Atacora Essential was established in Boukombe, Benin, West Africa and Olympia, WA in 2009. their Founder served in the Peace Corps from 1992 in the same villages that they operate in today. They are dedicated to fighting poverty and inequality in Africa by revaluing indigenous resources and promoting gender equality through Fair Trade. All of their products are wild and sustainable harvested, 100% pure and natural and traditionally manufactured. They pay their suppliers and workers Fair Trade prices and wages, and pledge 10% of revenues for community empowerment projects to support health, education and environmental stewardship in the impoverished rural villages in the Atacora Mountains where they work. by supporting the health and wellness of their customers with their unique products, they also support the health and wellness of their host communities.
Atacora Essential Neem Seed Oil. Neem seed oil has internal, external, and other utilitarian applications. for the skin, it is moisturizing and healing. It is oftern used to treat a variety of skin ailments, including psoriasis, fungal infections, cuts, scrapes, bruises and infections. It is an excellent natural insect repellent for personal, pet and garden uses. It is highly indicated for use in soaps, cosmetics and toothpaste. Everyone in West Africa starts the day by chewing and brushing with a neem stick for dental hygene!
Neem (Azadarachta indica) Neem is an incredible multipurpose tree that originated on the Indian subcontinent and is naturalized throughout the tropics. It is found in virtually every city, town and village in West Africa. It is a very resistant and utilitarian tree. It plays a central role in Ayuvedic medicine. every part of the tree has important practical applications. Their neem products are wild harvested and naturally processed by their cooperative. Among its many therapeutic properties are: antibacterial, antiplaque, antifungal, larvicidal (mosquitos), antiviral, heptoprotective, antitumor, antifertility (birth control), antipyretic and antiseptic.
Atacora Essential Neem Seed Oil:
100% Natural
Fairly Traded
Virgin Cold Pressed
wild Crafted
Sustainable Harvest
Soothes And Moisturizes Irritated Skin
Personal And Pet Uses
Excellent For Soap Making
Excellent For Lotions
Who Is Atacora Essential?
Atacora Essential is the realization of a dream and the culmination of 20 years of experience and learning. Colonialism, economic imperialism, trade policy, misguided development strategies, cultural and climatic factors have systemically brought about glaring poverty and gender inequality in West Africa. Food insecurity, disease, under education and environmental degradation abound. Under the current market and development paradigms, citizens have consistently lacked the voice and power to significantly abate these injustices. Atacora Essential has been conceived as a market based initiative geared to create conditions where African people can acquire the means and knowledge to own and determine their futures, with diminished dependence on external capital and the hegemony of Western ideas.
Founder and President, David B. Goldman (B.A., M.A.) served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Republic of Benin from 1992-1994. He was posted in Boukombé in the mountainous and beautiful Atacora province in the country’s northwest; named for the mountain range that is its most prominent feature. In 1995, he contracted to train incoming Environmental Action Volunteers and then served as an interim Associate Director. As a Volunteer, he worked collaboratively with villagers, youth and women’s groups, other development organizations and Beninese government agencies to design and implement grassroots, participatory community projects, including agro-forestry, dry season gardening, Perm culture and appropriate technology. His acquisition of the local language, Ditammari, greatly facilitated his work and helped forge enduring friendships. He is a twice certified Perm culture Designer. His graduate studies focused on sustainable development and Africa, earning him an M.A. in Environment and Community from Antioch University Seattle in 2007. A subsequent visit to Benin, specifically to Boukombé, solidified his commitment and capacity to co-create with local participants a novel and community driven strategy for economic and social empowerment. This is Atacora Essential!
The ten women and 2+ men of the Atacora Essential cooperative located 10k from Boukombé in the small rural village of Kouporgou are the backbone of the organization. The Fair Trade wages they earn from their efforts sustainably producing, collecting and processing unique indigenous products have already had a remarkable impact on their families’ well being…and they are just getting started!
Suggested Use
Can Be Applied Directly to skin.
Warnings
For External Use Only
Ingredients
100% Pure Neem Seed Oil
About Atacora Essential
Atacora Essential was established in Boukombe, Benin, West Africa and Olympia, WA in 2009. their Founder served in the Peace Corps from 1992 in the same villages that they operate in today. They are dedicated to fighting poverty and inequality in Africa by revaluing indigenous resources and promoting gender equality through Fair Trade. All of their products are wild and sustainable harvested, 100% pure and natural and traditionally manufactured. They pay their suppliers and workers Fair Trade prices and wages, and pledge 10% of revenues for community empowerment projects to support health, education and environmental stewardship in the impoverished rural villages in the Atacora Mountains where they work. by supporting the health and wellness of their customers with their unique products, they also support the health and wellness of their host communities. 120 State Ave NE PMB 126 Olympia,
WA,
98501 Phone: (360) 918-8193 http://www.atacoraessential.com/
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