Shea Butter and African Black Soap

Fair Trade ~ Unrefined ~ 100% Pure & Natural

Agbanga Karite - African owned wholesaler of Unrefined Shea Butter & African Black Soap

About Us

Members of Agbanga Karite Shea Butter Group

Agbanga Karite Group Members

Shea butter is a major part of the lives of many people in central and northern Togo. Since the 1960s, the Tchala and Agbanga families have been involved in gathering, making, and selling traditional shea butter in regional markets. In early 2003, Olowo-n'djo Tchala took the family business to another level by creating the Agbanga Karité Group, a multi-ethnic, member-controlled, and decentralized organization that produces, exports, and wholesales high quality, traditional unrefined shea butter, African black soap, and other indigenous products. The goal of this organization is to help empower the women of Togo by providing them a means of bringing the products of their indigenous knowledge and wisdom to the rest of the world while receiving a fair, living wage for their efforts. Olowo-n'djo named this organization Agbanga Karité to honor his mother's name and the years of struggle she has endured to raise her family. The Agbanga Karité Group strives to be an example for other African organizations to follow by adhering to fair trade and organic production guidelines and giving back a percentage of earnings to its communities.

"We Agbanga Karite members believe we have a unique traditionally handcrafted shea butter based on thousands of years of experience and proven to maintain a healthy skin. We are proud to be able to offer you our shea butter and black soap and thank you for your support" - Limata Gbadamassi, Director of Sokode shea butter center.

What We Stand For:

Empowerment of women in Togo and worldwide
Reduction of gender inequality by valuing women's indigenous knowledge and skills and providing stable incomes
Providing scholarships and supporting education to enhance opportunities for disadvantaged youth in our communities
Supporting AIDS and Malaria research to help our communities across Africa
Encouraging the conservation of shea trees and other indigenous natural resources
Promoting and maintaining fair trade and organic principles
Protecting indigenous African knowledge
Respecting everyone's ethnicity, religion and gender
Advancing member controlled, open, decentralized organizational structure

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