At Santrokofi- Bume in Ghana

We are familiar with the problem of low income communities around the globe, and have found a system to bring

wealth into poverty stricken communities. Moringa grows in the communities where it is needed the most. By

harnessing the vitality of Moringa for the people, and exporting the plant around the world, we are able to provide

much need nutrition to the community and create employment for the locals; thus brining in new a earned revenue

flow.

Back ground of Moringa Life Project

We created and implemented Moringa Life Project to create sustainable communities in Africa, South America, and

Southern Asia where Moringa is grown. We work with a number of NGOs across those nations to help the local

communities to be self-sufficient and self-functioning with cultivation of their given resources.

Through the Moringa Project, we have partnered with the Shape Live Foundation, a NGO in

Ghana, to be the supplier for Moringa. Shape Live Foundation employs women who are living in

impoverished conditions. We have succeeded in processing Moringa into powder form in

accordance with the highest sanitation standards by collaborating with a research institute and

radiation center in Ghana. Importing Moringa in powder form instead of raw leaves is aimed to

help add economic and brand value to the

suppliers.

SHAPE LIVES FOUNDATION Founder: Alexander Kedje SHAPE LIVES FOUNDATION’S MISSION

• Providing relief to the poor, handicapped and others victimized by society especially women and children • Equipping the rural youth with entrepreneurial skills to become self-employed and self dependent • Providing health information and support • Providing guidance and counseling services to help people translate their vision into reality • Food security and farming activities • Support for brilliant but needy children in school

Location Moringa Farm in Santrokofi (an ethnic group). Small community located in North Volta region with about 8000 people. Early January 2007, the organization acquired a 2.5 acre

land at Santrokofi- Bume for the commencement of the project. The project was titled “Community Action on Moringa Cultivation towards Elimination of Malnutrition among Women and children.” The project envisages to promote the cultivation, processing and consumption of Moringa in the Santrokofi communities and Ghana as a whole. Many people in these communities are malnourished especially women and children due to high poverty levels, as s a result the organization selected the community to start this project on pilot basis.

In Ghana：Alex Kedie In New York: Tad Kumagai

MORINGA LIFE PROJECT was started with two men

NGO Maker Consumer Farm

Managing project Making a report

Supply material Quality control

Improved quality

Product development

Marketing/Sales Customer

management

Purchasing product

Share the product and project

The key to success: co-prosperity

Beyond social business, Beyond fair trade

Everything have been done locally

Pre-project

Post-project

Outcome of the project

Building storage house Installation of new equipments Hiring more workers

Providing job opportunities Purchasing school kits Purchasing fuel efficient stoves

Acknowledgement of the U.N Global Compact

The UN Global Compact's ten principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption enjoy universal consensus and are derived from: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights The International Labour Organization's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development The United Nations Convention Against Corruption

The UN Global Compact asks companies to embrace, support and enact, within their sphere of influence, a set of core values in the areas of human rights, labour standards, the environment and anti-corruption:

Communication on progress

Women are empowered with the income form Moringa

Provided needy families with fuel-efficient cooking stoves

Brought autonomy and ownership to the women

This project provided needy families with fuel-efficient cooking stoves, which reduces the use of wood and improve health conditions in the local area, particularly for women who do most of the cooking. We believe that this project directly and indirectly implements the Global Compact principles in each of the four issue areas: human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption.

This project allows autonomy and ownership to the women involved. The women formed their own organization, with a president and a secretary. About 10 women work together at a time and individually get marked for the shift they worked. They get paid as a group, and at the end of the month, the leaders of the groups distribute their pay according to how much work they put in.

Women are empowered with the income from Moringa to make financial decisions for the household. For example, they can use that income to buy more seeds or fertilizers to help their own farm or send their children to school.

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