New Generations Helping "Plan Bee"

 
Klein Forest High School PISA and Hashoo Foundation Help Promote United Nations MDGs in Pakistan
Houston, TX.- The Klein Forest High School Pakistani Indian Student Association (PISA) held its 2015 Culture Shock Charity Show benefitting the Hashoo Foundation’s Women Empowerment through Honey Bee Farming project "Plan Bee" in Pakistan.
Hashoo Foundation USA has provided PISA students with a platform to engage in sustainable honey micro-enterprises to help women become self-sufficient as they develop a compassionate and philanthropic perspective of the global community. Thus, helping promote three of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (UN MDGs).

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At the beginning of the Spring semester, under the leadership of sponsor Mr. Alvin Moses and Co-Sponsor Mrs. Michelle Hart, PISA students began the planning for the 2015 Culture Shock Charity Show.  In the picture below are PISA sponsor Mr. Alvis Moses, PISA co-sponsor Mrs. Michelle Hart, Klein Forest Interact members and volunteers the day of the Show.
Hashoo Foundation USA set up a display of pictures of the beekeepers sponsored by PISA. The guests had opportunity to taste the "Plan Bee" honey produced by refugee women in Houston sponsored in part by the PISA students.
 
The Culture Shock Charity Show was filled with live music performed by Klein Forest students from funky reggae to pop music. The talent and creativity of the performers amazed family members, staff and friends.  There were both solo and group performances including dance performances ranged from Pop and Bollywood to Belly dancing. Additionally, the fashion show featured beautiful fashions from Pakistan and Indian influences and styles.
 
It was a very successful evening, a great example of discipline and commitment to philanthropy. The money raised by the Culture Shock Charity Show will support the Hashoo Foundation’s "Plan Bee" project in Pakistan. "Working with the Hashoo Foundation as PISA president has been one of the greatest experiences of my life. Being able to help so many people is an opportunity not many have, and both the Hashoo Foundation and PISA have helped me experience it. This foundation serves a great cause and is definitely something many should become a part of," said Zoya Ayaz.
 
Cristal Montañéz Baylor, Hashoo Foundation USA Executive Director, stated, “We are very grateful to the PISA students for their commendable work and contribution to Hashoo Foundation to help alleviate poverty by empowering more women though honey bee farming and providing children with quality education in the remote areas of northern Pakistan.”
100% of the funds donated by PISA are used to purchase beehives and productions kits (boxes and bees, bee suits, beekeeping gloves, bee smokers, hive tool, bee brush, uncapping knife).
 
Hashoo Foundation mobilizes and trains the women (men), organized them in honey business groups and links them to profitable markets. Thus, enabling these beekeepers to earn a sustainable income to provide their families with better nutrition, basic health care and access to quality education.
Project Background
PISA has organized and executed its annual Culture Shock Charity Show at Klein Forest High School for the last thirteen years benefiting a variety of charities that have included aid for the Indian Ocean tsunami relief, Punjab earthquake relief, St. Jude Children’s Hospital, and Texas Children’s Hospital.
In 2011, PISA students under the sponsorship of Dr. Norman LaFave, partnered with the Hashoo Foundation USA to promote women empowerment and education in remote areas of northern Pakistan.  The following links highlight impact of the student’s contribution to date.
2014 - Plan Bee Houston Honey Business Group Launched in Houston to Empower Five Women Refugees
2014 - Houston Students Help Improve Livelihood of Women Beekeepers in Pakistan
2013 - Students Invest in Honey Micro-Enterprises to Help Empower Refugee Women in Houston
2013 - What an Amazing Show…Thank you Culture Shock Charity Show Team for Supporting Plan Bee!!
2013 - Another Great Show by Klein Forest High School PISA Benefiting Hashoo Foundation's "Plan Bee"
2013 - Students Partner with Hashoo Foundation USA to Help Empower Women through Honey Producing Micro-Enterprises
2013 - Spring PISA Culture Show Charity Show to Benefit Hashoo Foundation
2012 - PISA Culture Shock Charity Show Benefits Hashoo Foundation’s “Plan Bee”
2011 - Houston Students Help Women Beekeepers Rebuild Their Lives
 
A great service project undertaken by students at Klein Forest High School!  Thank you, Rtn. Cristtal Montanez Baylor (e-Club member) for sharing!  Cristal is the Executive Director of Hashoo Foundation.