The Savannah Fruits Company

The place of communities at the source risks getting lost if we don’t shift how their stories are told today.

Last weekend, which also happened to be Weekend and the Weekend of , we took the stories of women in on an 11-hour journey from the savannah landscapes to the coast of Busua. For the first time, these women were presented beyond the butter and on their own terms, shaping how they wish to be seen and represented.

Hosted by , Magajia by : a portrait-led documentation of four generations of women in shea developed under the Savannah Residency Program - found its first public home.

Odo Valley sits at the intersection of ecological dialogue and multidisciplinary interpretation, and the gathering powerfully reflected that spirit through ODO” 57: from Fufu & Friends by , to sound and music by , reflections by on his journey, a photographic conversation on galamsey by ,and a wider community of enthusiasts, cultural & environmental practitioners.

Together, it became a space where documentation, interpretation, and cultural dialogue met around the ecosystems and communities that sustain them.

This Friday at with , a preview of “Magajia” - stories from four generations of women behind the global shea industry, seen for the first time on their own terms.

A series of power, lineage, and the quiet weight of an identity many women in the shea landscapes inherit, the dilemma of carrying it forward or choosing to step away.

Pass through from Friday through Sunday for the exhibition during the day and a screening of the “Beyond Shea Film” in the evening! Before you head to !