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Shea butter co-operative |
9 March 2005 |
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 Shea butter is a natural moisturiser made from the nut of the shea tree
When a group of women asked the Women's Development Agency in Tamale, in Northern Ghana, for help in setting up their own business, they were each loaned about £26 from Comic Relief funds.
The pooled their resources to form a shea butter co-operative. Within two years they had paid back their loan and are looking to expand.
Katy Hickman visits the co-operative to find out how shea butter is made.
Red Nose day 2005 is on Friday 11 March. To get involved visit www.rednoseday.com or telephone 08457 910 910 (local rate call charges apply)Disclaimer
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