AAK, Mars partner on program supporting women shea collectors
AAK supplies Mars with shea as cocoa butter equivalents for chocolate, confectionery applications.
AAK and Mars have joined forces with several nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and an impact investment fund to create a public-private partnership that will improve the livelihoods of women working in Ghana's shea supply chain.
Running until 2030, the Women in Shea (WISH) initiative aims to reach 13,000 women shea collectors from more than 150 communities in northern Ghana.