Shea Mamas - Empowering Women for Sustainable Shea

Women learning sustainable shea production

Empower Women

empowering Women for sustainable shea. Protecting Forests.
Building Sustainable Rural Economies.

Protect Forests.

Preserving Forests for Future Generations.
Sustainable shea production preserves our natural heritage.

Build Sustainable Rural Economies.

Strengthening Rural Communities Through Sustainable Livelihoods.
Creating sustainable rural economies through fair trade shea.

♥ About Us

Shea Mamas deploys decentralized renewable energy infrastructure to unlock sustainable productivity across women-led shea butter and local food processing value chains in Nigeria. Our solution replaces carbon-intensive energy sources with clean power — driving operational efficiency, income growth, food system resilience, enabling healthier livelihoods, improved productivity, and long-term shea environmental conservation.

Clean Energy Access for Productive Use

Women’s Economic Empowerment

Shea Trees Conservation & Climate Action

Inclusive Community Development

Gender-Based Violence (GBV)

What We Deliver

Through sustainable shea production and community empowerment, we create lasting change. Our cooperative model provides women with training, resources, and fair market access while protecting vital forest ecosystems. Together, we're building resilient communities and sustainable livelihoods.

Solar-powered processing

Energy-efficient equipment

Skills & cooperative governance

Sustainable financing models

Our Vision

Thriving women-led enterprises powered by clean energy, sustaining healthy ecosystems and resilient rural economies.

Our Mission

To accelerate inclusive energy access, shea trees conservation for productive use while strengthening women’s leadership, environmental stewardship, and market competitiveness.

Impact Programs

Clean Energy For Shea

The initiative deploys decentralized solar photovoltaic systems to power collective shea butter processing centers. Each site is designed for reliability, scalability, and productive use under rural operating conditions.

Impact Programs

Gender and Social Inclusion

Through gender-responsive programming, data-driven inclusion audits, and community-led partnerships, we advance measurable outcomes aligned with SDG 5 (Gender Equality), SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities), and SDG 16 (Inclusive Institutions). We prioritise safe participation spaces, equitable resource distribution, and representation in decision-making—creating systems that are resilient, fair, and capable of delivering long-term social and economic impact.

Impact Programs

Citizens’ Deliberation & Democratic Innovation Programme (CDDI)

Strengthening community voice in global decision-making through inclusive deliberation, civic learning, and participatory governance. The Citizens’ Deliberation & Democratic Innovation Programme is a civic participation and governance initiative designed to strengthen community voice, democratic literacy, and inclusive decision-making at local and global levels. The programme builds community capacity to participate meaningfully in structured deliberation processes, bridging grassroots perspectives into global policy conversations.

Who We Work With

Building partnerships for sustainable impact across communities and sectors

Women-led Cooperatives and Processors

Empowering women entrepreneurs through cooperative networks and sustainable shea processing facilities

Community Leaders and Youth Groups

Engaging local leadership and youth to drive community development and sustainable practices

Local Governments

Collaborating with government agencies to create enabling policies and supportive environments

Development Partners and Investors

Partnering with organizations and investors committed to sustainable development and social impact

Research and Monitoring Institutions

Working with research institutions to ensure evidence-based approaches and continuous improvement

Become a Partner

Join us in creating sustainable impact. Let's work together to empower communities.

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