Linda showed me the water
supply for her business premises- connected in July 2013, and flowing every
third (market) day. Her next business purchase will be a polytank for water storage.
A water supply on the premises will make processing easier, and will allow the
proposed wash room for the women to be finished and made usable.
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| The main buildings and office- with connection to electricity supply |
The actual business premises were developed using Linda’s wages
from her regular employment (this venture being accomplished in her spare time)
and from prize money she was awarded from a national essay competition run by
the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) through which Linda’s plans for the
Shea Butter Hope Givers enterprise were conceptualized. (website-hopegivers.wix.com)
Alice’s example is a reminder that each of the women have a
multitude of necessary duties and responsibilities, (eg childcare, carrying
water, collecting firewood, ensuring family feeding for the day) so that coming to process the shea butter is
not a daily 9-5 type job, but a part time activity to be added to other tasks
and prioritised when possible.
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| One of three traditional style open huts constructed. The women knead the butter in these. |
To date income from this venture has been used for further
investment, to pay the women workers “in kind” through providing snacks and a
meal when they come to work, to provide work clothes and to reward guest
speakers who deliver training and education.
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