Alaffia

More About Alaffia

Olowo-n'djo Tchala grew up in the West African country of Togo. Growing up in extreme poverty, he shared an 8x10 room with his entire family. In 1996 Olowo-n'djo had a chance encounter with a peace core volunteer who would later become his wife.

Together they formed Alaffia; a company dedicated to fair trade, sustainability and empowering an otherwise poor, uneducated community. Alaffia's goal is to help West African communities become self-sustaining through the fair trade of local resources.

Their products help provide jobs for women, income and empowerment for a poor community.

Alaffia empowers communities through community projects, women's cooperatives, education and involvement. Alaffia provides bicycles to poor communities so that more children are able to bike to, and attend school. Since 2005 they have collected and sent over 3000 used bicycles to underprivileged students in Togo. They also provide support for a proper maternal health program, school supplies and repairs, and a reforestation project.

Alaffia has planted over 1000 trees each year since 2006 to help combat deforestation while supporting female farmers with additional income.

Alaffia is truly committed to improving the lives of Togo communities and when you choose Alaffia products you are supporting the health and education of an entire community of people. Not only do their products and programs support the wellbeing and empowerment of hundreds of people, they are also completely natural with no parabens or synthetic fragrances.

Whether you're looking for shampoo, conditioner, lotion or more, give Alaffia a try!