Our History
Tondaar was established in 2016 as Northern Butter. It was later registered as Tondaar Ventures in 2019, which is a term in the local dialect (Dagaare) meaning economic trees. This owes to the fact that we intend to explore the potentials of all economic trees within Northern Ghana such as Shea, Baobab, Cashew and Dawadawa.
Empowering rural women through the Shea Industry’s Golden Trio
Vision Statement
A social enterprise that commits to becoming the leading Shea Value Chain Player in Ghana and beyond.
Mission
We are committed at building a sustainable Shea supply chain, targeted at increasing the volumes of hand-crafted Shea butter supply; improving Shea processing procedures; planting, protecting and promoting the Shea and other economic trees in Ghana
Business Model
Our business model supports rural communities through women empowerment. By choosing our brand, you can feel good about using a premium product that is good for your skin and good for the world.
Our Vision is achieved through the following:
- Engaging with Stakeholders of Shea dominant communities in Northern Ghana
- Facilitating the formation of women cooperatives among Shea processors
- Training and equipping women cooperatives with requisite knowledge and machinery to improve production standards
- Initiating sustainable financing schemes for cooperatives to be able to finance their operations
- Searching for Shea market and supplying Shea butter from cooperatives to destination markets identified
