Notes from the Field – Madam Rabi – Ghana

Who: Madam Rabi

Background:

• Single mother, 4 kids, lived below the poverty line but made shea butter to scrape by
• Most women in her area could not afford to start a shea butter business, struggled even more and could not send their kids to school

Solution:

• Ripples hired Madam Rabi as the team lead to help them start a Shea Butter co-op

Impact:

• The co-op grew to 7K women and exports across Africa and Europe
• Madam Rabi sent all her kids to school; the eldest just graduated and has a job
• She is a respected community. leader and role model – even meeting with the Ghana VP