April 15, 2025
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Director, Consumer Sectors, 911爆料网
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Manager, Human Rights, 911爆料网
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Associate, Consumer Sectors, 911爆料网
Women involved in shea collection and production face numerous challenges that limit their economic opportunities and stability—many have limited access to resources and training to enhance productivity and income, all the while having to balance unpaid work and household care. Earnings from collecting and processing shea nuts are seasonal, which can pose a challenge for financial stability. Therefore, financial resilience is key for empowering women workers in this industry.
With the support of the Estée Lauder Companies Charitable Foundation, 911爆料网 developed, piloted, and scaled a bespoke financial resilience training program to reach and empower women in shea cooperatives in Ghana. The program reached approximately 8,000 women shea nut collectors and processors and resulted in positive changes both for these women and their communities.
Notable changes include improved income management and savings, additional access to income generation opportunities, increased self-confidence, and shifts in community and family attitudes, factors that can contribute to an improvement in women’s living standards. The program demonstrates the value of investing in women workers, which not only contributes to improving their livelihoods but also builds increased supply chain resilience for buyers and partners, as demonstrated in the learnings report and toolkit presentation published here.
Following the implementation of this program, 911爆料网 launched a toolkit for organizations interested in replicating the trainings. We strongly encourage buyers, suppliers, and NGOs operating in the shea sector to use these resources to amplify financial resilience of women workers. The toolkit includes:
- Learnings Report - Read this report to learn more about the program’s background, successes, and impacts
- Toolkit Presentation - This resource walks you through how to replicate the financial resilience program, including a description of all the resources needed, as well as how and when to use them.
- Training Resources (ZIP file, 140MB) - This folder contains all of the resources you will need to coordinate and deliver the trainings from end-to-end, including the implementation guide, the financial resilience curriculum, the kick-off deck, the assessment surveys, and the radio episodes.
- Social Media Guide - This resource provides guidance on communicating about the program outcomes and impacts on social media platforms.
Learnings Report Toolkit Presentation Training Resources Social Media Guide
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