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The Initiative
The shea project in Ghana is the first joint field initiative of the partnership between SAP & PlaNet Finance to create sustainable business models through access to microfinance, education, and information technology. PlaNet Finance and SAP have combined their supply chain and development expertise to create a value chain reinforcement program, in partnership with two local Ghanaian microfinance institutions (MFIs), Grameen Ghana and Maata-N-Tudu. Since 2011, the initiative has been supported by the European Commission and the French Development Agency to:
• Organize women into village groups and associations and federate them into one national network
• Provide women with reliable access to health services
• Improve shea product quality and value through technical and business training
• Effectively link women with the market
• Provide adapted financial services to women workers through the MFIs
• Promote the protection and productivity of shea trees and support women’s economic and human rights
More information: http://www.starshea.com
