Recovered from FSRN’s earlier site via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Originally published May 11, 2012.
In the face of cultural barriers and gender inequality in northern Nigeria, women in the region are breaking new grounds to empower themselves. The women are acquiring modern means of producing Shea butter for international cosmetic and soap companies. The women make Shea butter from the nuts of the Shea tree. But they are facing a lot of competition from those who want to cut down the Shea tree for other uses. FSRN’s Sam Olukoya reports from northern Nigeria.
