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When droughts hit Sandra Senobia's family in Bolivia, the then-7-year-old decided to do something about it.
Now 24, Senobia is the founder of ecol ? gica, the country's first ecologically certified ice cream parlor, Time reports.
Senobia's company sources natural products from women in her community, including zucchini, black and yellow carob flavor, as well as mushrooms, amaranth, and biodegradable packaging.
It's all part of Senobia's mission to "bring community backdrop to tackling pollution and environmental protection are crucial to her business, a commitment to bring community solidarity with women in her community and their environment," Time notes.
Senobia's ice cream is available in four flavors: black and yellow carob flavor, mushroom amaranth, ecol ? gica green, and ecol ? gica white.
It took years for Senobia's company to open its first parlor, but she's since grown the business from zucchini to a range that includes biodegradable packaging.
Senobia's work "serves to remind us of the creative potential that girls and young women possess, their dedication to bettering their communities in the face of catastrophe, and the delightfully unexpected directions that Read the Entire Article
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