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.

News

30/09/2007 - Online Products: We added another product to our online catalogue. Our Scented Shea Butter combines all the health benefits of Shea Butter with the calming and therapeutic qualities of Lavender and Geranium.

17/09/2007 - Fall Trade Shows: The African Fair Trade Society will be on location at several trade shows this fall. Come out and show your support for our Fair Trade organization and learn more about all amazing health benefits of Shea Butter.

BC Women's Show & Sale - September 22 & 23 2007.

Vancouver Health Show - October 13 & 14 2007.

Visit us at the next Health show 2008.

West Coast Women's Show - October 19 - 21 2007.

21/08/2007 - African Movements: We have just posted two videos produced in 2006 about the African Fair Trade Society. These videos are a great way to see Ba talking about the Society and his own personal feelings about Africa. Please view the story of our beginning at the Ba and Fanta corner of the website.

16/08/2008 - PNE Reminder: This is a reminder for everyone to come see us at the PNE. Visit us at the next Fair, August 16 to September 1, 2008. PNE on now.

Also we have just posted some exciting Volunteer Positions with the African Fair Trade Society.