Fair Trade
Alaffia – EveryDay Coconut – Pure African Coconut Oil for Skin and Hair – 11 oz.
- 100 percent Certified Fair Trade Ingredients
- Pure African Coconut Oil is made at a co-op in West Africa.
- Powerful restorative and hydrating fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals leave skin soft and smooth.
- Perfect for all skin and hair types.
- Equality- Empowerment- Beauty. All sales of Alaffia products contribute to empowerment projects to help break the cycle of poverty in Togo.
$14.75
Alaffia – Triple Milled Shea Butter Soap – Variety 6 Pack
- 100 percent Certified Fair Trade Ingredients
- Contains very high concentration of shea butter for a moisturizing lather.
- Variety pack contains: Raspberry, Lemongrass Citrus, Sandalwood Ylang Ylang, Pineapple Coconut, and 2 bars of Fresh Lavender
- Wheat, soy and gluten free.
- Equality – Empowerment – Beauty. All sales of Alaffia products contribute to empowerment projects to help break the cycle of poverty in Togo.
$29.99
Books
Non-Fiction
By George Packer (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001)
Now restored to print with a new Foreword by Philip Gourevitch and an Afterword by the author, this book is a frank, moving, and vivid account of contemporary life in West Africa. Stationed as a Peace Corps instructor in the village of LaviĂ© (the name means “wait a little more”) in tiny and underdeveloped Togo, Packer reveals his own schooling at the hands of those who, having lost or given up much of their traditional identity and fastened their hopes on “development,” find themselves trapped between the familiar repetitions of rural life and the chafing monotony of waiting for change. – From Amazon
Recommended by Hope Through Health
By Susan Blake (University Of Iowa Press, 1991)
Blake’s essays are based on letters she wrote to her friends during a Fullbright year spent in Togo teaching American literature.
Recommended by Hope Through Health
Films
Music
This music from various artists includes a diverse sampling of traditional Togolese music. It is available in MP3, CD and other formats.
This album is from Togolese musician King Mensah, an artist noted by Hope Through Health.