Organic Naturals Skincare

Award winning skincare empowering African women
2021 SEED Climate Adaptation Awards; Government of Flanders
Sustainable Agriculture
Gaborone
Botswana

Organic Naturals Skincare works with local businesses, women-led corporatives who collect and supply indigenous plants - Morula, Moringa and Mowana - that become the main ingredients for the production line.

The raw products are processed into oils that are used as materials of the skincare products. Their sustainable competitive advantage is providing skin assessments for customers and linking clients’ skin problems with a sustainable solution.

Eco-inclusive Impacts
Native species as promoted by Organic Naturals Skincare protect local biodiversity and show a higher resistance to drought, flooding and other extreme conditions, thus helping indigenous communities to build climate resilience.
  • Including indigenous women farmers in the enterprise supply chain
  • Providing training for farmers on the value-add of Moringa and Mowana crops during non-harvest seasons
  • Running a back-to-school program for teenagers who have dropped out of school
  • Growing Morula and Mowana trees to ensure biodiversity regeneration in the local farms
  • Promoting organic farming methods amongst suppliers

 

 

  • Training women to create businesses that can participate in the supply chain of the enterprise
  • Sourcing ingredients and products locally in Botswana to support local business ecosystem
  • Creating economic opportunities that encourage indigenous women farmers to grow indigenous crops in their farms

Partners

Since 2017, Organic Naturals Skincare manufactures skincare products using ethically sourced indigenous plants such as Morula and Moringa harvested by indigenous women. The local women also contribute to the skincare production with their indigenous knowledge.

Botswana Innovation Hub incubates the start-up and provides capacity building support for the company

 

Botswana Investment Trade Centre provides an opportunity for the company to achieve their market expansion outside Botswana under the Export Development Programme (EDP).