Murugu Organic Shea Butter Processing Center- Northern Ghana /Global Shea Alliance (GSA)
Murugu, Savannah Region, GHANA On Thursday, January 28, 2021, ownership of the A Rocha Ghana shea butter processing facility and eight warehouses was transferred to nine shea cooperatives in the West Gonja District in the Savannah Region of northern Ghana. The new facilities are part of a U.S. Government effort to partner with communities, companies, and non-profit organizations in West Africa to expand economic opportunities for women. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) developed the facilities in partnership with the Global Shea Alliance (GSA) and Evolution of Smooth, a U.S. cosmetics brand. The facilities will increase incomes for 1,000 Ghanaian women who collect and process shea nuts. The project was also supported by two NGOs, A Rocha Ghana and Noé, both focused on the sustainable management of environmental resources.