16
May
COVID-19 had a strong negative impact on the Kusanaba Women’s Group in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region. The group won a significant contract to sell the shea butter they process, but the pandemic depleted their financial resources so they could not purchase raw shea kernel. Thanks to a rural bank with a strategic imperative to lend to more women and support from a local transaction advisor, the women were able to secure financing so they could supply their customers. The Kusanaba Women’s Group is comprised of 500 members, mostly widows. They cultivate maize and groundnut on small…
