Agbanga Karite/Alaffia Shea Butter Cooperative

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Organization Description

Agbanga Karite provides fine quality unrefined shea butter, authentic African black soap and tropical oils to discerning buyers while upholding the principles of fair trade. Agbanga Karite advocates retaining local control of natural resources and preserving traditional values and production methods. They also grant their profits back to communities.

Example Project

Through the Global Alliance for Community Empowerment or GACE (www.empowermentalliance.org) Agbanga Karit provided more than 300 children with books, uniforms and supplies for the 2004-2005 school year and paid the school enrollment fees for these children. In a related project, Agbanga Karit donated desks and chairs to a local primary school in the village of Adjorogo in Togo.

Activities that promote health

Clean Water & Sanitation Access, Food, Water Borne, & Diarrheal Diseases, Health Care & Drug Access, Malaria, Medicinals & Pharmaceuticals, Mental Health & Drug Addiction, Other Infectious Diseases

Activities that combat poverty

Community Building, Economic & Social Inequities, Education & Literacy, Employment & Income Generation, Fair Trade, International Trade, Transportation

Activities that protect the environment

Biodiversity, Ecosystems Services, Natural Disasters, Public Environmental Conceptions & Behavior, Water & Sanitation, Wildlife

Areas of Service

Capacity Building, Grantmaking & Philanthropy, Products & Services, Public Awareness, Sustainable Business Operations

Nations of the World

Africa: Togo

Americas: Washington State, U.S.