Agbanga Karite/Alaffia Shea Butter Cooperative

business

Address and Contact:

PO Box 11143

Olympia, WA

98508

service@agbangakarite.com
(360) 866-0080

http://www.agbangakarite.com/

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 Illnesses, Health Care & Drug Access, Malaria, Medicinals & Pharmaceuticals, Mental Health & Drug Addiction, Other Infectious Diseases

Activities that combat poverty:

Development, Education & Literacy, Transportation (56), Economic & Social Inequities, Employment & Income Generation, Fair Trade, International Trade, Community Development

Activities that protect the environment:

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

Areas of Service:

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

Nations of the World:

Africa: Togo

Americas: United States of America