Oil flows from the compressed kernels into the pail.
Federation President Astrid Heiberg visits the red and white millet fields that surround the site of the Red Cross project. Koup la lies 150 kilometres to the north of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. They have learnt how to read and write through literacy classes, which have also included basic management techniques that have helped graduates to set up their own small businesses. The women heat the stones of the fruit, then compress them so they produce an oil that solidifies into soap. The bars of soap are sold on local markets and in Ouagadougou.