Project Replication of Micro-Enterprise Model of Honey Bee Farming in Chitral Completion Report 9-15-17

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Content
Project Summary ....................................................................................................................................................... 4
Project Background ................................................................................................................................................... 5
Project Objectives ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
Project Activities (In chronological order) ................................................................................................................ 6
1. Community Mobilization .............................................................................................................................. 6
2. Selection of Trainees ..................................................................................................................................... 6
3. Selection of Master Trainer ........................................................................................................................... 7
4. Capacity Building of the Trainees on Honey Bee Farming (training) ........................................................... 8
5. Beneficiary Response and Feedback Mechanism .......................................................................................... 9
6. Distribution of Certificates, Beehives and Production Kits ......................................................................... 10
7. Formation of Woman Business Group (WBGs) .......................................................................................... 10
8. Packaging and Marketing of Honey ............................................................................................................ 11
Outputs of the Project .............................................................................................................................................. 11
Outcomes of the Project .......................................................................................................................................... 11
Linkages Building and Visibility ............................................................................................................................ 11
Risks/Challenges and Assumptions ......................................................................................................................... 11
Lessons Learned ...................................................................................................................................................... 12
Conclusion .............................................................................................................................................................. 12
Annexures ............................................................................................................................................................... 15
Training Schedule ............................................................................................................................................... 15
Budget Summary ................................................................................................................................................. 16
Profile of Trainees ............................................................................................................................................... 17
Baseline Survey Form ......................................................................................................................................... 18

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Project Summary
Project Goal To increase the income of twenty (20) impoverished households through honey bee farming
Project Title Replication of Micro-Enterprise Model of Honey Bee Farming in Chitral (KPK)
Project Area
Village Wakht, UC Parabaig, Tehsil Lotkoh Garam Chashma District Chitral, KPK,
Pakistan
Project Duration January to December 2016
Contributions by
Partner
Organization
$5,000.00 Chapelwood Foundation
$2,744.56 SACAT Plan Bee
$2,256.00 Hashoo Foundation
Budget $10,000.00
Project Outputs
• 20 Potential honey bee farmers identified and mobilized
• 20 Women trained in honey bee farming
• 60 Beehives and 20 kits distributed to trained honey bee farmers
• Formed Women Business Group (WBG) titled Golden Star Honey Bee Wakht Garam Chashma
• 20 Honey bee farmers linked to market through HF network
Project Outcome
20 Women improved their quality of life through the sale of honey, and subsequently, children enrollment in
school increased through income generation activity of honey bee farming
Major Activities
• Conducted coordination meetings and mobilization sessions with stakeholders of selected communities
• Conducted Baseline Assessment survey
• Selected potential woman for honey bee farming
• Conducted one-week training on honey bee farming of the selected beneficiaries
• Procurement and distribution of beehives and kits to the trainees
• Formation of Women Business Group
• Meetings on linkages development
• Monitoring visits to project area (on regular intervals)
Contact
Information
Hashoo Foundation Pakistan
Zohra Khanum, Senior Program Manager
+92 51 227 362 0-5
zohrakhanum@hashoofoundation.org
Hashoo Foundation USA
Cristal Montañéz Baylor Executive Director
Direct +1 (713) 483 4990
cristalmontanez@hashoofoundationusa.org
Hashoo Foundation (HF) is grateful to the Chapelwood Foundation and SACAT Plan Bee for their
generous of sustainable micro-enterprises for rural women that provide them with access to the market
and resources.

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Project Background
The inclusion of women in the development arena through self-sustaining initiatives of economic empowerment is
the potential avenue of concern at rural level. The implemented project is depictive of women empowerment
through micro enterprises which are culturally accommodating and conducive for the women and could be
replicated. The proposed project funded by Chapelwood Foundation and SACAT Plan Bee, facilitated by Hashoo
Foundation USA (HF USA) and implemented by Hashoo Foundation (HF) aimed to empower women through their
involvement in the income generating activity of honey bee farming. The project contributes to the essential
indicators of women’s autonomy, i.e., women’s control over the finance leading to women autonomy over
household decision making.
At the input level, the initial mobilization and sensitization were preceded by the selection of potential
underprivileged women, and the baseline survey. The project capacitated the targeted women through technical
training on honey bee farming and provision of equipment, i.e., beehives and production kits. Besides delivering
raw material, the project also entailed capacity building through real-time demonstrations on beehive management,
Value Chain Development (VCD) process, extraction and related practices. The training focused on developing an
understanding of trainees on basic beekeeping skills and techniques. During this course, HF ensured the engagement
of local stakeholders and technical experts. For this purpose, the local support organization Garam Chashma Honey
Bee Association (GADO) was involved since the inception of the project to identify and select the trainees.
HF’s experience observed that beekeeping is a sustainable enterprise where women can generate a steady income
utilizing their indigenous practices. Under this project, HF trained twenty (20) marginalized women of Wakht,
Garam Chashma of District Chitral, which resulted in an increase in their economic capability and contributed to
their household economy.
Project Objectives
• Capacity building of 20 local women on basic beekeeping to enable them to initiate their own beekeeping
business resulting in increased incomes.
• Form Women Business Groups (WBGs) of 20 trainees to manage honey production, marketing, and selling.
• Develop an understanding of the trainees on quality control and improvement along-with diseases control
of honey bees to enable them to overcome the weather orientated local challenges to the sustainability of
enterprises.
• Enable the trainees to utilize modern knowledge and techniques through the project training.

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Project Activities (in chronological order)
1. Community Mobilization
Community mobilization was one of the main element of the Project. Hashoo Foundation Regional Office Chitral
(ROC) team initiated dialogues with the targeted communities and groups in collaboration with the local Honey
Bee Association in Garam Chashma District Chitral. The mobilization campaign focused on the importance of
honey bee farming for economic empowerment and social development of local women. Moreover, honey bee
farming as an enterprise was presented to the local woman during the mobilization sessions. The past interventions
of HF in the nearby villages served as a tangible example for the women to adopt this successful model.
2. Selection of Trainees
The trainees were selected in collaboration with the local Honey Bee Association. Keeping in view the project goal
and objective to empower the marginalized women it was prioritized to encompass the socially and economically
underprivileged women.
At the onset, coordination meetings were conducted with the local Women Organizations (WOs) and Community
Based Organizations (CBOs) in the targeted village. During the meetings, the participants were oriented about the
economic importance of honey bee farming and micro-enterprise development. Trainees were instructed on how
honey bee farming is an efficient income generating activity which can be undertaken at subsistence scale and
cottage level as it does not require heavy monetary investments or infrastructure.
The project is wholly subjected to empower women. The trainees were selected based on the following criteria:
• Women from low-income family (less than PKR. 14,000/month; minimum wage rate for unskilled work in
Pakistan).
• The selected trainees should have interest in beekeeping.
• Women possibly skilled to run the small enterprise; based on her consent.
• Women whom male counterparts are willing to support them morally, in this income generation activity.
A baseline survey was conducted by the team in the post-selection phase to assess the current socio-economic
status of the women. So that at the end of the project, the impact of an increase in their economic status could be
measured. The baseline survey also measured the knowledge level of the beneficiaries regarding honey bee farming.

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3. Selection of Master Trainer
To initiate the project’s technical aspect of honey bee farming training, HF hired a master trainer to deliver a one-
week training in honey bee farming based on the following criteria:
• Considerable knowledge of the region’s socio-economic dynamics.
• Awareness of the flora distribution patterns in the targeted region.
• Awareness of the beehive management.
• Previous training knowledge and practical experience on honey bee farming.
The training was comprised of both the theoretical and practical components.

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4. Capacity Building of the Trainees on Honey Bee Farming (training)
After the baseline survey and trainer’s selection, the trainees were provided with an in-depth orientation cum hands-
on training regarding the honey bee farming. At the initial phase, the training schedule was finalized based on the
local dynamics of honey bee farming and keeping in view the results of baseline assessment. The training content
was preened and value-added based on the HF experience of successfully implementing previous projects on honey
bee farming in the area. The training content was also designed so that it could be more understandable for the local
illiterate women. The training was made more presentable and conductive through graphical representation. The
training was conducted from June 1st
-7th
, 2016.
The key contents of the training were:
• Beehive Management.
• Value Chain Development (VCD).
• Extraction.

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5. Beneficiary Response and Feedback Mechanism
During the entire phase of the project, the accountability and feedback mechanism was managed through
engagement of the relevant stakeholders, i.e., the beneficiaries and the implementing partner. This feedback
mechanism was observed efficient to flag the loopholes which the trainees experienced during the project training
and practical work. The feedback received from the trainees was debriefed with the relevant project lead, and a
mitigation plan were developed to plug in the deficiencies. Monitoring, reporting, and mitigation was ensured
through the Monitoring and Evaluation (M & E) team of HF during the project.
Post-training evaluations were performed to assess the quality deliverance of the content by the trainer and
adherence of the content by the trainees. The trainees were asked the following questions:
Feedback Inquiries
Results
RemarksYes No
Was the Trainer’s language being
understandable?
100% 0 The trainer was hired from the local area hence
locally language “khuwaar” was the medium of
communication
Were the presentation skills of the trainer
being convincing?
90 10%
Was the information on honey bee farm
management developed according to
local context
100% 0
Were the production kits provided
sufficient?
100% 0
Was the training duration sufficient? 70% 30% According to the trainees, the training need to be
conducted at different intervals

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The new beekeepers were trained in a skill which they will be able to utilize at their household level and generate
enough income. They appreciated the skills of the trainer as well as the training arrangements.
6. Distribution of Certificates, Beehives and Production Kits
After an in-depth exercise of theoretical and practical capacity building, a formal closing ceremony was arranged
in the training venue in Wakht Garam Chashma with the local support organization. During the ceremony, the new
beekeepers were provided with the tools to initiate their micro-enterprise through honey bee farming: sixty (60)
beehives (3 per trainee) and twenty (20) production kits along with certificates were distributed among the twenty
(20) trainees. The beneficiaries and community leaders expressed their gratitude to CWF, SACAT Plan Bee and
HF for providing such a valuable platform to enhance the skills and help in alleviating the poverty of the
marginalized community by providing a skill through which they could bring locally produced products to local
and national markets. Additionally, the local trainer committed to providing regular assistance to the beneficiaries
and would maintain the quality control mechanism.
7. Formation of Woman Business Group (WBGs)
To ensure a close coordination in the post project phase scenario, a Woman Business Group of the twenty (20)
trained beekeepers was formed and named Golden Star Honey Bee Business Group Wakht Garam Chashma. After

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the formation of the honey business group, the beneficiaries continued to work with the beehives and visited
production site. The business group activities were regularly assessed by the HF project and M&E team.
8. Packaging and Marketing of Honey
The Golden Star Honey in Wakht is processed locally and is packed in food graded plastic jars. Currently, the
Golden Star Honey is available in three different packaging sizes: 500gm, 1kg and 1.5kg.
Outputs of the Project
Based on the project activities, the following outputs were assessed:
• 20 women identified, mobilized and trained.
• 60 beehives distributed (3 beehives per woman).
• 20 production kits distributed to the trained beneficiaries.
• 93 kg. honey produced (232.50 lb.) and sold in local market @ PKR 1,200 (US $11.21) per kg/lbs. by the
beneficiaries.
Outcomes of the Project
• Income of PKR 111,600 (US $1,043) was earned by the beneficiaries in 2016.
• 42 children have gained access to quality education.
• More than 112 indirect beneficiaries benefited because of this project and due to the rippling effect of this
farming activity in the targeted area.
• The project enabled the local women to involve in an economic activity and transformed their role in the
social settings.
• The children enrollment ratio in the households of the targeted women has increased based on their
increased economic capability.
• Besides bringing positive change to the local woman, the project produced a rippling effect, and other local
woman became interested in engaging in income generation activities.
Linkages Building and Visibility
Since the project’s initiation, HF collaborated with local stakeholders and therefore built strong linkages with the
enterprise groups down the country through technical support of its core office in Islamabad, linkages have also
being developed with Local Support Organizations (LSOs) and government departments to make the project more
viable and sustainable. HF is marketing and selling its honey to the wider range of customers through the wide
network of Hashoo Group Hotels around the country.
Local media and district authorities highly appreciated the women focused initiative funded by Chapelwood
Foundation and SACAT Plan Bee highlighted that such interventions could play a pivotal role in poverty reduction
in the area.
Risks/Challenges and Assumptions
• The project area was susceptible to natural risk and hazards such as floods, earthquakes, heavy rains, etc.
As the environmental risk is the key factor in District Chitral as it experiences harsh winter season and lack
of infrastructural facilities. Keeping in mind such risks, HF developed a business group of beneficiaries for
collective shifting of the beehives to reduce transportation cost and other risks.
• There were cultural barriers for the HF staff to work directly with female trainees. Initially, it was very
challenging to mobilize the women due to cultural hindrances. However, by engaging with the community
elders and relevant stakeholders during the beneficiary’s selection process, HF has been able to overcome
these challenges.
• HF signed an agreement with the supplier to assist the beneficiaries to shift their beehives to downtown in
winter and take beehives back to the project site at the start of the harvesting season.

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Lessons Learned
• It was learned through the project assessment that the engagement of women in income generating skills
and enterprise building initiatives in rural settings could help transform their role in the social settings.
• Chitral is a region with rare predominant flora. Consequently, there is an opportunity to produce better
quality honey to sell in the market. Therefore, a project with a larger number of beneficiaries needs to be
implemented to empower more women through this sustainable project.
• Besides training the women, there is dire need to develop a “TOT” training of trainers. As this project
entails a rippling effect in which the more women trained the bigger the rippling effect would be, and more
women will desire to become skilled beekeepers.
Conclusion
The project was implemented in one of the most vulnerable and susceptible Union Council (UC) of Chitral where
natural hazards are prevalent, and access to essential life services is challenging due to the extreme nature of this
area. Therefore, micro-enterprise initiatives at household and community level are therefore a sure step for the
economic empowerment. Although, women entail a secluded status in these rural areas, therefore participating in
self-sustaining activities would enable them to enjoy their role in social circles. Through this project, the woman’s
key indicator of autonomy, i.e., control over the finance has renovated; this would ultimately lead to the other
indicators of autonomy in household decision making and freedom of education.

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Annexures
Training Schedule
The master trainers utilized the following plan during the honey bee farming training. The training was monitored
properly in terms of its delivery and effectives.
Work Plan Activity reference 1.1.3
Honey Bee Training Schedule
Day Key Activities
1
• Registration and introduction of the participants
• Training objectives and brief introduction of Hashoo Foundation and donors
• Fears and expectations
• Setting ground rules and nomination of guardian angles
• Participation & its dynamics
• Beekeeping sustained livelihood for rural women
• Honey bee biology and its behavior
2
• Review of the previous day’s activities
• Honey bee colony organization
• Apiary site selection
• Apiary management
• Hives, its different types, and its management
• Practical work
3
• Attract bees to the hive
• Shifting of colonies
• Tools used in beekeeping
• Winter management of honey bees in GB & Chitral context
• Summer management
• Practical work
4
• Review of the previous day activities
• Artificial feeding techniques
• Inspection of the colony
• Basic management techniques
• Common honey bee pests & their control
• Practical work
5
• Honey bee diseases
• The concept of biological control
• Identification of disease in a colony
• Controlling measures
• Practical work
6
• Review of previous day’s activities
• Swarming and its behavior
• Swarming preparation
• Swarm management
• Swarm controlling, capturing and removal
• Practical work

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7
• Review of previous day’s activities
• Role of Honey bee as pollinator
• Important bee floras of the area
• Some important bee products
• Closing ceremony
Budget Summary

SN Project Expenses Amount in USD
1. Baseline & mobilization cost 220.00
2. Honey Bee Farming training cost (one week) 1,030.00
3. Value Chain Development training cost 880.00
4. Procurement and distribution of beehives & production kits 6,880.00
5. Monitoring & Administrative cost 90.00
Total Project Operational Budget $10,000.00
Contributions
Name of Donor Total Fund Contribution in USD
Chapelwood Foundation $5,000.00
SACAT Plan Bee $2,744.56
Hashoo Foundation Pakistan $2,256.00
Grand Total $10,000.56

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Profile of Trainees
SN Name Father/Husband
Name
Location
Family Members
Children
in
School
Indirect
Beneficiaries
Total
1 Sabaz Begum Mubarak Shah Wahat 1 5 6
2 Shahida Semat Shah Lohok 2 5 7
3 Dana Gul Bhar Shah Lohok - 6 6
4 Hamida Syed Aman shah Zitur Sanik 2 5 7
5 Jafarma Bibi Late Sher Akbar Zitur Sanik 1 1 2
6 Bibi Naz Syed Nadir Shah Ziture 2 4 6
7 Gul Taj Bibi Abdul Hamid Khan Lohok 3 2 5
8 Bibi Zibbass Ibadat Khan Wahat - 4 4
9 Rukhsana Nazir Ahmad Wahat - 3 3
10 Khosh dana Allauddin Wahat 4 3 7
11 Khonza Begum M.Aziz Wahat 4 4 8
12 Bibi Shaheen Nasir Khan Zitur Sanik 4 2 6
13 Mir Dil Mata Jan Wahat 4 2 6
14 Shahida Khatoon Mirza Hussain Wahat 2 3 5
15 Pari Hayat Wali Shah Wahat 2 3 5
16 Abi Dana Kabiruddin Wahat 4 4 8
17 Samiraj Zano Khan Wahat 3 4 7
18 Sakina Bibi Sharaf Uddin Wahat 2 3 5
19 Hamida Itibar Shah Ziture Sanik 1 2 3
20 Hashima Zahir Shah Lohok 1 5 6
Total 42 70 112

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Baseline Survey Form

General Instructions
1. Before starting the assessment, elaborate the objectives and rationale to the respondent.
2. It is important to establish a relaxed environment using initial conversation for the data collection.
3. It is important to read aloud slowly and clearly in the native language so that the respondent could
reply proficiently.
4. Always record the individual’s response before moving on to the next.
5. Complete the boxes at the end without leaving any response blank.
Verbal Consent
1. We are conducting a brief assessment of honey bee farming Project in terms of their income
generation ability and knowledge gain with a view to compare before and after skill development
scenario.
2. Your name will be recorded on this form, but it will not be mentioned anywhere in the survey data
or reports.
3. The results of analysis will be used by the Hashoo Foundation and donor agency.
4. Do you agree to give responses for this study? give your consent

5. Check box if verbal consent is obtained: Yes

A. Personal Information
Name: Father Name:
Age (as per documentary evidence): Family Type:
Number of Household Members: Gender: Male Female
Contact Information/No:
Respondent Type:
1. Trainee:
2. Trainer:
3. Other:
Has the respondent previous
experience in honey bee farming
Yes: No:
If yes, quantify the duration period
Respondent worked with
organization:
Hashoo Foundation: , Other Org: ___________________
Name of Implementing Partner
(IP):
Village and District:

Project Baseline Assessment Questionnaire
Creating an Enabling Environment for Women’s Social and Economic Empowerment in Chitral
Project Funded by Chapelwood Foundation and SACAT Plan Bee-2016

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B. Socio-Economic Status
Income Scale pm (Beneficiary): 1. Below 10,000 2: 10,000-20,000 3: 21,000-31,000 4. 32,000-42,000
5. 43000 and above
Total Household earning members: Total number of dependents:
Total no of school going dependents: Male: Female:
Total household income (pm):
Total Household Expenditure (pm):
Major Source of Expenditure: Education: Health: Food: Other:
Beneficiaries status of earning
Through Employement

Unemployed

Earning through daily wages

Other: ________________________

Interviewer (name & Sig.) Signature of the Respondent

______________________________ ____________________________

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Hashoo Foundation USA
9575 Katy Freeway Suite 490
Houston, TX 77024
Tel: +1 713 483 4990
Fax: +1 713 759 0787
www.hashoofoundationusa.org
Hashoo Foundation Pakistan
Office No. 1, First Floor, Al-Asghar Plaza,
China Chowk, 20-W, Main Jinnah Avenue,
Blue Area, Islamabad – Pakistan
Tel: +92 51 227 362 0-5
www.hashoofoundation.org

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