Global InformationShea Yeleen information
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| Formation | 2005 |
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| Type | Social enterprise, natural beauty care |
Key people | Rahama Wright (President & CEO) |
| Website | sheayeleen |
Shea Yeleen is a social enterprise that includes a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and a commercial entity that sells "high-quality, unrefined shea butter products." The mission of the organization is "to promote sustainable economic development in rural sub-Saharan Africa, empower and train women-owned shea butter cooperatives, and educate consumers in the U.S. about natural beauty care products and fair trade.[1]
Rahama Wright, a former Peace Corps volunteer in Mali, founded Shea Yeleen in 2005 and serves as the organization's President and CEO.[2]
- ^ "The Mission". Shea Yeleen. Archived from the original on 2012-06-23.
- ^ "Rahama Wright". Shea Yeleen. Archived from the original on 2013-04-15.