SHEA BUSINESS EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM ASSESSMENT
SHEA BUSINESS EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM ASSESSMENT
The Global Shea Alliance (GSA), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, implements the Shea Business Empowerment Program (SBEP). A 3 year program to transform informal and ad hoc activities of women's work in Shea into dignified and fulfilling work by strengthening co-operatives and SMEs in the Shea value chain. The program aims to reach 90,000 women shea collectors in northern Ghana, with 30,000 being young women in shea processing, by providing access to capital, critical skills development and leveraging digital technology to access new markets.