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ACCRA - Northern Ghana is underdeveloped, and women have borne the brunt of it, with high levels of poverty and few economic opportunities. Businesswomen in the capital are trying to help by working with northerners to make unique products to sell locally and to international markets.
In Accra, some women-owned businesses are working with non-profits and women about 700 kilometers north, sourcing raw materials for their goods, such as shea butter.