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Association Songtaab-Yalgré - Burkina Faso

assoc-songtaab-yalgre


Equator Prize 2006

www.songtaaba.net

Full Nomination

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Description: Burkina Faso's rural women's association, Songtaab-Yalgré, has produced organic shea butter for export internationally for over 14 years. The association now works with 11 villages and over 3,000 women, distributing income equally amongst members of the collective.

Profile in Brief
Classification
Women's Group
Community-based Entrepreneurial Initiative
Field of Work
Sustainable Products
Environmental Education
Livelihoods Diversification
Project Catalyst
Unsustainable Agriculture
Economic Decline
Marginalization
Ecosystem
Forest Ecosystem
Ecosystem Services
Provision of Genetic Resources
Nutrient Cycling

Key Activities and Innovations: The Songtaab-Yalgré works on raising awareness of conservation and organic production and offers trainings on environmentally friendly agricultural practices. The association devotes a portion of its resources to HIV/AIDS education and literacy training for women and youth and sponsors "theatre forums" about pesticide use, HIV/AIDS prevention, and other issues. The association now works to distribute income equally among members of the collective.

Key Impacts

Biodiversity
  • Nearly 20,000 shea nut trees are protected and managed without pesticides
  • Environmental friendly agricultural practices

Socio-economic

  • As a result of this initiative, the income of over 1,140 rural women has tripled
  • 80 percent of women have bicycles to meet transportation needs
  • Improved soil quality has translated to improvements in agricultural outputs and in community health


Partners

  • Société Flash Beauté
  • NOVIB
  • CECI


In the News

Les productrices burkinabés réunies sur Songtaab-Yalgre
Femmes africaines et TIC : une lutte de tous les clics

Contact

Marceline Ouédraogo
BP 6696, Ouagadougou 01
Burkina Faso
Tel : + 226 70.21.25.98
Fax: + 226 50.34.19.74
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