Munay Essential Oil Project
In 2009, we were introduced to Benigno and his family in rural Peru. They are essential oil distillers who couldn’t afford their own equipment. We told them if they built an adobe hut to house the equipment we’d get them what they needed. For a year and a half we didn’t hear from them. Then in the Fall of 2010, our founder Sue Libby received an email with a picture of the adobe hut. Within in 6 months, Sue delivered a distiller and officially help them launch Munay Essential Oils.
KIVA.org
At Baraka, we have a deep sense of responsibility to the world around us. Being a small business we understand the struggles of the “little guy.” We are grateful to thrive and realize not everyone is so lucky. Baraka supports KIVA- a nonprofit, micro-lending organization that helps fund entrepreneurs worldwide. Small businesses don’t usually have the funding made available like larger businesses. KIVA connects the lender (Baraka) with the entrepreneur. Each person at Baraka creates a loan and once that loan is paid back they do it again. We encourage everyone to visit the KIVA website.