Have you ever thought about shea butter and what it can do? It’s a staple ingredient in many beauty products around the world, but few people know its true potential.
In rural Ghana, it is creating a pathway to empowerment and economic stability for women in Northern Ghana.
Let’s explore how shea butter is providing hope and opportunity for these amazing women.
The Power of Shea Butter
In Ghana, thousands of women are making a living from something that grows freely in the wild – shea nuts.
The process begins with hand-picking the nuts from their trees, which have to be done with care so as not to damage them.
After this, comes the laborious task of shelling and crushing them into paste before mixing it with water and boiling it until it thickens into butter.
This stage requires patience, dedication, and skill to get just right – but when done well, it yields an incredibly high quality product – shea butter!
Making Lives Better
Women in Ghana are now using shea butter to make a living. By selling their product locally or exporting it on a larger scale, they are able to provide for their families more reliably than ever before.
Preserving Cultural Heritage and Traditional Practices
As an added bonus, many of these women use organic practices only during production as well as no chemicals or preservatives during extraction. This means that their product is much healthier than other alternatives containing artificial ingredients or additives!
The Impact On Local Communities
The impact of shea butter production extends beyond just providing livelihoods for women in Ghana; it has also had a positive effect on local communities by increasing access to education and health services.
With more financial stability comes better access to vital resources such as education and healthcare services that were previously out of reach due to poverty levels in rural areas.
Additionally, women involved in this business have been able to take on leadership roles within their communities as a result of their newfound independence and economic security.
This continues to foster greater gender equality as well as improved social welfare overall!
Shea butter is making waves not only globally but also locally within rural communities in Ghana where women are using the resourceful nut extractions create sustainable livelihoods for themselves and those around them.
From increased access to education and healthcare services due to newfound financial stability all the way through improved social welfare thanks to greater gender equality - Shea Butter is proving itself time and time again as one powerful tool for empowerment!
Keturah's Mission is to Empower and Transform
At Keturah, our mission is to empower the resilient women who rely on shea butter for their livelihood and the elevation of their communities.
Our Partnership with Titiaka Boressa
That's why we are proud to partner with Titiaka Boressa, a social enterprise in the Upper East Region of Ghana.
We are doing this to ensure that the resilient women behind the global shea butter production can reap the benefits of their hard work, live with dignity, and escape cycles of generational poverty.
So next time you're looking for a body lotion or butter, consider one of our handwhipped Shea Butter products, knowing that you’re supporting economic progress amongst some of the some of the most deserving women in rural Ghana.
