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Economic Development > Help 120 Women in Dio Build a Shea Butter Facility (#4264)
SummaryShea Yeleen seeks to build a processing facility in Dio, Mali to help women improve their cooperative shea butter business, and train members on how to produce and sell shea products globally.
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Shea butter production, historically a reliable source of income for women, is a developing sector in Mali’s economy. The rising demand for shea butter from international companies that produce beauty products presents a unique opportunity for women-owned shea businesses to increase their income. However, the lack of proper production facilities creates an obstacle for shea butter producers. Constructing a shea butter processing and storage will benefit 120 women from 7 villages surrounding Dio.
A shea butter facility will provide a central location for women from Dio and 7 surrounding villages to store and process their shea nuts. It will also serve as a location for business training and the administrative headquarters for the cooperative.
Total Funding Received to Date: $4,000
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Project Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $4,000 . The original project funding goal was $4,000.
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
The improved quality of shea butter produced at this facility will enable the women to increase their profits, thereby growing their business, allowing them to care for their families, and empowering them to become decision makers in their community.
"I joined the cooperative to make money to send my children to school."
- Mme Niare , President of Cooperative
Rahama Wright
Founder and President
4438 Kansas Ave NW
Washington , DC 20011
United States
202-203-0024
Email:
Shea Yeleen International, Inc.
280 Madison Avenue
Suite 912
New York,
NY
10016
United States
(202) 203-0024
http://www.sheayeleen.org
This project is located in Mali
and can also be found under Economic Development.
For more information about Mali, read the Human Development Report on Mali or the Wikipedia entry for Mali.
This project was last updated on March 3, 2010.
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 18, 2009
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