Challenge #42

Develop a market for Shea Butter in Mali, West Africa

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shea butter,economic development,agriculture,cosmetics,women development,income-generating activities

Summary:
 Most of the women in Mali, West Africa are living in poverty. However they are sitting on a potential goldmine. There is an over-abundance of Shea trees that produces the highly desirable shea butter lotion used in cosmetics. How can we help these women tap into this market and create an international market that is available for women at the grassroots level?

Challenge:
Most of the women in Mali, West Africa are living in poverty. However they are sitting on a potential goldmine. There is an over-abundance of Shea trees that produces the highly desirable shea butter lotion used in cosmetics. How can we help these women tap into this market and create an international market that is available for women at the grassroots level? More information will be available at a later date. (FYI, I am Peace Corps Volunteer living in Mali, West Africa. I work with women associations who are fully devoted to producing Shea butter. Peace Corps Mali volunteers are working on training women on the new transformation process but the market for shea lotion is less than adequate for these women. I will write more information with specific areas of need at a later date.)

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