Karité

Organizations supported by CECI

[UGPPK-S/Z - Burkina Faso] [SONG-TAABA YALGRE - Burkina Faso] [LAAFI - Burkina Faso] [COOPROKASI - Mali] [COPROKAZAN - Mali] [Niger Organizations] [Guinée Organizations]

Thanks to their collaboration through the Uniterra programme, the women involved in the shea filière have become genuine entrepreneurs. Working together, better trained and better equipped, the women producers have improved the quality and diversity of their products as well as their production capacity. This enables them to negotiate higher prices and increase their income, thus improving their living conditions and those of their families. The women producing shea butter are participating actively in their community’s social and economic development.

Here are some of CECI’s partner organizations of women producer, in Burkina Faso, in Mali, in Niger and in Guinea:

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The Union des groupements de Productrices de Beurre de Karité de la Sissili et du Ziro (UGPPK-S/Z) makes an excellent quality shea butter, meriting fair trade certification by Flo-Cert (since 2006) and organic certification by ECOCERT (since 2007). These two certifications allow the 2,300 women members of the Union to justify a higher selling price, which increases their revenues and as a consequence, improves their own standard of living and that of their families.

Information: www.afriquekarite.com

>>>UGPPK fact sheet (PDF)

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The women’s association of Songtaaba (which means “to help each other” in the national language) has been producing Karipur shea butter for over 12 years. It was the first association in Burkina Faso to produce organic certified shea butter, Karibio, which has allowed it to take action in more than 11 villages and with almost 3,100 women.

Information: http://www.songtaaba.net/english/index.html

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The LAAFI group, which works according to a democratic and participatory model, was created in 1997 by nine women producers of shea butter with a view to promote this industry sector. Today, there are at least 53 women in the LAAFI group. 

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The Siby cooperative brings together nearly 800 members from 21 villages and offers many different products: natural, unrefined, and improved shea butter, five varieties of soaps as well as body and hair pomades.

Information: http://www.maisondukarite.org/index_en.html

>>>Siby fact sheet (pdf)

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COOPROKAZAN’s main activity is the production and marketing of improved shea butter and of shea butter-based by-products (pomades and soaps). The cooperative also produces honey.

Information: www.coprokazan.org

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NIGER

Four women producer unions are supported by CECI in Niger, bringing together 1,776 members that will soon become a national federation. They are:

1. Wafakay/Falmey commune;
2. Boyada/Torodi commune;
3. Alhéri/Gaya commune;
4. Hadinkay/Guéchémé commune.

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GUINÉE

CECI has also been supporting shea butter women producer organizations since 2005 in Guinea. CECI supports many groups in this country, such as the Benkadi, Djousousouma and Kankanaise groups in the Kankan prefecture. Taken together, these groups comprise approximately 350 members.

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