CREATING
A SOCIAL IMPACT THROUGH
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Integrity
We are honest, fair, and ethical in our business practices.
Excellence
We deliver excellent products through efficiency, innovation, and quality.
Empowerment
We equip our suppliers, processors, and communities with resources and skills to stimulate positive change.
OUR VALUES
OUR MISSION
To foster the development of enterprises and livelihoods, while increasing living standards and market inclusion of rural communities in northern Ghana.
OUR VISION
To beautify the world by providing high-quality shea raw products and to empower the women behind shea products through socially impactful and enterprising activities that improve the lives of communities.
Empowering women also means building their entrepreneurial skills, confidence, and sense of ownership. Mybodytree supports more than 2,000 women to not only improve their livelihoods but also protect their voices and interests through cooperative groups.
WHO WE ARE
Mybodytree is a vibrant business that procures shea kernels and processes shea butter from northern Ghana to export to international markets. We are based in Washington, D.C., and operate in the Upper West Region of Ghana.
Mybodytree partners with cooperatives of women shea producers, address their challenges, and improve their productivity. We value women’s contributions and dedicate our resources to empowering them. We pre-finance their activities, provide training and equipment, and guarantee storage and markets for their products.
Mybodytree creates jobs by hiring more than 100 women in our semi-automated, semi-artisanal shea butter processing plant. Our plant eliminates the need for menial work and boosts efficiency, while maintaining the detail, quality, and artisanal touch of the women of northern Ghana.
Empowering women also means building their entrepreneurial skills, confidence, and sense of ownership. Mybodytree supports more than 2,000 women to not only improve their livelihoods but also protect their voices and interests through cooperative groups.
Empowering women also means building their entrepreneurial skills, confidence, and sense of ownership. Mybodytree supports more than 2,000 women to not only improve their livelihoods but also protect their voices and interests through cooperative groups.
Christel worked as a business analyst in the private sector for years before starting her career in global development. She served a number of multisector projects funded by the United States Agency for International Development, the World Bank, KW Development Bank, the Global Fund, the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development, and other private foundations.
Meet our leader
Our Leadership
Meet our CEO, Christel Musadi Tshikudi. She is a native of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), who grew up in Europe and moved to the United States more than 20 years ago. She first grew an interest in global economic development while working for her mother’s NGO supporting women’s development in the DRC.
Christel worked as a business analyst in the private sector for years before starting her career in global development. She served a number of multisector projects funded by the United States Agency for International Development, the World Bank, KfW Development Bank, the Global Fund, the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development, and other private foundations.
Christel launched Mybodytree in 2021, after working closely with farmers in northern Ghana. Her passion is helping women and youth establish their footprints in the social and economic landscape.
Meet our CEO, Christel Musadi Tshikudi. She is a native of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), who grew up in Europe and moved to the United States more than 20 years ago. She first grew an interest in global economic development while working for her mother’s NGO supporting women’s development in the DRC.
Christel launched Mybodytree in 2021, after working closely with farmers in northern Ghana. Her passion is helping women and youth establish their footprints in the social and economic landscape.
Christel launched Mybodytree in 2021, after working closely with farmers in northern Ghana. Her passion is helping women and youth establish their footprints in the social and economic landscape.
Christel worked as a business analyst in the private sector for years before starting her career in global development. She served a number of multisector projects funded by the United States Agency for International Development, the World Bank, KW Development Bank, the Global Fund, the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development, and other private foundations.