Welcome to The African Fair Trade Society

The African Fair Trade Society is a socially conscious organization that imports the highest quality Shea or Karite Butter from West Africa. This Shea Butter is sold in health stores and online and is used to help employ hundreds of West African women, which in turn helps them to support their families and themselves. Currently the African Fair Trade Society is helping to provide employment for women living in villages in Senegal and Guinea.

Poverty is an enormous and complex problem. To properly fight poverty and help build sustainable communities in West Africa, the African Fair Trade Society deals directly with communities using traditional rulers, village heads and town unions. They make policies that have a direct bearing on poor people, especially those living in rural areas. By dealing directly with communities, funds will go directly to people who need them the most.

All projects take hard work and faith, we are building an organization that hopes to change and shape the dynamics of the world. Our mission is to allow the people of Africa to attain a level of achievement that they might not reach without the African Fair Trade Society.

Every purchase of our Shea Butter helps to support villages in West Africa. Our products are produced in an environmentally sensitive manner without being tested on animals.

News

5/2/2010 - Akwaaba: The African Fair Trade Society would like to welcome the Ghanaian Snow Leopard to Vancouver. We are proud to have a West African Olympic athlete here in Vancouver to represent Ghana. Good luck Kwame!

31/12/2009 - Happy New Years: From all of us at the African Fair Trade Society, we want to wish you all a happy new years. We are excited for 2010 and the beginning of a new decade! Thank you all for your continued support and belief in a better world.

01/11/2009 - AFTS Christmas Gift Pack: *** The Christmas Sale has now ended *** From now until Christmas, on all orders over $100.00 you will receive the free AFTS Christmas Gift Pack. The gift pack includes an assortment of two 2oz. shea butter body creams and two of our shea butter soaps. For more information see our product shipping information page. Order soon quantities are limited.

*** Our Christmas Sale has now ended ***

26/10/2009 - Finally Harmony: The African Fair Trade Society is pleased to offer our popular Harmony Scented Body Cream online. This product takes some of our most popular scents and balances them in perfect harmony.

01/09/2009 - Fall Fashion: The African Fair Trade Society will be on location at the Portobello West fashion and art market. Come find your style the last Sunday of the month.

Portobello West fashion and art market - Last Sunday of the Month.