• 46%

• Annual Increased Income

WAREHOUSES FOR WOMEN SHEA KERNEL COLLECTORS

• 75 Warehouses Donated
• 13,000 MT Kernels Aggregated
• $2,300,00 Pre-financing Credit for Cooperatives

In 2021, sustainability partners provided 75 warehouses and processing centers to women collectors and processors in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria and Togo – bringing the total number of these facilities donated to 352 since the launch of the Sustainability Program in 2014. 41% of the warehouses donated in 2021 were funded by the private sector, while the remaining 59% by donor partners. During the year, both old and new warehouses were used to aggregate more than 13,000MT of kernels. Sustainability partners also invested in the provision of equipment including tricycles, pallets, weighing scales, ledger books and furniture. The availability and use of equipment promote good warehouse management and storage practices. Beyond the provision of warehousing solutions, partners ensure that there is a readily available market for the women collectors and processors and actively facilitate linkages where necessary. For the 2021 season more than 100 cooperatives secured buyer contracts and received $2,300,000 in prefinancing. .

“The donation of this warehouse to us is a big relief to me because my children will now get a comfortable place to lay their heads. I stock my shea kernels in the same single room I and my children sleep. I will now stock my kernels at the warehouse in order to allow my children to sleep comfortably at home.”

- Mariama Salifu, Gupanarigu, Ghana.