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Dutch/Ghanaian social enterprise of 100% African natural organic products seeks distributors and agents

Country of origin:
Country: 
NETHERLANDS
Opportunity:
External Id: 
BONL20210323001
Published
23/03/2021
Last update
07/04/2021
Expiration date
08/04/2022

Keywords

Partner keyword: 
Health and beauty aids
Other consumer products
Manufacture of oils and fats
Manufacture of margarine and similar edible fats
Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals
Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations
Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics
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Summary

Summary: 
The Dutch/Ghanaian social enterprise seeks partners in France, Sweden, Germany and Italy that are willing to distribute high-quality African natural organic products in bulk to help people to get out of poverty. They offer the following products: - Shea butter - African black soap - Cocoa butter - Coconut oil Potential partners are offered collaboration in the framework of a distribution services agreement or a commercial agency agreement.

Description

Description: 

The Dutch/Ghanaian social enterprise, is an international operating distributor of African natural and organic products, suited for the food & cosmetics market. The main activities of the company are:

- To produce, package and ship high quality natural products businesses globally.
- To empower rural women out of poverty and inspire their children to pursue a better future for themselves and their community.
- To operate in the fields of the local communities and to register and train producers to make high value products from locally sourced materials.
- To ensure that the producers receive a fair trade price. Due to supply chain advantage, end users pay a lower price in comparison with the present market price.
- To offer local producers the opportunity to operate in international markets.

The enterprise is impact driven and its mission is to improve the livelihoods of rural women and their children. All the products are 100% natural and handmade by trained rural women.

The enterprise offers the following products:
- Shea butter
- African black soap
- Cocoa butter
- Coconut oil

The enterprise has the ambition to achieve the following objective with its activities:

● Create access to global markets, grade A products are marketed globally to wholesalers and bulk users.
● Value Addition, register women and train them to produce grade A-products from locally sourced materials.
● Financial Inclusion, women receive cash and account deposits, with digital records. This creates their digital and financial identity, increasing their eligibility for loans.
● Child Support, material and educational support for children, savings for education.

The enterprise has partners and end-users of all sizes. They seek agents and distribution partners in France, Sweden, Germany and Italy that are willing to distribute/purchase high quality products in bulk to help people to get out of poverty. Potential partners are offered a collaboration in the framework of a distribution services agreement or a commercial agency agreement.

Advantages & innovations

Cooperation plus value: 
The enterprise offers the following advantages: - Grade A unrefined shea butter, - Making social impact while pay market conform price, - Support for rural women and their children, - International company with experience on local level of production, - All handmade products by local women, - Sustainable alternatives for palm oil and cocoa butter

Stage of development

Cooperation stage dev stage: 
Already on the market

Partner sought

Cooperation area: 
The enterprise seeks for agents, distribution partners and 2 types of wholesalers: Wholesalers ● Partners that can use the unrefined shea butter, African black soap and virgin coconut oil as an ingredient for their manufacturing processes. ● Partners that are willing to expand their range of products with the unrefined shea butter, African black soap and virgin coconut oil. Agents/Distributors ● Partners that are interested in bulk unrefined shea butter, African black soap and virgin coconut oil and distribute them on their own.

Type and size

Cooperation task: 
SME 11-50,R&D Institution,SME <10,>500 MNE,251-500,SME 51-250,>500

Dissemination

Dissemination sector group : 
Dissemination preferred : 
France, Germany, Italy, Sweden

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A close up of the African black soap, which is produced by local women in Ghana

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The virgin coconut oil is stored in jerry cans of 25 liters

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The African black soap is packaged in pieces of 5kg, with a total of 20 kg per box

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The unrefined shea butter is packaged in cardboard boxes of 25kg

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The virgin coconut oil is produced by local women in Ghana.

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A closeup of the unrefined shea butter, which is produced by local women in Ghana