US-EIN-37-1552838-148 GSMA Foundation <narrative xml:lang="EN">Sommalife - operates as a social enterprise that uses a software platform to help rural communities generate sustainable income. They empower female shea farmers, making them more resilient to climate changes. Sommalife also focuses on educating farmers to improve the quality and quantity of their crops and connects these farmers with well-known global food and cosmetic companies, ensuring they get fair payment for their products</narrative> The proposed project aims: To enhance the Sommalife software platform, that ensures transparency and traceability throughout the shea value chain, with AI and Machine Learning capabilities for efficient traceability conservation and monitoring. This will help reduce deforestation by protecting existing shea trees and training farmers to practice reforestation. To register 110,000 women farmers and 1,500 communities on the platform, train and connect 15,000 women farmers to fair international markets, and raise 50,000 early-maturing shea seedlings while establishing 1,500 acres of conservation parklands. GSMA Foundation Sommalife UK - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office info@gsma.com https://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/ Ghana Agricultural research 175000 Disbursement of funds to Sommalife UK - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Sommalife