Mandinka Natural Products
Randers Nø, Denmark
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New and exciting initiatives in Africa
Mandinka Natural Products I / S was born on the basis of common chemistry, vision, adventure, humor… .and perseverance….
Finn Andersen and I, Dorte Eiersbo, met each other Greenland specifically Ilulissat, where I managed a guesthouse. Finn had a company that set up radio chains and lived at the guesthouse when he was on those edges. I have been a project maker all my working life mostly within the educational world. My last major project was GAIA Museum Outsider Art in Randers in 2002, where I was manager until I retired in the autumn of 2015.
Finn and I quickly found out that we both had a sense of adventure and humor in common and were not afraid to throw ourselves into something new. Finn told about his project in Gambia. Among other things, he had built a lodge with 9 holiday apartments with his own bare fists near the sea near the capital Banjul. Fantastic performance in a foreign country. He needed to get an extra source of income to retain the staff in the lodge throughout the rainy season where there are not many tourists.
I therefore went there with Finn in June 2018. We researched a lot, and fooled ourselves in between, but slowly we narrowed the project to what we wanted - namely to squeeze cosmetic oil from seeds from moringa and baobab. It required Finn to build, and now we have both storage, press room for cold pressing of our oils, rinsing room and cold room for the finished oil at the lodge.
It is very different to work in Gambia, where time and credibility are understood in a different way than in Denmark.
The Gambia is Africa's smallest country, half the size of Jutland, and poverty is widespread. It was an English Crown Colony until 1965, when it became independent. Gambia has a very young population, widespread illiteracy, very few natural resources and high unemployment, but great zest for life and hospitality.
In that way, it made sense to start a sustainable project in Gambia. And hopefully in collaboration with several villages to build moringa farms, where Mandinka I / S can buy the seeds of the villages.
We buy and process Gambia's raw materials in Gambia, shop locally, create jobs and build know-how. Nyt og spændende tiltag i Afrika
Mandinka Natural Products I/S blev født på baggrund af fælles kemi, vision, eventyrlyst, humor….og vedholdenhed….
Finn Andersen og jeg, Dorte Eiersbo, mødte hinanden Grønland nærmere bestemt Ilulissat, hvor jeg bestyrede et gæstehus. Finn havde et firma, der satte radiokæder op, og boede på gæstehuset, når han var på de kanter. Jeg har været projektmager hele mit arbejdsliv mest indenfor den pædagogiske verden. Mit sidste store projekt var GAIA Museum Outsider Art i Randers 2002, hvor var jeg leder til jeg gik på pension i efteråret 2015.
Finn og jeg fandt hurtigt ud af, at vi begge havde eventyrlyst og humor til fælles og ikke var bange for at kaste os ud i noget nyt.Finn fortalte om sit projekt i Gambia. Han havde bl.a.bygget en lodge med 9 ferielejligheder med sine egne bare næver nær havet tæt ved hovedstaden Banjul. Fantastisk præstation i et fremmed land. Han havde brug for at få en ekstra indtægtskilde for at fastholde de ansatte i lodgen henover regntiden, hvor der ikke er mange turister.
Jeg tog derfor derned med Finn i juni 2018. Vi researchede en masse, og dummede os ind i mellem, men langsomt fik vi indsnævret projektet til det, vi ville – nemlig presse kosmetisk olie af frø fra moringa og baobab. Det krævede, at Finn byggede til, og nu har vi både lager, presserum til koldpresning af vores olier, skyllerum og kølerum til den færdige olie på lodgen.
Det er meget anderledes at arbejde i Gambia, hvor tid og troværdighed forstås på en anden måde end i Danmark.
Gambia er Afrikas mindste land, halvt så stort som Jylland og fattigdommen er udbredt. Det var en engelsk kronkoloni frem til 1965, hvor det blev selvstændigt. Gambia har en meget ung befolkning, udbredt analfabetisme, meget få naturlige ressourcer og stor arbejdsløshed, men stor livsglæde og imødekommenhed.
På den måde gav det mening at starte et bæredygtigt projekt i Gambia. Og forhåbentlig i samarbejde med flere landsbyer om at opbygge moringa farme, hvor Mandinka I/S kan købe frøene af landsbyerne.
Vi køber og bearbejder Gambias råvarer i Gambia, handler lokalt, skaber jobs og opbygger knowhow.
Mandinka Natural Products I / S was born on the basis of common chemistry, vision, adventure, humor… .and perseverance….
Finn Andersen and I, Dorte Eiersbo, met each other Greenland specifically Ilulissat, where I managed a guesthouse. Finn had a company that set up radio chains and lived at the guesthouse when he was on those edges. I have been a project maker all my working life mostly within the educational world. My last major project was GAIA Museum Outsider Art in Randers in 2002, where I was manager until I retired in the autumn of 2015.
Finn and I quickly found out that we both had a sense of adventure and humor in common and were not afraid to throw ourselves into something new. Finn told about his project in Gambia. Among other things, he had built a lodge with 9 holiday apartments with his own bare fists near the sea near the capital Banjul. Fantastic performance in a foreign country. He needed to get an extra source of income to retain the staff in the lodge throughout the rainy season where there are not many tourists.
I therefore went there with Finn in June 2018. We researched a lot, and fooled ourselves in between, but slowly we narrowed the project to what we wanted - namely to squeeze cosmetic oil from seeds from moringa and baobab. It required Finn to build, and now we have both storage, press room for cold pressing of our oils, rinsing room and cold room for the finished oil at the lodge.
It is very different to work in Gambia, where time and credibility are understood in a different way than in Denmark.
The Gambia is Africa's smallest country, half the size of Jutland, and poverty is widespread. It was an English Crown Colony until 1965, when it became independent. Gambia has a very young population, widespread illiteracy, very few natural resources and high unemployment, but great zest for life and hospitality.
In that way, it made sense to start a sustainable project in Gambia. And hopefully in collaboration with several villages to build moringa farms, where Mandinka I / S can buy the seeds of the villages.
We buy and process Gambia's raw materials in Gambia, shop locally, create jobs and build know-how. Nyt og spændende tiltag i Afrika
Mandinka Natural Products I/S blev født på baggrund af fælles kemi, vision, eventyrlyst, humor….og vedholdenhed….
Finn Andersen og jeg, Dorte Eiersbo, mødte hinanden Grønland nærmere bestemt Ilulissat, hvor jeg bestyrede et gæstehus. Finn havde et firma, der satte radiokæder op, og boede på gæstehuset, når han var på de kanter. Jeg har været projektmager hele mit arbejdsliv mest indenfor den pædagogiske verden. Mit sidste store projekt var GAIA Museum Outsider Art i Randers 2002, hvor var jeg leder til jeg gik på pension i efteråret 2015.
Finn og jeg fandt hurtigt ud af, at vi begge havde eventyrlyst og humor til fælles og ikke var bange for at kaste os ud i noget nyt.Finn fortalte om sit projekt i Gambia. Han havde bl.a.bygget en lodge med 9 ferielejligheder med sine egne bare næver nær havet tæt ved hovedstaden Banjul. Fantastisk præstation i et fremmed land. Han havde brug for at få en ekstra indtægtskilde for at fastholde de ansatte i lodgen henover regntiden, hvor der ikke er mange turister.
Jeg tog derfor derned med Finn i juni 2018. Vi researchede en masse, og dummede os ind i mellem, men langsomt fik vi indsnævret projektet til det, vi ville – nemlig presse kosmetisk olie af frø fra moringa og baobab. Det krævede, at Finn byggede til, og nu har vi både lager, presserum til koldpresning af vores olier, skyllerum og kølerum til den færdige olie på lodgen.
Det er meget anderledes at arbejde i Gambia, hvor tid og troværdighed forstås på en anden måde end i Danmark.
Gambia er Afrikas mindste land, halvt så stort som Jylland og fattigdommen er udbredt. Det var en engelsk kronkoloni frem til 1965, hvor det blev selvstændigt. Gambia har en meget ung befolkning, udbredt analfabetisme, meget få naturlige ressourcer og stor arbejdsløshed, men stor livsglæde og imødekommenhed.
På den måde gav det mening at starte et bæredygtigt projekt i Gambia. Og forhåbentlig i samarbejde med flere landsbyer om at opbygge moringa farme, hvor Mandinka I/S kan købe frøene af landsbyerne.
Vi køber og bearbejder Gambias råvarer i Gambia, handler lokalt, skaber jobs og opbygger knowhow.
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