People across Africa have used shea butter for skin and hair care, food, and medicine for at least 700 years.
Shea butter-making has been the only source of income for many women in Ghana for centuries.
Deforestation and competition from bigger companies are threatening the livelihoods of the women and their families.
Women in Ghana have been turning shea nuts into butter for centuries. People across Africa have used it for skin and hair care, food, and medicine for at least 700 years. But for the past four decades, men have been cutting down the very tree that provides livelihood to many families. We traveled to Ghana to find out how despite the challenges, this group of women artisans is still standing.
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