OUR STORY: THE WOMEN BEHIND THE BUTTER RSS
How Our Shea Butter Is Made: Step Inside the Cooperative
By hand, every step, in a village in Northern Ghana. From a wild tree to pale gold butter: the full process, who...
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Meet Susana: The Chairwoman Who Answers for Every Batch
Every brand claims quality control. Ours has a name, an opinion and no interest in flattering me. Susana Sampamdoug chairs our Shea...
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Meet Rose: Nobody Knows Her Age, Everybody Takes Her Advice
Rose Asonge is somewhere between 75 and 85. She counts her life in farming seasons rather than birthdays, raised five children on...
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Children Out of School?
Not in our Shea butter village! Every child of the women in our Shea cooperative in Northern Ghana is in school. Here...
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Love at Our Shea Butter Co-op: Meet the Women Who Make It
Our cooperative started with 10 women and is now more than 30. No decision passes until everyone agrees. Meet the makers, and...
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This Is How FairTale GHANA Really Began
No boardroom, no business plan. Ghanaian friends in New York, a village 500 miles north of Accra, and one coincidence too many....
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Ethically Sourced Shea Butter: Good for Your Skin, Good for the World
Not all Shea butter is the same. FairTale GHANA works directly with a women's cooperative in Northern Ghana to bring you 100%...
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