Impact Blogs

The Konjeihi Women's Enterprise Centre is a women-run shea processing cooperative in Ghana's Upper West Region and the sole source of all Baraka shea butter. This post tells the full story of the centre — its history, infrastructure, the women who work there, and the role customers play in sustaining it.

Adams Alimata is a shea butter processor at the Konjeihi Women's Enterprise Centre in Ghana's Upper West Region. She speaks about what her earned income from shea processing makes possible for her family's well-being and future. This post includes her story, sourcing details, and FAQs about women's income and cooperative impact.

Imoro Adisa is a shea butter producer at the Konjeihi Women's Enterprise Centre in Ghana's Upper West Region. She speaks about working with Baraka to design improved shea whipping stations that make the physically demanding task easier. This post includes her story, sourcing details, and FAQs about collaborative design and working conditions.

Yahaya Amina is a shea butter producer at the Konjeihi Women's Enterprise Centre in Ghana's Upper West Region. She speaks about how leftover shea materials are now used as fuel instead of wood, making work easier and protecting shea trees. This post includes her story, sourcing details, and FAQs about sustainable production practices.

Seidu Jahanata is a shea butter producer and member of the Konjeihi Women's Enterprise Centre in Ghana's Upper West Region. She speaks about how the shaded work area built with Baraka's support has changed daily working conditions — allowing work to continue through rain and reducing the strain of strong sun.

Imoro Rahinatu is a shea butter producer and member of the Konjeihi Women's Enterprise Centre in Ghana's Upper West Region. She speaks about how a Baraka-supported water system has changed daily life and work for her community — reducing physical strain and freeing time for income-generating activities.

Atiku Zenabu is a shea butter producer and member of the Konjeihi Women's Enterprise Centre in Ghana's Upper West Region. She speaks about how earned income from her work has allowed her to pay school fees and buy books for her children — a direct account of how fair-trade income reaches families.

Issahaku Samata is a shea butter producer at the Konjeihi Women's Enterprise Centre in Ghana's Upper West Region. She speaks about how changes to her work environment have reduced daily smoke exposure, easing eye irritation and making work safer. This post includes her story, sourcing details, and FAQs about working conditions and cooperative impact.

Fuseina Mohammed is part of a mango kernel pilot initiative in Ghana, where women are learning to collect and process mango pits previously discarded as agricultural waste — creating a new source of earned income. She describes what this shift means for her work and her community. This video is part of Baraka's ESG Impact Report. [58 words]

Wayne Dunn spent 25 years in Ghana building Baraka — and last year moved back to two acres in Duncan, BC. The heavy corrugated boxes that carry shea butter and baobab oil from Ghana now go straight to his orchard as cardboard mulch. This is what happened on a Tuesday afternoon in March.

Felicia Solomon is a mother of four working with women in the Oli community in Ghana's Upper West Region. She is part of the cooperative network supported by the Konjeihi Women's Enterprise Centre. In this video, she shares how her work supports her family's food, healthcare, and her children's education.

Asana Seidu is a mother of four and shea butter producer in the Kperisi community in Ghana's Upper West Region. She works with the Konjeihi Women's Enterprise Centre cooperative. In this video, she shares how her work supports her family's food, healthcare, and her children's education.