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TFO Canada confronts the challenge of global poverty by promoting sustainable economic development through export information, advice and contact. TFO Canada facilitates access to the Canadian marketplace and shares Canadian trade expertise for the benefit of smaller exporters in developing countries. Founded in 1980, TFO Canada is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation.
TFO Canada working with Shea Butter producers in Burkina Faso
Generations of African women have used shea butter for cooking and medicinal purposes. Now, a new generation is using the extract from the nuts of the Karité tree to create products for export to open up new, and undreamed of, opportunities for village communities in Burkina Faso.
Traditionally, the Burkinabé women who gathered, boiled, pounded and kneaded the shea nuts into raw shea butter were paid only a pittance for their back-breaking work. Now, by also creating soap and other beauty items for export, these same women are earning sufficient income to send their children to school. And the...
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The Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa is uniquely positioned to link with and learn from Canada's leaders. Our distinctive programs include: Bachelor of Commerce, MBA, MHA, Executive MBA and MSc programs. The Telfer School of Management is accredited by AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS ranking us among the best business schools worldwide. Located in the heart of Canada's capital and offering a broad range of outstanding research and teaching programs in both of our country's official languages, the University of Ottawa is Canada's university.
