney

productionisaprofitableactivity.Itisaproductwithallyeardemand,andhasthepotentialtoprovideastable

incomeforfamiliesintheruralareas.Certaincropscanyieldhoneyforthebeekeeperaswellasbenefitfromthe

pollinationactivitiesofthebees.Therefore,thebeekeepingcomplementswellwithotheragriculturalandrural

developmentprojects.TherearemanylocationsintheNorthernpartofPakistanwherehoneybeefarmingcan

be produced through very simple mechanisms. One of them, is to keep movable wooden frames i boxes

(beehives). For this purpose, boxes are placed in locations where the floral conditions are ideal for honey

productionand thebeehivesare thenspreadwithhoneyspicetoattracthoneybees.Thesebees leave fresh

honeysuckedfromflowersinthecellsofthehoney-combprovidedinthebeehives.Whenthesecellsarefullof

honey,theyarehermeticallysealedandcappedwithwax.Then,thehoneyisextractedfromthesecells.Freshly

extractedhoneyiswarmandeasytobottle.Undergoingpropertrainingforextractionandbottlingisessential.

Honeybeefarmingisaprofitablebusinessactivitythatcanpromotethelocaleconomy.

ThePlanBeeprojectfundedbyChapelwoodFoundationandagroupofdonorssupportingwomenempowering

inChitral (via razoo) is being implementedbyHashooFoundation (HF) inGaramChashma, a vulnerable and

impoverished area in the North West of Chitral City in KPK.. Due to harsh weather conditions, this area is

frequentlyhitbynaturaldisasters.Additionally,thelandofthisareaisnotsuitableforcultivatingwheat;only

potatoesandpeasaregrownherewhicharetheonlysourcesoflivelihood.HF-teamconductedaBaselineSurvey

toassesstheprevailingsocio-economicconditionoftheselectedwomen.Theanalysisofthedatarevealedthat

thewomenaremoresusceptibletofallunderthepovertylineduetothelackofaccesstoeconomicactivities,

despitethefactthatthelocalareaisabundantinentrepreneurialavenues.Mostofthehouseholdswerefound

tobeearningbelowPKR10,000(US$95)permonth.Themajorityoftheinterviewedwomenentailedjointfamily

system,and79%ofthemareunemployed,onlyasmallnumberofindividualsgenerateincomethroughwhich

theycanhardlyfulfilltheirdailylifenecessities.Therefore,thereisatremendousdisparitybetweentheincome

earnedandtheexpenses.

ChitralisaregioninPakistanthathasgreatresourcesandpotential,butremainshighlyneglectedintermsofpoor

socio-economicindicators.Thisregionhasbeenaffectedbyseveraldisastersinthelast20years.Women'ssocial

interactionandparticipationinthelocaleconomyhavebeenaffectedbytheserecurringdisasters.Duetothe

conservativecultureandtraditionalcustomsofthesecommunities,womenfaceunequalaccesstobasicrights

andopportunities,whichleadstolackofconfidenceandparticipationindecisionmaking.HF’sPlanBeeprovides

anopportunityforthewomenandgirlsofChitraltogaintheneededtraininginhoneybeefarmingtoenablethem

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toearnadecentlivelihoodtosupportthemselvesandtheirfamilies.Thus,creatinganenablingenvironmentfor

theirsocialeconomicempowerment.

ProjectIntroductionTheprojecttitledPlanBeeChitral“Replicationofmicro-enterprisemodelofhoneybeefarminginChitral(KPK)”

startedinApril2017.ItisaoneyearprojectwithanexpectedenddateofMarch2018.Theprojectisfundedby

ChapelwoodFoundationandDonorsSupporting‘PlanBee’EmpoweringWomeninChitral(viarazoo).

Atotalof31womenbenefitdirectlyfromthisprojectthroughtraining,equipmentandbeehivesprovision,while

thefamilymemberofthesewomenwillgetindirectbenefitsregardingfinancialsupport,accesstoeducation,

meethouseholdexpensesandotherlivelihoodrelateditems.

DirectBeneficiaries:31women

IndirectBeneficiaries:217men,women&children

Theselectedwomenbeneficiariesweretrainedinhoneybeefarmingandactivelyparticipatedintheformation

ofabeekeepersgroupnamed“ShiningStarHoneyAssociation.”

Theprojectwasimplementedinpartnershipwith“HayatRukhonHoney”thatassistedHashooFoundationin

trainingandotherprojectactivitites.

ProjectActivities

1 Thefollowingactivitieswereconductedduringthereportingperiodtoachievethe

definedmilestonesasfollows:

1.1 BaselineAssessmentSurvey

TheBaselineSurveywasconductedintheselectedareatoassessthepre-existingsocio-economicconditionsof

theregionasaguidingparametertoidentifyandselectpotentialwomentrainees.Thefollowingkeyaspectswere

thefocusofthesurvey:experienceinhoneybeefarming,incomescalepermonth,thetotalhouseholdearning

members,averagenumberofdependentsatthehouseholdlevel,etc.

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Afterconductingthesurvey,theteamreachedthefollowingconclusions:

• Majorityofthewomenarefromlow-incomefamilieshardlymanagingtheirexpenses.• Expenditureishigherascomparedtotheincomeearned,andmanyselltheirlivestocktofillthisgap.• Income/expenditurepatternisveryfragile.• Levelofunemploymentishigh.Themajorityofthewomenlivinginajointfamilysystemaresingleearning

member.• Significantportionoftheincomeisallocatedtopurchasefooditemsandtobeareducationexpensesof

children.Duetopoverty,theirchildrencannotcontinuetogetahighereducationandgetdroppedoutfromschoolandcollege.

1.2 IdentificationandSelectionofBeekeepers

Aftertheidentificationofpotentialtrainees,31deservingwomenwereselectedastheprojectbeneficiariesand

a WomanBusinessGroups/WomanEnterpriseGroup was formedwill the supportofHayatRukhonHoney

Association(HRH)toensureaclosecoordinationinthepost-projectphase.

ListofselectedtraineesisprovidedasAnnexureI.

1.3 IdentificationandHiringofTrainers

Aprofessionalmastertrainer,Mr.HayatMuhammadIqbal,theChairmanofHayatRukhonHoneyAssociation,

was identifiedandhiredtoconduct thehoneybee farmingtraining.AMoUwassignedbetweenHFandthe

trainer.

HashooFoundationhas implementedsuccessfulhoneybee farmingprojects foradecadeandhasdeveloped

rapportandstrongworkingrelationwithprofessionalsinvolvedinthissector.Basedonthepastexperienceand

theproposedproject,asevendayshoneybee farmingtrainingwasarrangedfor thetraineesduringthe first

quarteroftheproject.Thetrainerusedlectures,discussion,question/answer,charts,diagramsandgroupwork

methodsformoreunderstanding.Eachdayfollowedbytheassessmentofthepreviousdayhighlightstorestore

Figure1:SessionwiththewomenduringthegateringofbaselineinformationinvillageBashqerGaramChashmaTehsilLotkuhDistrictChitral

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memoriesandensurecontinuation.Fieldworkwasalsoorganizedforapracticaldemonstration.Attheendofthe

workshop, theparticipantswereaskedtogivetheir feedbackonthearrangementsandmethodsusedby the

trainer.

Figure2Sevendaystrainingonhoneybeefarming

Thefollowingtopicswerecoveredduringthesevendaystraining:

• Beekeepingsustainedlivelihoodforruralwomen.• Honeybeebiologyanditsbehaviors.• Honeybeecolonyorganization,siteselectionforapiaryandapiarymanagement.• Differenttypesbeehivesanditsmanagement.• Attractingbeetoenterhivesandshiftingofcolonies.• Toolsusedinbeekeeping.• WinterandsummermanagementofbeehivesinGB&Chitralcontext• Basicmanagementtechniques• Commonhoneybeepests&theircontrol• Honeybeediseases• Theconceptofbiologicalcontrol

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• Identificationofdiseaseinacolonyandcontrollingmeasures• Swarminganditsbehavior• Swarmingpreparation,management,controlling,capturingandremoval• Roleofthehoneybeeaspollinators• Importantbeeflorasofthearea• Someimportanthoneybeefarmingby-products

1.4 Inter-RegionalExposureVisit

AnInter-regionalexposurevisitwasarrangedforthetraineestoprovidethemanopportunitytointeractwith

otherbeekeepersfromdifferentareasofChitral.Onthe4thdayof theseven-daytraining,thetraineeswere

takentoJoghorinChitraltownwheretheymetwithsuccessfulhoneybeeentrepreneurandsupplierMr.Mahrab

Hussain.Thepurposeof thisvisitwastolearnhowheenteredintohoneybeefarmingandsucceededin this

business.Mr.MahrabHussainwelcomedthetraineesandfullybriefedthemonhisworkandlearningsduringthe

last20years. Itwasamotivationaland instructional inter-regionalexposurevisitwherethewomennotonly

visitedthehoneybeefarmareabutalsoexperiencedworkinotherareasofChitral.

Figure3ExposurevisitofthetraineeswithMr.MahrabHussainasuccessfulhoneybeefarmingentrepreneurinChitral

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1.5 AdvertismentforProcurementofBeehives&ProductionKits

1.6 DistributionofBeehives

1.7 DistributionofProductionKits

AlltherequirementsoftheprocurementwerefollowedasperHFpolicies.Theadvertisementforpurchasingthe

beehivesandproductionkitswasdonethroughmassmedia.Afterthesuccessfulacquisition,HashooFoundation

successfullydistributed3beehivesandaproductionkittoeachofthe31womentrainee.

1.8 Follow-up/MonitoringVisitstoProjectAreas

Followupmonitoringvisitswereperformedatheprojectsitetoevaluatethebeehivesandlearnabouttheprogressoftheproject.ThebeekeepersgatheredatthehomeofGeneralSecretaryinthevillageYurjogh-Garamchashmatodiscusstheissues/challengestheyhavefaced.

Figure4TraineereceivingproductionkitfromHFteam

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Observations

• HoneyBeeFarmersAssociationreportedtohaveproblemswiththeproductionofhoneyduetotheinfluxofbeehivesfromthedownsideofDistrictbyotherbeekeepers.

• Productionofhoneythisquarterisexpectedtobelessthanprojectedduetothelatedeliveryofthebeehives.

• Beekeepersareoptimistictheproductionwillincreaseduringthefallseason.

• WomenGroupmadearrangementswithMr.MuhammadRasheedtomobilizethebeehivestothedownsideofDistrict.

• Duetotheengagementofwomeninpotatocropsduringthetopeakseason,theyproposedforthependingplannedtrainingactivitiestobecarriedforwardfornextmonth.

Figure6Womentraineesinspectingtheprocuredbeehives

Figure5Monitoringanddiscussionsessionwiththetraineestofollowupontheongoingprogressoftheproject

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Figure7MeetingofHFteamwithprojectbeneficiariesdiscussingprojectprogress

2.1DevelopingStrongLinkageswithLocal,NationalandInternationalMarketFor sustainability of the project, the women group was established and linked with Hayat Rukhon Honey

Association for marketing purpose.Furthermore, the enterprise department ofHashooFoundationisinprocessofsigninganMoUwiththeChitralChamberofCommerceandIndustry(CCCI)andChitralCommunitiesDevelopment Network (CCDN) for furtherprojection of the project activities andsustainable development of the formedgroupbylinkingitwiththeCCCI.

Figure8Beekeeperholdingwoodenframewithbees

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2.23-DayValueChainDevelopmentTraining

Figure9ValueChainDevelopmenttraining

3.12-DaySessionontheImportanceofEducation

3.22-DaysessiononIncomeUtilization/ImprovedNutritionandBasicHealthcareThe teamcoordinatedwith theWomenBusinessGroup to start all the three trainings.However, due to theengagementofthewomenofGaramChashmavalleywiththepotatoharvestingseason,thetrainingscouldnotbestartedinthe2ndquarter.Now,thebannertopromotethetrainigisfinalizedandsentforprinting.Theteamwillstartsoonthependingtrainingactivities.

Duringthereportingperiod,thebeneficiariesprovidedthefollowingfeedback:

• BeehiveswereprovidedinthemonthofJunecausingthemtomissedthepeakharvestingseason.

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• DuetothelargenumberofbeehivesinfluxfromotherentrepreneursfromdownsideofDistrictareas,thebeneficiariescomplainedaboutlessproductionandyield.

• Beneficairesaresatisfiedaboutthequalityoftheproductionkits,beehivesandtrainingprovidedbyHashooFoundation.

• BeneficiariesrequestedHashooFoundationtosupportthemintermsoftransportationofthebeehivestodownsideoftheDistrictinthefirstyearonly.Accordingtothem,theyhaveverylittleproductionthisyearanditwillnotbepossibleforthemtoaffordthetransportationcharges.However,theyplantoovercomethesituationnextyearandonward.

FindingsandRecommendations

TheHFteamreportedthefollowingthisreportingquarter:

• TheChitralareaisimpoverishedandhasaveryhighunemploymentlevels.Thefamilyunitexpenditureishigherthantheincomeearned.Hence,theyselltheirlivestocktofillthisgap.Thewomenliveinajointfamilysystemwithonlyoneearningunit(familymember)thathardlymanagetheirexpenses.Themainportionoftheincomeisallocatedtopurchasefooditemsandtopayfortheelementaryeducationoftheirchildren.Duetopoverty,their children drop out from school and cannot continue higher education or college. Therefore, thesecommunitiesarethankfulforHF’sinterventionsandcountwithourcontinuedsupport.

BasedontheaboveHFrecommends:

• Developmarketlinkagestohelpextendthewomen’sbusinessvolumeandproduction.• Prepare a comprehensive capacity building plan comprising both hands-on and theory to promote the

replicationofthisactivity.• Developacontingencyandresponseplantoprepareincaseofnaturaldisasters.• HFshouldcontinueitssupporttopromotethesustainabilityoftheprojectandthequalityoflifeofthenew

beekeepersandtheirfamilies.

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Conclusion

ThePlanBeeprojectfundedbyChapelwoodFoundationandDonorsSupporting‘PlanBee’EmpoweringWomeninChitral (via razoo),and implementedbyHashooFoundation is runningsmoothlyanddirectlybenefiting31womeninUnionCouncilLotkoh,Tehsil&DistrictChitral.Duringthereportingperiod,theprojectsuccessfullyachieved its definedmilestones suchasbaseline survey, identification, and selectionofwomen trainees. Theselectedwomenweretrainedinhoneybeefarmingandequippedwithproductionkitsandbeehives.Anexposurevisitwasarrangedforthetraineestogetinspirationfromsuccessfulhoneyproducersofthesector.TheHashooFoundationteamfacilitatedtheselectedwomentoformahoneyfarminggroup,named“ShiningStarHoneyAssociation”toserveasaplatformthattheycouldutilizetoupgradetheirskillsandproductionandcontributepositively to incomegenerationhoneymicro-enterprise to improvetheir livesandprovideeducationto theirchildren.

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AnnexureI:ListofSelectedWomenTrainees

ChapelwoodFoundationandDonorsSupporting‘PlanBee’EmpoweringWomeninChitral(viarazoo)2017-18Chitral

ProjectBeneficiariesBriefProfilesS.No Name Father/Husbandname Village ContactNo.

1 JabeenNisa Sharifullah VillageNovestGaramchashma 033693700672 Anjumziabibi GulRehman VillageYourgohGaramchashma 034018957003 ZainamBibi BilawurKhan VillageIzhGaramchashma 033509763124 FatihaGul Khoshwalikhan VillageYourgohGaramchashma 033552625155 SabeeraBibi UsmanKhan VillageYourgohGaramchashma 034023505896 HalimaBibi Mubarakshah VillageNositGaramchashma 033691905217 ShahibaNaz FarooqAmadshah VillageYourgohGaramchashma 034562219118 Khatija MuhammadQayum VillageYourgohGaramchashma 034629505259 Jahan Zanatip VillageYourgohGaramchashma Nil10 MasGul Zarwalishah VillageYourgohGaramchashma Nil11 Shaista Mirzakhan VillageNovestGaramchashma 0340987279412 BibiNajima NoorWali VillageIzhGaramchashma 0340985247213 ZubidaBibi Khursheed VillageYourgohGaramchashma 0315909976014 HashimaBibi MulyarKhan VillageNositGaramchashma 0340985279415 LatifaBibi RehmatAliKhan VillageYourgohGaramchashma Nil16 BibiKhonza JanRasool VillageYourgohGaramchashma Nil17 TahiraBibi AmirMkhan VillageYourgohGaramchashma 0340890583818 MehfuzaBibi IbrahimKhan VillageIzhGaramchashma 0349915884519 ShamsNajum AmirWaliShah VillageSanikBalaGaramchashma 0341923532420 MairaBibi Mirwali VillageIzhGaramchashma Nil21 RahimaGul MirKhan VillageIzhGaramchashma 0391262491722 ZarNisa AbdulKarim VillageYourgohGaramchashma 0340119361323 RaziaBani Sarwarudin VillageIzhGaramchashma 0336051351624 Sajida SultanMath VillageYourgohGaramchashma 0344528657325 MalikNaz MirzaWaliShah VillageYourgohGaramchashma 0345932611926 HiraRahim IbrahimKhan VillageIzhGaramchashma 0340486759327 Remabibi SajjadAli VillageIzhGaramchashma 0348377463428 RehmatBibi WaliJan VillageYourgohGaramchashma Nil29 Zulhaj AbdulMurad VillageYourgohGaramchashma Nil30 BibiAmina GulAhmadShah VillageYourgohGaramchashma Nil31 ShamsNajum AmirWaliShah VillageSanikBalaGaramchashma 03419235324

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AnnexureII:MOUwith“HayatRukhonHoney”

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AnnexureIII:MOUwithMasterTrainerforHoneyBeeKeeping