About us
Save the Shea Nut movement was founded by Mustafa Gerima in 2018, based in Northern Uganda’s Yumbe town. The past years have seen deforestation of the Shea Nut butter trees in his community. This propelled him into becoming an activist, leaving his paid work as a biology teacher, to protect the Shea trees - categorized as vulnerable in the IUCN list. Our work is anchored on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1,5,7,13 and 17 which are No Poverty, Gender Equality, Affordable and Clean Energy, Climate Action and Partnerships for the Goals. Known as Kumara in our local dialect, it is a huge part of my community’s identity where we use it as baby oil, medicine, nutritious fruit and use its oil for cooking. It has also sustained us for generations as fuel as my ancestors used it only for domestic purposes.
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