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Engaging with women in Kolo Nafaso
Via our Kolo Nafaso direct sourcing program, we have
taken the responsibility to engage directly with the
women who collect and process shea kernels.
Our Kolo Nafaso shea dashboard guides our compliance
and sustainability work in West Africa. The biggest
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our program to include more than 230,000 women in
three countries – an increase of 72 percent since 2018.
Direct engagement with the women who participate
in the Kolo Nafaso program provides fantastic opportunities
to provide training on topics related to business,
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reduce water consumption, participants are encouraged
to steam the shea kernels instead of boiling them. The
women are also encouraged not to cut shea trees for
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Through this effort, we aim to reduce CO2e emissions
within the shea supply chain as well as improve health
and safety conditions during the processing of shea
kernels and everyday the quality of life in our partner
communities.
We are following up on our performance with an
extensive survey with the women every two years. The
next survey will be conducted in 2020. In 2019, we
decided to conduct an external impact assessment of
Kolo Nafaso to get an expert view of our program and
its performance. The results can be seen in our latest
post-harvest progress report available on our website.
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