Fair Trade is has been defined as â€œâ€¦an organized social
movement and market-based approach that aims to help producers
in developing countries obtain better trading conditions and
promote sustainability.â€Â The movement has allowed humans in
developing nations to receive a higher price for their goods and
handicrafts, as well as, afford higher social and environmental
standards than would come with mass production and lower
prices.Â Buying cosmetics or other products from companies like
Akoma (http://www.akomacooperative.com/Shea_Butter.html ) puts
the money into the hands of villagers who can use it to supply
their children with an education, or to provide medical care to
their people. Â The villagers of Pusu-Namogo in Ghana have
formed a cooperative and became Fair Trade certified in order to
provide organic raw Shea Butter and luscious Ghanaian Black Soap
to the world.Â These two products are both fantastic
representatives of what Fair Trade is famous for, high quality
and natural. Â Shea Butter has al