Sommalife
Sommalife is digitising shea supply in West Africa. This social enterprise uses modern technology to create sustainable income and impact in rural communities. Sommalife is dedicated to establishing a future where rural women get the income and rewards they deserve for the value they create.

Sommalife’s vision is to eliminate the gap between stakeholders in the shea value chain and to guarantee transparency and traceability. Using their software, TreeSyt, they catalyse all smallholder farmer engagements to enhance cost efficiency, create sustainable income and impact in rural communities. Through their innovation, they reduce bottlenecks such as manual operations, walking long distances to local markets and middlemen. They also connect local producers to international markets to earn fair wages and additional income.