January 2016 Issue No. 25 Monthly Newsletter E-Chronicles 2016 LEADERSHIP Chairman & Patron-in-Chief: Sadruddin Hashwani Acting Country Director: Sulaiman Dhanani Director Projects: Col. Muhammad Sadiq EDITORIAL TEAM Content Writer: Bushra Usman Graphic & Web Designer: Mazhar Yaseen Quote of The M o n t h Problems are not stop signs, t h e y a r e guidelines. Robert H. Schuller Editor's Note We hope that you enjoy reading about our latest achievements, events and new projects for this month! As these Newsletters are a collaborative effort of all departments of Hashoo Foundation, we welcome your feedback and suggestions for future editions. This is your newsletter so let us know if you h a v e a n y n e w s, a n n o u n c e m e n t s, achievements or events you are hosting that you would like to share. We would be delighted to hear from you! EDITION Orientation of Barista and Food & Beverage F & B) Batches under TEVTA Funded Project Congratulation Ms. Roubina! Welcome Aboard! Employment Opportunity for HMTP & AKYSB Trainees Job Placement Cell-ROR Employment Opportunity for Trainees of Plan International By Job Placement Cell - ROR Job Placement Cell Lahore Creating Opportunities for Trainees Job Placement of Basic Housekeeping Trainee at Nishat Hotel Lahore Interview held by Job Placement Cell Lahore Final Evaluation of Hospitality Trainees for NTB certification Food Presentation and Demonstration by Trainees of Food Preparation and Culinary Arts at Rawalpindi Project Office HF-UNDP CBDRM Project Successfully Completed in Chitral Successful Conclusion of HF-HelpAge International Emergency Relief Project in Chitral ROC- CKU HMTP Training for Aga Khan Economic Planning Board Trainees at PC Peshawar Farewell My Friend Farewell Party Arranged for HF- HelpAge Project Staff Birthday Celebrations Birthday Bites www.hashoofoundation.org
Orientation of Barista and Food & Beverage F & B) Batches under TEVTA Funded Project Two orientation sessions for newly registered trainees was conducted for Barista and F&B service trades under Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) funded project at project office, Lahore and Regional Office Rawalpindi respectively. These orientation sessions were attended by 39 trainees at Lahore and 150 at Rawalpindi. During these sessions, the trainees were guided about the scope, importance and course outline. Trainees were also apprised about the culture, working and professional training of Hashoo Foundation. They were also oriented about different themes of the course which assisted in developing their understanding regarding the course and increased their appetite of learning about hospitality industry. Orientation Session in Progress at Project Office Lahore Orientation Session for TEVTA Trainees at Project Office Rawalpindi Congratulation Ms. Roubina! Shamsunisa A position holder Our Trainee of FP&CA from Lahore, Ms. Robina Kausar won a cooking competition at Expo Center Lahore arranged by A+ TV channel. One of the renowned Guests, Chef Zakir, while judging the performance highly admired and appreciated Ms. Roubina for making delicious Sindi Birayani. As a result of winning the first position in the competition, Ms. Rubina was awarded a prize money of Rs. 100,000/- from the organizers.
Welcome Aboard! NAME DESIGNATION REGION PROJECT/OFFICE M Faseeh Asghar Finance Officer Lahore Core Theme Mehar Parwar Education Officer Core Office PRP Nazeem Uddin Parent Teacher Counselor Core Office PRP Zia Ur Rehman Assistant MEAL Officer Core Office PRP Qurat-ul-Ann Parent Teacher Counselor Core Office PRP Syed Ali Hasnain Assistant Officer EDP Core Office Core Theme Shamim Ahmed Trainer-Food & Beverages Rawalpindi TEVTA Khillat Ejaz Trainer- Barista Skills Rawalpindi TEVTA Sadaf Tahir Assistant MEAL Officer Rawalpindi Core Theme It is our pleasure to welcome you all to Hashoo Foundation's family. We are excited to have you in our team and hope that you will enjoy working with us while trying to achieve the overall objectives of the Foundation. Employment Opportunity for HMTP & AKYSB Trainees Job Placement Cell-ROR Job Placement Cell at Hashoo Foundation builds employability skills of the HMTP trainees through in-house training session and mock interviews. Such a session was held at ROR where trainees got an opportunity to demonstrate their skills in front of the employers. After the completion of these exercises, they were linked with different employers within the city. AKEPB beneficiaries were also part of this exercise and were given opportunity to attempt employment interviews with Hotel Shalimar, PC Hotel Muzafarabad, Sattar Bukhsh Restaurant and Maantu Gul Kitchen Islamabad where they got selected at different salary packages and benefits. Khush Baig Sajjad Ali Karim Khan Hurmat Ali Saleem Akhtar
Employment Opportunity for Trainees of Plan International By Job Placement Cell - ROR Job placement Cell Regional Office Rawalpindi arranged in-house employment interviews for trainees of HMTP and connected these trainees with different hotels and restaurants in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The following beneficiaries trained under a project funded by Plan International were selected at different hotels in Islamabad. It was a good opportunity for all participants to take part in such activities which improved their demonstrations skills as well as their interview skills. The employers appreciated the efforts of HF to train jobless youth as well as facilitating them to identify decent jobs. They also showed their interest to continue their partnership with HF in future. Name of Trainee Qaiser Pervez Patras Masih Hadayat Ullah Shazeb Father's Name Pervez Masih Sharif Masih Kafayat ullah Muhammad Jan Organization Chikni Fast Food Islamabad Chikni Fast Food Islamabad Usmania Restaurant F/11 Golden Dragoon Qaiser Pervez Patras Masih Hadayat Ullah Shazeb Job Placement Cell Lahore Creating Opportunities for Trainees Interviews for 4 trainees were facilitated by Job Placement Cell Lahore in LalQila Restaurant Lahore on January 04, 2016 in Kitchen services department. Mr Azhar Shafi, Restaurant Manager selected Saad Khalid, Tahir Mubashir, Dilawar Salamat and Ali Raza were selected as kitchen helpers in Kitchen department. The newly inducted employees found a conducive learning atmosphere in the restaurant and were enthusiastic for their career growth. The restaurant management also ensured HF of their continued support in seeking trained employees for their future openings as well.
Job Placement of Basic Housekeeping Trainee at Nishat Hotel Lahore Job placement Cell Lahore arranged interviews for its House Keeping trainees with Nishat Hotel Lahore on January 11, 2016.The interviews were conducted by Mr. Khuram Shahzad, Manager Admin, who selected Mr. Ahsan as a room attendant at the Hotel. This opportunity encouraged other trainees for working hard and earning their place at well reputed properties. Mr Ahsan was very thankful to Hashoo Foundation for helping him build and pursue his career in the hospitality industry. The management at Nishat Hotel also found Mr. Ahsan very hardworking and well trained. They further agreed to hire more trainees for front office and kitchen department from HF and appreciated the Foundation's skills development program. Job placement Cell Lahore conducted interviews of NAVTTC trainees in PC hotel Lahore for internship programs where Abrar Ahmed was selected for Tai Pan Restaurant. After successful completion of one month internship, Mr. Abrar was hired as a waiter in same restaurant at a monthly salary of PKR 12,000.Mr. Abrar thanked the efforts of Hashoo Foundation through which he was able to get such a good employment opportunity and can now support his family with his monthly income. Interview held by Job Placement Cell Lahore Interviews were conducted by Job placement Cell Lahore for 5 trainees in Otus Lounge Lahore for Food and Beverages services department out of which, 3 were selected for the job. It was a healthy experience for all the participants and a ray of hope for the future candidates. Otus Lounge management also appreciated HF trainees on their skills and promised to sustain this relationship with HF for future inductions. Job placement Cell Lahore conducted interviews for 5 trainees in Hospitality Inn Lahore on January 04, 2016 in House Keeping services department. Interviews were conducted by Mr. Altaf Hussain, Executive House Keeper who selected Mr. Shan Pervez and Mr. Mohsin Adnan as room attendants. All participants were very excited and appreciated this rare opportunity. HR department at Hospitality Inn also appreciated HF trainees on their skill set and training and ensured HF of their continued future support.
Final Evaluation of Hospitality Trainees for NTB certification Final evaluation of Hospitality trainees was conducted during the month of January 2016, as 121 trainees appeared for NTB certification from following Hospitality trades: 1. Professional Cooking-39 trainees 2. Cook-Khansama- 34 trainees 3. Reception-35 trainees 4. Basic House Keeping-13 trainees Mr. Zaheer, Assistant Director, and Mr. Wazaif Ali Bukhari- Assistant Director NTB monitored the activity as a external evaluators. Both the evaluators expressed their satisfaction over successful conduction of exam, and appraised trainees skills, and professional approach adopted during evaluation quiz, assignments, theoretical and practical parts. NTB evaluators also interacted with program lead staff, trainers and trainees and thanked the trainers for their integrated approach to impart hospitality skills. Food Presentation and Demonstration by Trainees of Food Preparation and Culinary Arts at Rawalpindi Project Office Two months long theoretical part of regular program of Food Preparation and Culinary Arts has been concluded on January 26, 2016 at HF Project Office Rawalpindi. On the final day, the trainees of FP&CA organized an event in which they demonstrated various cooking techniques and presented food using various methods. Trainees were divided into five different groups where they showed their individuality, teamwork and professional skills. Each group member had one team lead who was describing the complete cooking process. The presentations were beautifully organized and presented by the group leader in collaboration with their team members. At the end of the program, dishes were served by the trainees. Moreover, the trainees individually gave remarks about the training criterion, trainers and the entire management while showing their complete satisfaction about the training program.
HF-UNDP CBDRM Project Successfully Completed in Chitral Hashoo Foundation successfully completed a UNDP funded project on Community Based Disaster Risk Management. All the infrastructure related tasks were completed timely in all the selected villages of Chitral. Erosion Control Structures Project Village Balach, UC-II Chitral Before During After Successful Conclusion of HF-HelpAge International Emergency Relief Project in Chitral Hashoo Foundation in partnership with HelpAge International launched an emergency relief project in Chitral from 30th October 2015 for the time period of two months. The project aimed to provide medical aid and referral services to 5,000 people affected by earthquake, along with mobility aids to 200 older people, persons with disabilities and Sightsavers Ophthalmologist Examining Eye Patient Group Photo of Project Team with RPM HF Chitral and Dr. Faisal of HelpAge International injured people. During the middle of the project, HF further collaborated with Sightsavers International to provide medical care to 500 patients requiring optical medical assistance in the project areas. One ophthalmologist from Peshawar was sent to Chitral by Sightsavers to meet the above objective.
After the completion of two months' time period, 8,457 patients were treated (2,911 males and 5, 546 females) from November 11 2015 till January 15, 2016. This figure also includes the eye patients treated through Sightsavers, as depicted in the below table. Sex Age in Years Total 0-5 6-17 18-49 50-60 61-70 71-80 81 + above Male 467 600 576 512 257 104 28 2544 Female 520 773 2423 992 380 90 12 5190 Total 987 1373 2999 1504 637 194 40 7734 Eye Patients in collaboration with Sightsavers Male 7 19 99 113 90 32 7 367 Female 10 24 136 83 70 29 4 356 Total 17 43 235 196 160 61 11 723 Total Patients treated Male 474 619 675 625 347 136 35 2911 Female 530 797 2559 1075 450 119 16 5546 Total 1004 1416 3234 1700 797 255 51 8457 During the project, 247 patients were identified for mobility aids/ assistive devices and items were distributed to them accordingly. ROC- CKU Trainees during different trade practice Session Under CKU Foundation is intervention, the implementing PPAF training funded for the first training batch of stone carving of 25 males and 25 females is in progress. Similarly, traditional music training for 15 artisans continued to progress during the month of January 2016. HMTP Training for Aga Khan Economic Planning Board Trainees at PC Peshawar Mr. Asghar Ali and Mr Farhan with Trainees Hashoo Foundation is facilitating the trainees of Aga khan Economic Planning Board (AKEPB) at Pearl Continental Hotel Peshawar in various courses of HMTP. To monitor the training mechanism and addressing issues of trainees, the HF team regularly visits PCHP. In this connection, Mr. Asghar Ali, Finance Officer visited PCHP st on 21 January 2016 to evaluate the performance of the trainees. The visit was facilitated by Mr. Farhan Ali from Hashoo Foundation. Trainee at Room Service
Farewell My Friend A farewell was organized at Project Office of Hashoo Foundation Rawalpindi to appreciate the efforts and dedication of the trainees of Domestic Cooking & Kitchen Management, Basic House-Keeping and Accommodation Operation & Services. This training was funded by Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund Project (PPAF) and Taraqee Foundation while implemented successfully by Hashoo Foundation. At the closing of the event, certificates were distributed among the trainees and refreshment was served Farewell Party Arranged for HF-HelpAge Project Staff HelpAge-HF Project Staff during the Farewell Party Birthday Celebrations Birthdays were celebrated by HR representatives in collaboration with social committee for those staff members who were born in the month of January. Celebrations took place at Core Office Islamabad, Regional Office Chitral, Regional Office Gilgit, Regional Office Rawalpindi and Project Office Lahore. Birthday cards were presented followed by a cake cutting ceremony. On the instructions of Country Director, Hashoo Foundation, a farewell party was arranged for the project staff in recognition of their hard work who rendered their services in very tough weather conditions in the remote areas. The project was jointly undertaken and concluded by Hashoo Foundation in partnership with HelpAge International to cater to the health needs of the earthquake affected victims in Chitral. Regional Office Chitral Celebrating Birthdays of Staff Members HelpAge-HF Project Staff during the Farewell Party Core Office Staff Cutting Cake along with Director Projects, Col. Sadiq
Birthday Bites Rahim Ali Office Boy Siraj Security Guard Rehmat Gul Security Guard Sher Sahib Khan Cook Aziz Panah Cook January 06 Shahid Ud Din Security Guard January 07 Hazrat Hasil Driver January 20 Rahim Ali Driver Saqib Ali Office Boy Alam Nadir Driver Siraj Wali Driver January 20 Kamil Amin Supervisor Driver Rehman Ali Asst.Admin January 19 M. Younas Gardner January 21 Azka Waheed YDF January 23 Mehr Parwar Education Officer January 19 Salma Ali Education Specialist January 25 Musa Madad Khan Sr.Admin& Finance Officer January 20
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