13CASE STUDIES FROM AFRICA AND ASIA • GHANA
GHANA:
Extraction and Use of Jatropha Oil by a Village Women’s Group
to Power Shea Butter Processing Equipment
By Sabina Anokye Mensah, GRATIS Foundation, Gender and Development Coordinator, Tema,
Ghana
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13CASE STUDIES FROM AFRICA AND ASIA • GHANA
GHANA:
Extraction and Use of Jatropha Oil by a Village Women’s Group
to Power Shea Butter Processing Equipment
By Sabina Anokye Mensah, GRATIS Foundation, Gender and Development Coordinator, Tema,
Ghana
Project overview
This project was the first small-scale Jatropha oil extraction project by women at the village
level in Ghana.
It was undertaken by a women’s group in Gbimsi, a town about 2 km from
Walewale in the West Mamprusi District of the Northern region of Ghana, with support from
UNIFEM, the GRATIS Foundation in Ghana, and the UNDP-GEF Small Grants Programme.
The
project concept grew out of a national consultation, in which members of the women’s group
from Gbimsi participated, on‘Energy Use and Technology Needs of Women in Major Economic
Sectors.
’The project now serves as a guide for all those interested in village biofuel production
and empowerment of women, including entrepreneurs, project developers, policy makers and
donors.
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