bead, brass and jewellery industry in ghana

New Markets, New Opportunities.The Brass and Bead Jewellery Industry in the Republic of Ghana.sippo.ch

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New Markets – New Opportunities

The Brass and Bead Jewellery Industry in the Republic of

Ghana

30 selected companies and designers

Beads are something wonderful and fascinating! No wonder

beads have been produced, used and traded all over the world

for many hundreds of years. But especially in Ghana, the art of

producing the beads out of recycled glass, combining various

kinds of beads, old and new, the setting of colors as well as

the use of beads and pieces of brass to turn them into fashion

jewellery convinced the SIPPO team to focus their efforts on

supporting bead jewelers to help them obtain access to the Swiss

and European market.

SIPPO, the Swiss Import Promotion Programme, started its

promotion work with Ghanaian bead, brass and jewellery

producers in 2004. At that time, the biggest need for action

consisted in adapting their products to the requirements of

European buyers, training the producers in dealing with exports

and of course, marketing these products in Switzerland and the

European Union. The effort was worthwhile!

Ever since, several Ghanaian jewellery producers participated

successfully with SIPPO at the international trade fair in Frankfurt.

Meanwhile, they regularly deliver fashionable jewellery pieces to

Europe, new business relations have been established and new

jobs created.

Welcome.

All the information regarding the Ghanaian bead and jewellery

industry as well as the company profiles that you will find in this

branch overview were carefully researched on site and compiled

by our local consultant Kati Torda.

SIPPO, the Swiss Import Promotion Programme, would like to

express its special gratitude not only to Kati for her support but

also to Trish Graham for her kind contribution in providing texts

and images for this brochure.

In this brochure, you will learn everything about Ghana, the history

and making of beads and about its jewellery industry. You also

will find company information on more than thirty bead, brass and

jewellery producers that we are sure will help you in choosing new

suppliers.

Eve Baechtold

Head Non-Food Programme

SIPPO Swiss Import Promotion Programme

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SIPPO, the Swiss Import Promotion Programme, is a mandate

of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, SECO, within the

framework of its economic development cooperation initiatives. It

is carried out by Osec, the official Swiss foreign trade promotion

agency.

The Programme helps SMEs in developing and transition coun-

tries to gain access to the Swiss and European markets by provid-

ing information, training courses and other matchmaking services.

SIPPO also assists importers from Switzerland and the European

Union to find suitable partners and high-quality products from

selected developing and transition countries.

The Programme has five main goals:

• To inform the Swiss and European import economy about new

market sources

• To strengthen trade institutions and business sector associations

in the trade promotion process

• To increase the competitiveness of SMEs in selected

partner countries

• To develop the manufacturing and exporting skills of SMEs in

selected partner countries

• To establish qualified trade contacts between SMEs from

emerging and transition markets and the Swiss and

European import economy

The Target Groups.In emerging and transition countries:

• Small and medium-sized companies and cooperatives

• Business organizations, chambers of commerce, associations

In importing countries (Switzerland, EU):

• Importers, major distributors and the processing industry

• Business organizations, chambers of commerce, associations

Disclaimer.


Table of contents.

Introduction ................................................................................... 5

Ghanaian Economy. .......................................................... 7The Geography of Ghana .............................................................. 8

Historical Ghana ............................................................................ 9

Economic Situation. .......................................................11Government and Economy. ......................................................... 12

Imports and Exports .................................................................... 13

Ghana‘s Bead Industry. ............................................. 15 Bead Production. ......................................................................... 16

Recycled Glass Bead Making ...................................................... 20

Powder Glass Bead Making. ........................................................ 21

The Koforidua Bead Market. ........................................................ 22

Ghana‘s Brass Industry. ............................................ 25Brass Production. ........................................................................ 26

Lost Wax Cast Brass Bead Making ............................................. 28

Ghana‘s Bead Jewellery Industry. ....................... 31 Fine and Custom Jewellery ........................................................ 32

Ghanaian Associations. ............................................. 37The Ghana Bead Society. ............................................................ 38

ATAG - Aid To Artisans Ghana ..................................................... 40

Ministry of Trade & Industry. ......................................................... 42

Ghana Export Promotion Authority. ............................................. 44

Ghana Investment Promotion Centre. ......................................... 46

Company Profiles. ......................................................... 49

Bead Producer. ....................................................... 50-56Cedi Beads Industry.. .................................................................. 50

Dabaah Beads Export Production Village..... .............................. 51

Lizzy Beads Manufacturing Company..... .................................... 52

Oklah Beads Industry. ................................................................. 53

Tet Glass Beads Industry..... ....................................................... 54

T.K. Beads Industry Limited. ....................................................... 55

Yohanes Bead Shop......... .......................................................... 56

Brass Producer. ...................................................... 57-62Akwasi Nortey Brass Works.. ...................................................... 57

Fosu Handicraft........................................................................... 58

Gee Creation. ............................................................................. 59

Kofi Amponsem Brass Works. .................................................... 60

Paula Handicraft. ........................................................................ 61

Provident Creation. ..................................................................... 62

Bead Jewellery Producer. ................................. 63-79Adkobs Enterprise. ..................................................................... 63

Aduana Fair Trade Beads And Accessory Designs. ................... 64

Afrikeuro Beads Designing. ........................................................ 65

Ahene Pa Nkasa Ltd. .................................................................. 66

Asanbeads Enterprise..... ........................................................... 67

Beadsvalue.... ............................................................................. 68

Chic Accessories....... ................................................................. 69

Craftmans Studio. ....................................................................... 70

Ele Agbe Company Limited. ....................................................... 71

Emefa Jewellery Production Limited..... ...................................... 72

Evelyn‘s Place............................................................................. 73

Gees Creations.... ....................................................................... 74

Ndzema Ghana Ltd. .................................................................... 75

Okycraft Company Limited ......................................................... 76

Phismag..... ................................................................................. 77

Possible Creations. ..................................................................... 78

Sun Trade Ltd. ............................................................................. 79

List of Contacts. .............................................................. 80

Abbreviations. .................................................................. 81


Introduction.

This brochure presents the profiles of bead and brass Jewellery

producers and Jewellery designers. And of one of these could be

precisely the company you are looking for.

Republic of Ghana

• Population: 24,333,000 (in 2010)

• Capital: Accra

• Location: Western Africa, on the North Atlantic Ocean coast,

between Côte d‘Ivoire and Togo

• Latitude: 5o, 36’ north

• Longitude: 0o, 10’ east

• Land boundaries: total 2,093 km, of which with Burkina Faso,

548 km; with Côte d‘Ivoire, 668 km; and with Togo, 877 km

• Coastline: 539 km

• Map references: Africa, Standard Time Zones of the World

Total area: area: 238,540 km2; land area: 230,020 km2

• Comparative area: slightly smaller than Oregon

• Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 nm,

continental shelf: 200 nm; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm,

territorial sea: 12 nm

• Country code: GH

• Average GDP growth: 5.9% (in 2010)

• Monetary unit: Cedi (GHS)

• Conversion rate:

1 Euro (EUR) = 2.26607 Cedi (GHS), 1 GHS = 0.466 Euro,

1 US Dollar (USD) = 1.656 GHS, 1 GHS = 0.604 USD

• International disputes: none

Tropical vegetation

Makola Circle in the centre of Accra

Independence Arch in Accra


The Republic of Ghana.Formerly the Gold Coast, Ghana became a republic in 1957. It is located

on West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea, only a few degrees north of the Equator.

Republic of Ghana


Half of the republic of Ghana lies less than 152 meters above sea

level, and the highest point is 883 meters. Sandy beaches and

tropical rainforest characterize this area. North of this band, the

country is covered by low bush, park-like savanna, and grassy

plains. The climate is tropical. The eastern coastal band is warm

and comparatively dry; the southwest corner is hot and humid; and

the north, hot and dry. Ghana’s borders stretch along neighboring

Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire and Togo. Its natural resources include

gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, and

rubber.

A rich natural heritage

• Ghana’s dense tropical rainforests are being developed into

nature parks targeting the ecology-minded tourist. These parks

include the new National Park at Kakum, and the Ankasa Forest

in Ghana’s south. Birds and butterflies are particularly numerous

in Ghana’s forests. They can be advantageously appreciated from

the forests’ attractive nature trails.

• A unique eco-system where communities of monkeys live in

symbiotic relationship with humans, in an ecological conservation

arrangement that has emerged spontaneously, as is ostensibly

evidenced in Buabeng-Fiema village nature sanctuary, in Brong

Ahafo.

• Crocodile ponds spot the country.

• Coastal wetlands for indigenous and migratory birds abound for

bird watching enthusiasts notably at the Volta Estuary, the Songor

Lagoon and Panbros Beach near Accra.

• The century-old Aburi Botanical Gardens serve as a museum of

natural history for tropical species from all five continents.

The Geography of Ghana.

Ghanaian children

Accra

Ada Foah

Cape CoastAxim

Kumasi

Tamele

Wa

Map of Ghana

Tropical rainforest


Official ceremony in Accra

Hand-woven kente cloth is an icon of African cultural heritage

Elmina Castle the oldest European building below the Sahara

Historical Ghana.

Ghana is a young republic which became independent from

Great Britain on March 6, 1957; it was the first black African

colony to achieve independence. Ghana occupies the pinnacle of

Pan-African history having lit the torch for African Emancipation

and became the home for famous Pan-Africanists such as W.E.

B Du Bois and George Padmore. Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, whose

mausoleum stands out in Accra’s landscape, was Ghana’s

first president. A European power struggle to gain control of

Ghanaian territory lasted from the 15th to the 19th centuries. The

Portuguese, who built Elmina Castle in 1482, were first to arrive,

and were followed by the Dutch, Swedes, Danes, Prussians and

the British looking for fortunes in gold and ivory.

This intense commercial rivalry ended with the growth of

the tragic slave trade. All 42 historical European castles and

fortifications still standing were originally used as dungeons for

millions, most of whom lost their lives or whose descendants

compose the present African diaspora.

Historical and cultural landmarks

• 42 forts and castles including Elmina and Cape Coast Castles

are recognized by UNESCO as World Heritage Monuments.

• Dotting Ghana are also sites where wars were fought between

the British and the indigenous populations, especially the

Ashanti peoples.

• The ancient artistry found in fabrics woven with the colorful and

popular Ashanti bonwire kente cloth has now been adopted as

a sign of identity by many people of African descent worldwide.

• Ghana is a haven for collectors of ancient terra cotta work, and

also of traditional gold jewellery, Krobo beads, northern leather

and straw products, and Ahwiaa-Ashanti wood carving.

• The practice of ancient herbal and alternative medicine goes

side by side with orthodox medical practice throughout the

country; herbariums preserve the ancient medical heritage.

• Ghanaians hold colorful traditional festivals full of pomp and

pageantry with Chiefs and Queen Mothers riding on lushly

gilded palanquins.

• Colorful traditional open markets and lorry parks provide the

sounds and sights of the African bazaar.


Ghanaian Economy.Ghana’s per capita output is twice as large as that on any other poor

country in West Africa. However, the country is economically dependent on

financial and industrial aid from other countries.


Government and Economy.

Republic of Ghana

Gold, timber, and cocoa are the chief sources of foreign income.

Agriculture drives the country’s GDP growth. About 55.8

percent of the population are engaged in agriculture with

pineapples, cashews, pepper, cassava, yams, plantains, maize,

rice, peanuts, millet, sorghum as the main produce. Tourism is

another source of revenues, attracting thousands tourists from

round the world.

• Ghana imports capital equipment, petroleum and foodstuffs.

• It exports gold, cocoa, timber, tuna, bauxite, aluminum,

manganese ore and diamonds.

• Mining, lumbering, light manufacturing, aluminum smelting,

food processing are the main industries in addition to natural

resource development.

Ghana is a unitary republic. Its legal system is founded on a

new constitution, following the US model, which was approved

by referendum in April 1992.

• National legislature Ghana’s 230-member Parliament

is elected by universal suffrage every four years. The last

election was held on December 7 and 28, 2008; the next on

is scheduled for December 7,2012.

• Head of state A President is elected by universal suffrage for

a maximum of 2 four-year terms. President John Evans Atta

Mills was sworn in on January, 7 2009,with John Dramani

Mahama as Vice President. The president is both the chief of

state and head of government.

• Main political parties National Democratic Congress (NDC)

is the ruling party; New Patriotic Party (NPP) is the main

opposition party; other parties include People’s National

Convention (PNC), Convention People’s Party (CPP), United

Ghana Movement (UGM) and National Reform Party (NRP)

Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast

and the Togoland trust territory, in 1957, Ghana became the

first country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. A long

series of coups resulted in the suspension of the constitution

in 1981 and the banning of political parties. In 1992. A new

constitution that restored multiparty politics was approved. Lt.

Jerry Rawlings, head of state since 1981, won the presidential

elections in 1992 and 1996. He was constitutionally prevented

from running for a third term in 2000, and was succeeded by

John Kufuor.

• GDP

- GDP (Purchasing Power Parity): $38.24 billion (2010 est.)

- GDP (at the official exchange rate): $18.06 billion (2009 est.)

- GDP - real growth rate: 5.9% (2010 est.)

- GDP - per capita (PPP): $1,600 (2010 est.)

- GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 33.7%, industry:

24.7%, services: 41.6% (2006 est.)

• Labor force 10.56 million (2009 est.)

• Labor force - by occupation agriculture 56%, industry: 15%,

services: 29% (2005 est.)

• Unemployment rate 11% (2011 est.)

• Population below poverty line 28.5% (2007 est.)

• Household income or consumption by percentage share

lowest 10%: 2%, highest 10%: 32.8% (2006)

• Distribution of family income - Gini index 39.4 (2005-06)

• Inflation rate (consumer prices) 10.9% (2010 est.)

• Investment (gross fixed) 39.8% of GDP (2009 est.)

• Budget revenues $5.518 billion, expenditures: $7.025 billion

(2009 est.)


• Public debt 59.9% of GDP (2010 est.)

• Industries mining, lumbering, light manufacturing, aluminum

smelting, food processing, cement, small commercial ship

building

• Industrial production growth rate 5% (2009 est.)

• Current account balance $1.871 billion (2010 est.)

• Exports

- Exports $7.326 billion (2010 est.)

- Exports - gold, cocoa, timber, tuna, bauxite, aluminum,

manganese ore, diamonds, horticulture

- Exports partners: Netherlands, 13.45%; UK, 7.87%; Ukraine,

5.84%; Malaysia, 3.97%; France, 5.85% (2009)

• Imports

- Imports - capital equipment, petroleum, food $10.18 billion f.o.b.

(2010 est.)

- Imports partners: China 16.8%, Nigeria 11.88%, US 6.63%,

Cote d’Ivoire 5.99%, India 5.57%, France 5.09%, UK 4.23%

(2009)

• Economic aid - recipient $1.316 billion in loans and grants

(2007)

• Reserves of foreign exchange and gold $3.8 billion

(31 December 2010 est.)

• Debt - external $6.483 billion (December 31, 2010 est.)

• Market value of publicly traded shares $2.508 billion

(31 December 2009)

Source: Ghana Economy 2011, CIA World Factbook

Imports and Exports.

Major Exports (Destinations) Major Imports (Origins)

United Kingdom

Switzerland

Italy

Togo

Netherlands

USA

Germany

Japan

Nigeria

Nigeria

United Kingdom

Cote D‘Ivoire

USA

Germany

Netherlands

Japan

South Africa

Italy

Export Commodities Major Import Items

• Semi-manufactured gold

(including platinum plated

gold)

• Cocoa beans

• Pineapples

(prepared or preserved)

• Aluminum alloys

• Residual fuel oil

• Tuna

(prepared or preserved)

• Specified tropical wood

for veneer sheets and

plywood

• Cocoa butter

• Wawa / Obeche

• Manganese

ores and concentrates

• Plant

• Machinery and spares

• Petroleum products

• Raw materials

• Other intermediate goods

Table 1. Ghana’s Top Ten Exports and Imports.

Table 2. Exports and Imports.


Ghana‘s Bead Industry.Ghana is well known for its constant production of beads. Each type of

bead goes through a specific process to create the unique effect the bead

maker wants.


Bead Production.

History of beads

The earliest powder glass beads on record were discovered

during the archaeological excavations at Mapungubwe, in present-

day Zimbabwe. Studies by Maurice Wood (Wood 2000) based on

late excavations showed that some of these beads were made

by filing clay molds with crushed glass beads. Because of their

distinct shapes they were termed «Garden Roller Beads». These

are the earliest powder glass beads known from Africa.

Unique Krobo Beads

Krobo Trade Bead producers do not work with liquefied recycled

glass, but process powdered or crumbled glass sand, which they

lay in molds and then heat up in a kiln. Almost in every other place

on the globe, Trade Beads can be mass-produced by blowing, or

twisting, or drawing off, or shaping by compressing blistering red

liquefied glass sand. The industry is nowhere near as vital as it is

in West Africa. All the same, there are often changes in the Trade

Bead producing industry in Ghana. The two primary centers for

Trade Bead production today are in Krobo and therefore, in the

Ashanti traditional domains. But in the 1930s, a German scholar

gave an account of recycled glass beadwork making near the

Cote d’Ivoire border; a second scholar studied the techniques

used in Trade Bead production in the Ashanti traditional area.

These techniques differ from those used today.

Krobo Powder Glass Beads

The main areas of powder glass bead manufacturing are West

Africa - Mauritania, Nigeria and most importantly Ghana, with

bead-making activities centered around Odumase - Krobo and Ku-

masi. The origins of beadmaking in Ghana are unknown, but the

great majority of powder glass beads produced today are made by

Ashanti and Krobo craftsmen.

Krobo people

The Krobo people (one of seven Adangbe groups), who are

traditionally farmers, are probably the most famous and skilled

bead makers in Africa and certainly the most prolific. Beads

still play a very important role in the Krobo society, be it in birth,

coming of age, marriage or funerary rituals. Possibly the best

known contemporary internationally acknowledged Krobo bead

maker is Ebenezer Djaba, or «Cedi» as everyone knows him, who

lives in Odumase - Krobo. In the past, beadmaking was the source

of livelihood for the community of Dabaah, in Kumasi, within the

Ashanti region.Market of Beads

Woman twisting red liquefied glass sand


In a bead store

Beaded shoes

Traditional techniques and making of recycled glass beads

As the name suggests, the powder glass beads are made from

finely ground glass and the main source of this glass is the broken

and unusable bottles collected from the local breweries, bottling

companies and manufacturers of glass windows. Bottles and

other scrap sources of glass are also found and purchased in

the market, hence the term recycled glass beads from Ghana.

The bottle glass is first broken into shards and fragments and

eventually ground into a fine powder, using mostly metal mortars

and pestles that are frequently fashioned from objects such as

gas canisters and worn out automobile drive shafts. The quality of

beads produced by the technique depends greatly on the fineness

of the glass powder used in making them. Several siftings of

the fine powder are required before the finest glass «powder»

particles are achieved. Modern ceramic colorants, called «dyes»

by the bead makers, finely ground monochrome broken beads, or

glass shards of different colors from various sources are added to

create a great variety of styles, designs and decorative patterns

of many colors. Krobo powder glass beads are made in vertical

molds fashioned out of special locally dug clay. Different molds,

which would last a number of firings before they wear out, are

used for making the many bead types, sizes and shapes. Most

molds have a number of depressions designed to hold one bead

each and each depression in turn has a small central depression,

the «fuwa», to hold a perforator such as a leaf stem or mid-rib of a

cassava leaf.


Before a mold is filled with glass, it is soaked in a kaolin

suspension to prevent the fired beads from sticking to the mold. A

short length of cassava leaf stem is placed in the «fuwa» and the

mold is then filled with finely ground glass that can be built

up in layers, very painstakingly, to form sequences and patterns

of different shapes and colors. The cassava stem will burn away

during firing and leave the bead orifice. Perforations are also made

by hot-piercing with the pin after firing.

The technique could be described as the vertical-mold dry

powder glass technique as opposed to the wet-core powder glass

technique employed elsewhere.

The firing process can take many hours including several hours for

the kiln to reach an optimum temperature of between 850-1000°C.

During the initial 45 minutes in the kiln, the glass powder will begin

to fuse or rather coalesce under heat without liquefaction of the

glass, which gives the beads the characteristic grainy surface that

might later be smoothed by grinding or polishing. Firing continues

until the glass is fully fused.

Some variants receive their final shapes by being manipulated in

their molds after firing, whilst the glass is still hot and pliable.

Filled molds

Variety of scrap glasses

Collection of bottles


There are three main styles of modern Krobo powder

recycled glass beads:

• The group of fused glass fragment beads comprised by

translucent or semi-translucent Gige and of the Tsakati variants,

made by fusing together fairly large bottle glass or glass bead

fragments, which are hot-pierced and receive their final shapes

after firing.

• The two-part «Ologo» (round) is the Krobo term for bicone-

shaped beads, made from pulverized glass, in two halves that

are joined together in a second short firing process. They often

resemble or try to imitate the so-called Venetian «King» beads

or their decorative patterns.

• The «Mue ne Angma» – a term that translates into – «beads

that have been written». These are the conventional powder

glass beads made from finely ground glass, with glass slurry

decorations written on the bead with a pointed wooden stick and

fused in a second firing. Many of the designs copy decorative

styles that are characteristic of the 1900’s Venetian «millefiori»

(thousand flowers) and other Venetian-made glass beads in their

colorful variations.

Beads are cooked in traditional kilns made of termite clay

Washing and polishing of the beads

Beads on the market


The crushed glass pieces (frit) are ready to place in the molds.

Dye cannot be added for recycled glass beads so glass must be

found in the desired colors.

Filled molds are ready to go into the kiln already fired and with

molds in place. The heat is judged ready by the color of the flame.

The glass is fully melted and ready to take out and shape into the

bead.

The awls are placed and one makes the hole in the bead, while

the other tool holds the hot mold in place. The bead is quickly

shaped by the bead maker.

When one side is rounded, he flips the molten bead and shapes

the other side.

Recycled Glass Bead Making.


Powder Glass Bead Making.

The mold is carefully filled with the powdered glass. Different

colors are layered in to make the designs. This is a very skilled

and time-consuming process. Some of the more complicated

beads can only be made by very skilled bead makers.

Beads are fired and cooled in the molds to prevent cracking.

Finished beads are removed from the molds, washed on the

stone with sand and water.

Finished beads are strung onto cotton thread. Different beads

are strung in different quantities or color combinations to smooth

rough edges and to polish them.


The Koforidua Bead Market.

Koforidua market is the home of many bead producers and

retailers. It is a very vibrant bead market that takes place every

Thursday at Koforidua Jackson’s Park.

History

This bead market started as far as three generations ago but it

was not until about the last two decades that the town council

decided to allow the bead market to have a special place as it

formed part of their culture.

It was then that Jackson’s Park was designated exclusively to hold

the beads market every Tuesday.

Beads are part of the people’s lives from this region especially

those from Odumase Krobo and its environs who are mostly

farmers. Their bead production or retail supplements their farming

livelihoods.

In other regions such as the Ashanti region where there used

to be a similar vibrant bead industry at Dabaah, the industry

collapsed after most of the young people left their villages for

the cities and the Nigerian merchants who were the main bead

customers stopped coming to buy them.

Since it was only a business venture for the people in the Ashanti

region, the industry collapsed when demand dropped. But in

the eastern region or with regards to the Krobo bead industry,

beadmaking is a part of the culture and tradition, which will

prevent these activities from just fading away easily. The beads

are used at many festivals such as the Dipo, which is the most

common one. Dipo marks the transition from girlhood to puberty

and beads are part of the young ladies’ dowry as they undergo

their puberty passage rites.

Colored bead strings

On the Koforidua Market


Beads

Beads dealers

The elderly sometimes lend their bead collections for such

occasions.

Beads are much in this part of the country. In their quest to

produce the best beads, most of the producers are dependent

on fire wood to fire their clay kilns. As a result, they move to

areas where they can get enough wood, adversely impacting the

already depleted forest reserves. As fuel wood sources fall, so

does their production capacity. When asked how much they could

produce, most of the producers said it depended on the availability

of fire wood. It should be interesting to encourage them to use

alternative sources of energy, such as gas, to fire their kilns, thus

helping save the many trees which otherwise would be cut for fire

wood.

The Koforidua bead market is also a market for the assorted glass

that is recycled for the production of beads. Various types of glass

are also traded here for the production of beads so some of the

visitors are bed makers who buy the glass they need, and this

includes all sorts of glass.

Since most of the bead producers, designers and retailers come

to this market to make their purchases, so do a few buyers from

the US, UK and Canada who make their purchases and place

their orders from some of the producers. This tells a story of how

far the Koforidua Bead Market has reached.


Ghana‘s Brass Industry.Ghana’s Akan artisans have a rich tradition in metal casting.


A tradition of the Akans

From the 15th century to the 19th century, the Akan people

dominated gold mining and gold trade in the region. Akan art is

wide-ranging and renowned, especially for the tradition of crafting

bronze gold weights, which were made using the lost wax method

of casting.

The Akans have a rich tradition in metal casting. Brass, copper,

gold and iron have been the major metals with which Akan

artisans shaped their tools for hunting and war, farming and

domestic use, personal adornment, and for use as money.

Archaeological evidence from the Begho in the Brong-Ahafo

Region indicates the presence of iron smelting in the area in the

first millennium of our era. The work of various archaeologists,

notably Oliver Davies and Merrick Posnansky, has shown that

smelting was once extensively carried on in parts of the Akan

area. Changes which occurred through the growth of nucleated

market centers and through long distance trade with middle

Niger towns such as Jenne resulted in technological innovations

in copper and brass casting, and the exploitation and smelting

of gold. Warren (1975) hypothesizes that Brong, as the first and

northernmost Akan centralized state, must have passed on some

of these technological developments to some of the latter- day

Akan states (e.g., Asante) that came after Brong. Probably the

most common Akan objects cast in brass were gold weights,

spoons, kuduo and forowa («grease containers»), and jewellery.

The casting of brass, silver, copper, and gold appears to have

been regarded among the Akans an occupation entirely distinct

from that of the blacksmith. Blacksmiths produced items such

swords, knives, machetes, agricultural tools (e. g., axe and hoes),

traps, and door hinges and locks.

Brass Production.

Cooling process

Wax models

Shapes of beeswax


Akan art jewellery

Kuoda made from cast brass

Akan symbols

Forowa and Kuduo

Forowa and kuduo are often confused with each other in the

literature on Akan art. Forowa was made from sheet brass while

kuduo was cast by melting brass through the lost wax process.

Forowa and kuduo have functional and construction distinctions.

The first, forowa, is made from hammered, or sheet, brass; its

uses are chiefly domestic and personal, among them the storage

of shea butter, a vegetable fat used as a cosmetic, as food, and

as fuel. The second, kuduo, is made from cast brass. Its uses are

mainly ceremonial and ritual, such as for sacrificial offerings, in

newborn rites, female puberty celebrations, twins’ festivals, royal

purifications, and funerals. Often filled with gold dust, gold

weights, pearls, or other precious items, kuduo was associated

with rituals related to the soul and was often buried with the body

of the deceased person. The designs on forowa and kuduo are

from the large inventory of Akan symbols found in gold weights,

wood carvings, architecture, and adinkra fabrics.


Lost Wax Cast Brass Bead Making.

The fiber/clay materials for the final mold

The sprue being coated with the charcoal/water mixture

The sprue

Ghanaian brass beads – lost wax casting technique

The jewellery of the Akan is not just ornamental; rituals and

religion play a major part in the adornment of jewellery. Each

piece represents and is worn for a particular reason, ranging

from aesthetics to identifying marks of a society or group as well

as Akan beliefs. The royal regalia are made up of many kinds of

jewellery. Individuals and families own all kinds of jewellery for

personal use and adornment.

Jewellery (agudee) has dressed the Akan for centuries. Big silver

bangles, glimmering beads, gleaming gold and pure pearls have

historically fascinated the traveler to the Gold Coast. European

traders and travelers in the 15th were surprised to discover affluent

and sophisticated kingdoms in the area that came to be known as

the Gold Coast.

The process involves carving beeswax with a knife to create the

model. The wax carving is coated with a thin layer of powdered

charcoal and dried in the sun.

Charcoal coating is repeated a second time. A mix of soft clay and

palm fiber is then prepared to mold the wax carving with two thick

layers and an inlet pipe is inserted into the clay mold.

The mold which encapsulates the wax carving is sun– dried for a

day and cooked in a traditional oven.

The craftsman uses brass scraps purchased in the market to

prepare the alloy. He beats the brass pieces into very small ones

and melts them in a crucible under high heat from a charcoal fire.

The molten alloy is poured through the pipe that was inserted into

the clay mold. The alloy therefore occupies the space left by the

molten wax. The clay mold with the cast is then left to cool down for

about an hour. The mold is broken, thus revealing a unique brass

artifact which is then rinsed and soaked in a mixture of water with

lemon juice for two days.

The lemon juice improves gloss. The final touch is given by a

meticulous work consisting in filing, sanding, scraping, brushing

and polishing.brushing and polishing.


Charcoal core

Joined pieces in a charcoal mixture

Final Products

Workshop

Regular Beeswax is used to shape the design to be made. For

beads, a charcoal core is created and then the bead is made over

it in beeswax. The shape, size and design are only limited by the

imagination of the creator.

It will be covered with a number of layers of fine charcoal to hold

the shape and keep all the intricate details.

This is covered with a mixture of palm fruit fiber and clay to make

the final mold. The mold is heated in a fire and the melted wax is

poured out, leaving the mold free for the molten brass.

A number of pieces are placed together; each one has a sprue

(a channel of beeswax leading from it to a central point). All the

joined pieces are then covered in the charcoal mixture to hold

them together.


Ghana‘s Bead Jewellery Industry.The Ghanaian tradition in bead jewel-making dates back to the 5th Century

before our era, when craftsmen from the ancient Ghana Empire developed

a vibrant goldsmith and jewel-making industry.


Jewel-making skills were passed down through generations to the

craftsmen of present-day Ghana, previously known as the «Gold

Coast» (due to the country’s vast gold deposits) and include such

techniques as granulation, lost wax casting, filigree and chasing.

Today, this tradition is evident in the local jewellery industry of

over one thousand indigenous artisans, and several medium-size

companies based in the cities of Accra and Kumasi.

Sectors Ghana’s jewellery industry can be divided into three main

sub-sectors:

The fine jewellery category comprises practitioners dealing in

precious metal products, including gold, silver, diamonds and

colored gemstones. Products in this category are handcrafted

meticulously by over 1,000 artisans working in small-scale

workshops throughout Ghana. This fact notwithstanding, domestic

production of jewellery in this category accounts for only 20

percent of national sales, with the majority of demand being met

by imports.

Custom jewellery is generally produced from base metals, plated

or gilded. Some are also produced from brass, wood, plastics,

recycled glass beads and textiles. Custom jewellery is worn by

many Ghanaians, with imports accounting for over 85 percent of

the Ghanaian market.

Accessories and findings include hooks, jump-rings, gold and

silver coins, gold and silver sheets, claws, and other findings.

Apart from the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC),

which has ventured into gold wire and sheet production, there is

presently no other company in this sub-sector.

Trends

The Government of Ghana, acting through the Ministry of Trade

and Industries (MOTI), the Ghana Export Promotion Authority

(GEPA) and the Ghana Investment Promotion Center (GIPC) has

put in place a number of promotional activities with the purpose of

boosting investment and productivity in the jewellery sector. Since

1992, GEPA has received technical assistance from the UK’s

Fine and Custom Jewellery.

Necklace out of mixed materials

Handcrafted necklace


Commonwealth Secretariat in upgrading local jewellery standards

for the international market. Ghanaian jewellery products have

been subsequently showcased in the US and Canada to great

acclaim.

In addition, the majority of jewelers and goldsmiths in the country

have come together under the Federation of Ghanaian Jewelers

(FGJ). The Federation is the mouthpiece of the industry in

matters of policy with the government, and establishes a forum for

monitoring industry trends and carrying out promotional activities.

These activities and others have led to a rise in jewellery domestic

production and sales. Official PMMC sales figures show a tripling

in the value of products sold between 1993 and 1998. Likewise,

the sales performance of FGJ members also indicates a sharp

rise over this period, from $1.45 million to $5.78 million.

Advantages

Ghana’s jewellery industry is an authentic African tradition that

should nevertheless improve its position in local markets. Despite

the thriving local industry, still most fine, custom, and accessory

jewellery products sold in Ghana are imports. Growing domestic

sales, a strong import market, access to neighboring West African

markets (Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and other ECOWAS members),

and a proud artisan tradition present investors with unique

opportunities. Other advantages include:

Raw materials

Ghana has an abundant supply of the main raw materials utilized

by the jewellery industry. Proven gold reserves in Ghana are

estimated at 750 million ounces. Total gold production of

2,537,681 ounces per annum makes Ghana the tenth largest gold

producer in the world, and the second largest in Africa. While 10

major mining concerns have an output of over two million ounces

of gold per annum, traditional smallholder concerns («galamsey»)

that sell their gold through PMMC have an annual output of

74,000 ounces. In addition, Ghana also produces ornamental

diamonds, with an average annual output of 420,000 carats. In

1999, total diamond production was 442,967 carats. Of this total,

20 percent were gem quality diamonds. Reserves of red jasper

and fire agate have also been identified in Ghana.

Variations of necklaces

Bead-jewellery necklace


Human resources

Fine jewellery products are handcrafted meticulously by over

1,000 artisans working in small- scale workshops throughout

Ghana. Skilled labor is also available at medium-size companies

that employ between 5 and 20 each, creating thus a pool of

available labor, principally in Accra and Kumasi. The industry also

boasts a Jewellery College located at the Weija Industrial and

Commercial Estates in Accra, and the Metal Products Department

of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

that turns out skilled artisans each year. A long tradition of artisan

jewellery-making provides craftspersons with unique production

methods like granulation and lost wax casting.

Cultural heritage

Ghana’s jewellery making draws from a vast array of cultural and

ethnic designs, including traditional Ashanti and Fanti styles,

which enjoy international popularity.

Markets

Africans in the diaspora provide a ready market for the wide

variety of authentic Ghanaian designs. Jewellery fairs in the

United States attended by the Federation of Ghanaian Jewelers

have revealed strong and increasing international demand for

handcrafted Ghanaian jewellery. Furthermore, jewellery exports

from Ghana to the US are duty free, providing access to the

largest jewellery market in the world

Handcrafted Ghanaian jewellery

Necklace


Opportunities

Investment opportunities exist in the areas of the jewellery sector:

Fine Jewellery

Fine handcrafted jewellery production; machine-made fine

jewellery production; machine-made chains; findings and

accessories; gemstones production; diamond cutting and

polishing; gold coins, medallions and souvenirs.

Custom Jewellery

Base metal jewellery production; plastic jewellery production;

textiles and wood jewellery production; electro-foray and gilding

plants.

Accessories and Services

Assay and stamping office; jewellery tools and equipment; display

and packaging.

Horn bangles

Necklace out of different beads


Ghanaian Associations.On the following pages we present five associations which are

important for the export industry in Ghana.The Ghana Bead Society,

ATAG, Ministry of Trade & Industry, Ghana Export Promotion Authority,

and Ghana Investment Promotion Centre.


The Ghana Bead Society.

The Ghana Bead Society was started by a group of bead

enthusiasts in 1994 with the following aims:

• To develop a knowledge and appreciation of the traditional

usage of beads and related arts in Ghana;

• To establish a permanent bead collection in Ghana;

• To establish a bead reference library of books, photographs, film

tape recordings and other kinds of information and data;

• To produce and publish a dictionary/encyclopedia of beads

found and made in Ghana;

• To encourage local bead production and bead related art;

• To seek and maintain contact with other bead societies and

collectors;

• To encourage legislation for the protection and preservation of

beads as national heritage.

There are three main distinct styles of modern Krobo powder

recycled glass beads:

• The group of fused glass fragment beads comprised by

translucent or semi-translucent Gige and of the Tsakati variants,

made by fusing together fairly large bottle glass or glass bead

fragments, which are hot-pierced and receive their final shapes

after firing.

• The two-part «Ologo»(round) is the Krobo term for bicone-

shaped beads, made from pulverized glass, in two halves that

are joined together in a second short firing process. They often

resemble or try to imitate the so-called Venetian «King» beads

or their decorative patterns.


Contact.

Ghana Bead Society

Address P.O.Box MB616, Ministries, Accra

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 2433 679 437

Email [email protected]

Contact Chairperson: Elisabeth Winful

• The «Mue ne Angma«– a term that translates into beads that

have been written. Written beads because the decorative

patterns are written onto the bead with a pointed tool. These are

the conventional powder glass beads made from finely ground

glass, with glass slurry decorations that are written on the bead

with a pointed wooden stick and fused in a second firing. Many

of the designs copy decorative styles that are characteristic of

the 1900’s Venetian millefiori and other Venetian-made glass

beads in their colourful variations.

The book «The Bead Is Constant« is a first step, as is the

restoration and cataloguing of the bead collection of the Museum

of Archaeology.

We welcome new members in Ghana!


ATAG - Aid To Artisans Ghana.

History

After several years of supporting the Ghanaian artisans’ com-

munity, ATAG has emerged as a key NGO promoting the Ghana-

ian handicraft industry. Under its current Strategic Plan, ATAG

sees itself in the roles of a visionary, innovator, advocate/lobbyist,

communicator, diplomat and organizer in the further develop-

ment of the Craft Industry in Ghana and the sub-region. ATAG

was founded by the late Dr. (Mrs) Esther Ocloo and was formally

chartered as a non-profit organization in Ghana in 1988.

Vision

To be recognized globally as the leading advocate and integrated

service provider to the craft industry in Ghana and the sub-region

by 2012

Mission

Aid to Artisans Ghana (ATAG) is a local non–governmental organi-

zation that seeks to enhance income levels and employment gen-

eration in the craft industry in Ghana through product design and

development, business training, market development, advocacy

and advisory services.

Our hallmarks are quality service, cost effectiveness and

environment – friendly operations.

As an organization our path to attaining excellence and

success is largely driven by the following objectives:

• To achieve financial sustainability

• To enhance the managerial and administrative capacity of ATAG

• To improve marketing of craft products, including souvenirs,

on the local market

• To improve customer satisfaction

• To achieve security and reliability in raw material supply

• To improve client relations and thereby increase membership

of ACNAG

• To improve the database on the craft Industry

• To enhance export performance of the craft industry

• To develop and strengthen linkages with relevant institutions to

address the problems and issues faced by craftspeople,

producers and exporters

• To respond to information, technology and communication needs

of all stakeholders in the craft industry as well as other design

related fields and

• To develop linkages with other craft stakeholders in the sub-region


Contact.

P.M.B. Osu – Accra

Address P. O. BOX TF 21 Trade Fair Center, Accra

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 0302 77 13 75

Fax +233 0302 77 13 76



Website www.atagh.org

Contact Bridged Kyeremateng, Executive Director

Market development strategies include:

• Product development and skills training

• Training of local designers and professionals at the tertiary level

• Business and entrepreneurial development training

• Market development

• Development and maintenance of raw materials base

• Consultancy services - craft development

• Development of fair trade business through local retailing and

exports

Atag Code of Ethics

ATAG is a firm believer and supporter of the principles of Fair

Trade. By promoting artisan handicraft development for both the

local and export markets, ATAG strives to ensure its behavior

conforms to the following standards:

• Fairness and equality in the training of artisans

• Fair trade practices

• Environmentally sound and socially responsible behavior

Transparency in all of its operations


Ministry of Trade & Industry.

The Ministry of Trade and Industry has overall responsibility for the

formulation, implementation and monitoring of Ghana‘s internal

and external trade. It is the sector ministry that ensures that

Ghana derives maximum benefit from internal trade relations and

that domestic trade is conducted in a smooth and orderly manner.

The Ministry seeks to strengthen trade relations with all friendly

countries on a most-favored nation basis consistent with her

membership of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The promotion

of trade with other developing countries, particularly our sister

African countries, continues to be a major concern in the

endeavor to enlarge Ghana‘s global market and enhance South-

South co-operation.

To meet the challenges posed by the changing domestic and

international trade environment; the Ministry is pursuing proactive

policies designed to create conditions for the renewal of Ghanaian

industry and commerce.

One major policy measure being employed for the achievement

of accelerated and sustainable growth is the Ghana Trade and

Investment Gateway Programme, which seeks to promote

foreign direct investment and to establish Ghana as a major

manufacturing, value added, financial and commercial center in

West Africa.

Mission

The mission of the Ministry is to develop a vibrant, technology-

driven, liberalized and competitive trade and industrial sector that

significantly contributes to economic growth and employment

creation, particularly involving mass mobilization of rural

communities and other vulnerable groups including women.

Vision

The vision of the Ministry is to establish Ghana as a major

manufacturing, value-added, financial and commercial hub in

West Africa by the year 2015. This vision is to be realized through:

• Formulation policies to facilitate enterprise development

including MSEs;

• Developing and enforcing standards in trade and industry;

• Promoting and facilitating Ghana‘s internal and export trade with

emphasis on diversification and value-addition;

• Promoting and facilitating Ghana‘s active participation in global

trade through participation in multilateral Institutions as well as

championing Ghana‘s market expansion drive;

• Recruiting well-trained and highly motivated personnel to serve

the business and industrial community with utmost efficiency,

transparency and promptness.


Contact.

Ministry of Trade, Industry Private Sector

Development & PSI

Address P.O. Box M47, Accra

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 302 66 33 27

Fax +233 302 66 24 28


Website www.amor.com.mk

Contact Honorable Hanna Tetteh, Minister

Trade sector policies

In implementing medium-term policies in the trade sector, account

is taken of Ghana’s objectives to fully participate in the globalized

market, the rationalization of tariffs and the promotion of intra

regional trade.

Policies are therefore being pursued within the framework of

national macro-economic objectives and strategies that take

into account the opportunities presented by the Uruguay Round

results and other multilateral trade agreements. In the medium

term, trade sector policies that are the focus of attention are:

• Creation of a buoyant and self-sustaining export sector;

• Expansion of domestic trade thereby ensuring the countrywide

availability of goods at reasonable prices;

• Pursuit of efficient and effective import management practices;

• Adoption of anti-monopoly legislation and other regulations to

protect the consumer;

• Pursuit of anti-dumping policies in international trade through

rationalization of all tariffs and the identification of all non-tariff

barriers to trade;

• Active and effective participation in multilateral trade to secure

increased market access for Ghana‘s export especially

processed and semi-processed goods and to achieve stable,

fair and remunerative prices of export interest commodities for

Ghana;

• Industrial sector policies to promote accelerated and sustainable

industrial development within a liberalized and global economic

development.


Ghana Export Promotion Authority.

Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) is the national

export trade support institution, facilitating the development and

promotion of Ghana’s non-traditional exports.

It was established by NLCD 369 in 1969 as an agency of the

Ministry of Trade and Industry with the mandate to develop

and promote Ghanaian exports. Its focus has primarily been to

diversify Ghana’s export base from the traditional export products

of gold, cocoa beans, timber logs and lumber and electricity.

Currently, there are over 300 different non-traditional export

products categorized into agricultural, processed/semi-processed

and handicrafts.

GEPA is positioned in the national export system as a

coordinating pivot for the various public and private sector trade

agencies involved in trade development and facilitation.

Key Programmes include

• Market access facilitation for export companies

• Technical advisory services on export product development

• Trade information services

• Export related human resources development

(Ghana Export School)

Some areas for investment in the export sector

• Agro processing facilities

• Tools & machinery for mechanized mass production

• Packaging materials and accessories

• Information technology for marketing & product development

• Cooling infrastructure for fresh and processed products

Vision Statement

To transform GEPA into a dynamic world-class trade promotion

organization playing a leading role in developing a dominant and

sustained market position for Ghanaian non-traditional exports.

Mission Statement

To build internal systems and strategic external networks

to develop Ghanaian non-traditional exports throughout the

value chain and promote Made-in-Ghana goods and services

in strategic markets to achieve national targets for economic

development.

GEPA’s Goal

To ensure that export trade contributes to economic growth

through increased and sustainable production and competitive

export market access.

Objectives

• To facilitate the development and expansion of the production

base, and the promotion of non-traditional exports from Ghana;

• To provide relevant trade information to support competitiveness

of Ghanaian exporters and other stakeholders;

• To develop Programmes and activities for institutional capacity

building of the export community to meet the challenges of the

global market;

• To develop a coordinated national export agenda through the

harmonization of export related activities by private and public

sector agencies and other development partners.

Core Activities and Programmes

Since its establishment, the GEPA has undertaken a number of

restructuring Programmes to motivate and mobilize private sector

initiatives in the export sector. The core activities and Programmes

of the GEPA are as follows:

• Market access and penetration missions, contact promotion

Programmes, trade fairs and exhibitions, buyer-seller meetings

and conferences, group-marketing schemes etc.;

• Organization of contract production/supply schemes,

establishment of Export Production Village schemes, technical

advisory services to facilitate product and market development

as well as supply chain management;

• Dissemination of selective trade information through the

maintenance of a trade information and documentation center, a

resource center, website and regular print publications.


Contact.

Head Office: Republic House Annex, Tudu Road

Address P. O. Box M 146, Accra

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 302 68 98 89 / +233 302 68 31 53

Fax +233 302 68 32 53


Website www.gepaghana.org

Contact Dr. K. Owusu-Agyeman, Executive Secretary

Theodora Froko, in charge of handicraft

An Export School that organizes product, market and specialized

trade development courses for export companies, trade facilitating

agencies and businesses.

How GEPA Operates

The GEPA acts as a coordinating pivot for the various public

sector and non-governmental bodies involved in trade facilitation.

The Council carries out advocacy services for bodies involved

in exports. It organizes workshops, forums, conferences, and

seminars for both facilitators of export services and the exporting

companies, and identifies products with export potential and

adapts them for the export market. GEPA organizes market/

trade missions, contact promotion Programmes, trade fairs and

exhibitions, buyer/seller meetings with the purpose of penetrating

the competitive international market. It trains exporters and

personnel of export facilitating institutions to upgrade their skills in

export marketing.

Structure of GEPA

The GEPA is governed by a Board of Directors made up of a

Chairman and ten (10) representatives from the Ministry of Trade

and Industry, Ministry of Food & Agriculture, Ministry of Foreign

Affairs, Ghana Investment Promotion Center, and industry such as

the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce & Industry. The Chief

Executive Officer of GEPA is a member of the board and also

responsible for the day-to-day management of the Authority. There

are five (5) main functional divisions in the organization, each

headed by a director. These divisions are:

• Product Development Division (PDD)

• Marketing and Promotion Division (MPD)

• Research and Information Division (RID)

• Finance Division (FD)

• Administration and Human Resource Division (AHRD)


Ghana Investment Promotion Centre.

The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) is a government

agency, re-established under the Ghana Investment Promotion

Centre Act, 1994 (Act 478) to encourage, promote and facilitate

investments in all sectors of the economy except mining and

petroleum

It is the one-stop agency that facilitates and supports local and

foreign investments in both the manufacturing and services

sectors as investors seek more value-creating operations, higher

sustainable returns and new business opportunities.

Objectives and functions

The GIPC co-ordinates and monitors all investment activities

falling under Act 478 and assist both domestic and foreign

investors in:

• Initiating and supporting measures that will enhance the

investment climate in the country for both Ghanaian and foreign

companies;

• Promoting investments in and outside Ghana through effective

promotion;

• Collecting, collating, analyzing and disseminating information

about investment opportunities and sources of investment

capital, and advising on the availability, choice or suitability of

partners in joint-venture projects;

• Registering and keeping records of all enterprises to which this

Act is applicable;

• Identifying specific projects and inviting interested investors

for participation in those projects, initiating, organizing and

participating in promotional activities such as exhibitions,

conferences and seminars to encourage investments;

• Liaising investors and ministries, government departments and

agencies, institutional lenders and other authorities concerned

with investments;

• Providing and disseminating up-to-date information on incentives

available to investors;

• Assisting investors by providing support services including

assistance with permitting for the establishment and operation of

enterprises;

• Evaluating the impact of the center on investments in the country

and recommending appropriate changes where necessary;

• Registering and keeping records of all technology-transfer

agreements relating to investments under this Act;

• Performing such other functions as are incidental to the

attainment of the objectives of this Act.


Contact.

The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre

Address P.O. Box M. 193, Accra

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 302 66 51 25

Fax +233 302 66 38 1


Website www.gipcghana.com

Contact George Aboagye, Chief Executive Officer

Services

Investment facilitation

• Liaising investors and ministries, government departments and

agencies, institutional lenders and other authorities concerned

with investments;

• Providing and disseminating up-to-date information on

investment incentives;

• Assisting incoming and existing investors by providing support

services including assistance towards obtaining authorizations

and permits required for the establishment and operation of

enterprises.

Monitoring and evaluation

The Ghana Investment Promotion Center co-ordinates and

monitors all investments by:

• Evaluating its impact on investments in the country and

recommending appropriate changes where necessary;

• Registering and keeping records of all enterprises to which this

Act is applicable;

• Registering and keeping records of all technology transfer

agreements relating to investments under this Act.


Company Profiles.The following pages provide information about 30 selected companies

producing beads, brass and bead jewellery.


Contact.

Cedi Beads Industry

Address Royal Cementry Road, P. O. Box 102

Odumase-Krobo E/R

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 244 817 457

Fax +233 302 679 781


Website www.africancrafts.com

ContactNomoda Ebenezer Djaba, Managing Director

Cedi Beads Industry.

Bead producer

Correspondence language English

Type of activity Designer, exporter, manufacturer, wholesaler

Legal status of company Sole proprietor

Foundation year 1996, Beginning of exports 1997

Employees 24

Products/Jewellery Rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, single

beads.

Materials Locally manufactured thread, fishing line, elastic, self-

made beads.

Monthly production capacity 6,000 bracelets per month

Minimum order 100 per item

Payment conditions 4 to 8 weeks

Delivery time 6 weeks

Packing flexibility Special packing requests met

Distribution Special distribution requests handled

Freight and transportation Air cargo or courier service

Main customers Bettina Beads (Germany), Jonathan Craft

(USA).

Company history Nomoda Ebenezer («Cedi») Djaba lives in

Odumase Krobo. His bead manufacturing activity is a family

business to which he has been related since he was a chaild

when he started helping his grandfather. The Krobos bead

tradition is part of the Djaba family’s and Cedi’s life. His operation

now employs 18 bead makers.


Contact.

Dabaah Beads Export Production Village

Address P. O. Box 29, Akropong, Ashanti

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 243 575 551


ContactMichael Asumadu, Manager

Dabaah Beads Export Production Village.

Bead producer


Type of activity Manufacturer

Legal status of company Enterprise, sole proprietorship for the

community


Employees 50

Products/Jewellery Necklaces, bracelets, recycled glass beads.

Materials Brass, cotton yarn, nylon string, fishing line, recycled

glass beads.

Monthly production capacity 100 single beads, 120 necklaces

and 120 bracelets.

Minimum order none

Payment conditions 60% down payment

Delivery time 6 - 8 weeks depending on the order




Main customers UK, USA, Nigeria.

Company history Based in a traditional bead making village,

Dabaah Beads started as a community-based initiative project

in 1973. The search for job opportunities however resulted in

most of the young ones leaving the village for the cities and the

decline of the traditional bead industry. In 1986, cooperation was

established with GEPA to revive the industry in order to train and

retain more young people. As a result, a firing kiln was provided

to help them produce more. This was basically a traditional set-up

where the whole village was making beads.


Contact.

Lizzy Beads Manufacturing Co

Address c/o St. Marys Anglican Church, P. O. Box 23

Somanya E.R.

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 244 044 112


Contact Elisabeth Kumah, Manager

Lizzy Beads Manufacturing Company.

Bead producer



Legal status of company Sole proprietor


Employees 8

Number of subcontracted companies 4

Total of subcontracted productive staff 14

Products/Jewellery Necklace, earrings, bracelets, beads.

Materials Local threads, wire, fishing line, glass bottles, nylon

string.

Monthly production capacity 8000 pieces

Minimum order 500 strings

Brands we are working for Sun Trade Ltd.

Payment conditions 50% on order rest upon delivery

Delivery time 4 to 6 weeks



Freight and transportation Air cargo or by sea

Main customers France, Sierra Leone.

Company history A family business in operation for three

generations currently run as a sole proprietorship.


Contact.

Oklah Beads Industry

Address P.O. Box 1816, Koforidua E.R.

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 244 639476


Contact Okla Tetteh, Owner

Oklah Beads Industry.

Bead producer


Type of activity Designer, exporter, manufacturer

Legal status of company Register Generals Office File


Employees 7

Products/Jewellery necklaces, bracelets, earrings, key holders

Materials Brass, silver, nylon, fishing line, glass beads, glass.

Monthly production capacity 300 strings

Minimum order 20 strings

Own brands Stock

Payment conditions 50% downpayment, rest on delivery

Delivery time 4-8 weeks




Main customers Gregory Maccarthy (Canada), Sylvia Bauer

(Germany), Sand Trade Accra, E-Shop Africa Accra, Joana Accra.

Company history Formed in 1994 and registered in 2004 the

company has been in continued operation ever since. Oklah is a

registered taxpayer and full compliance employer, that has earned

a reputation for its quality glass beads and beads for jewellery-

making, both for the export and local markets.


Contact.

Tet Glass Beads Industry

Address P.O. Box 1530, Accra-North, Accra

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 244 163 778


Website www.tetbeads.com

Contact Abraham Tetteh, Managing Director

Tet Glass Beads Industry.

Bead producer



Legal status of company Private registered company


Employees 12


Products/Jewellery Necklaces, bracelets, earrings.

Materials Local brass hock, fish line, rope, recycled glass.

Monthly production capacity 15,000

Minimum order 50 necklaces, 50 bracelets

Own brands Ntaka beads, decorated beads, pendants, encient

beads, spades beads, caflick, lip beads, etc.

Payment conditions 50% down payment, rest on delivery




Freight and transportation By air

Main customers Global America, Suntrade, Wild Gecko (Ghana),

ATAG.

Company history Family business evolved to sole proprietorship.


Contact.

T.K. Beads Industry Limited

Address P. O. Box 164, Odumase, Krobo

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 244 727 853


Website www.tkbeadsgh.com

Contact Florence Kirko, Director

T.K. Beads Industry Limited.

Bead producer



Legal status of company Sole proprietorship


Employees 28

Productive staff 22

Products/Jewellery Rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings,

chains, single beads.

Materials Fishing line, thread, recycled glass beads, old beads,

plastic, shall, clay.

Monthly production capacity 500 strings

Minimum order 1000 beads per design

Payment conditions 50% downpayment, rest on delivery




Freight and transportation FOB and the company bears the

transportation costs

Main customers Germany, USA, Canada.

Company history Despite an incomplete basic education, the

company’s founded has a long experience in the bead industry

that started when he began working in the family owned business

at age five. The present bead shop opened in 1988, and has been

in continued operation ever since.


Contact.

Yohanes Bead Shop

Address P. O. Box 16, Aboabo, Koforidua E.R.

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 246 406 545


Contact Yohanes Kwesi Nahr, Managing Directoraa

Yohanes Bead Shop.

Bead producer


Type of activity Designer, wholesaler


Foundation year 1988

Employees 2

Products/Jewellery Necklaces, bracelets.

Materials Brass, silver, fishing line, nylon, yarn, recycled glass

beads, powdered glass.

Monthly production capacity 16,000 pieces

Minimum order € 50

Payment conditions 50% prepayment, 50% on delivery





Main customers Andrew Yasinsky (Washington)

Afrikard Christian, Bambuler (USA).

Company history The sale of beads began in 1986 at the

Odumase Krobo bead market. The production of beads started

later in 1993. For three generations the art of bead-making has

been a family tradition and main occupation that the present

owners learned in their childhood.


Contact.

Akwasi Nortey Brass Works

Address P. O. Box 9233, Kumasi

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 244 518 093


ContactAkwasi A. Nortey, Managing Director

Akwasi Nortey Brass Works.

Brass producer


Type of activity Designer, manufacturer

Legal status of company Enterprise


Employees 11

Products/Jewellery Rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, key

holders, hangeres.

Materials Brass, nylon, fishing line, recycled glass beads, wax.

Monthly production capacity 1500 hangers

Minimum order 100 pieces

Payment conditions 50% payment before export rest upon delivery




Freight and transportation Air cargo, Semak, by sea

Main customers USA, Ghana.

Company history After graduating from high school in 1993,

the company founder worked as an apprentice in a family bead

business. Established as an independent business in 1995, the

company began sending products to Togo. After learning about

ATAG, it did its first export in 2001.


Contact.

Fosu Handicraft

Address P.O. Box 656, Ampabame, Kumasi

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 207 297 383


ContactEmmanuel Fosu, Owner

Fosu Handicraft.

Brass producer





Employees 2

Number of subcontracted productive staff 2

Products/Jewellery Necklaces, earrings, beads.

Materials Brass, cotton thread, nylon, bee wax, palm fibre, clay,

charcoal.



Payment conditions 50% down payment, 50% upon delivery





Main customers Accra Diplomatic Shop (Ghana)

Company history My inspiration came while working as an

apprentice for my uncle. In 1993 I was able to set up my own

company. It is now officially registered at the Registrar General’s

Department.


Contact.

Gee Creations

Address P. O. Box 233 FNT, Kumasi

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 277 270 303


ContactEric Mensah, Owner

Gee Creation.

Brass producer


Type of activity Manufacturer, exporter



Employees 20

Products/Jewellery Necklaces, earrings, figures.

Materials Recycled brass, fishing line, cotton thread.







Freight and transportation Air cargo

Main customers Atag, Accra, Fatuma, Togo

Company history Started a community project in TH town in

1985, in 1990, the present owner moved out with his uncle to

register a company that he has managed independently since

2001.


Contact.

Kofi Amponsem Brass Works

Address P. O. Box KS 11592, Kumasi

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 243 818 557


ContactKofi Amponsem, Owner

Kofi Amponsem Brass Work.

Brass producer


Type of activity Designer, wholesaler, manufacturer



Employees 30

Products/Jewellery Rings, necklaces, bracelets, hangers,

figures, candleholders.

Materials Brass, fishing line, nylon thread, recycled brass beads,

clay, wax, palm nut fiber.

Monthly production capacity 1500 - 2000 pieces


Payment conditions FOB 50% downpayment on order, 50% after

delivery




Main customers Manhyia Palace, Kumasi Atag, Accra and

Kumasi Craftmen Assoc. Cultural Centre.

Company history Upon graduation from junior high school,

the present owner became an apprentice in his brother’s bead

industry and finally started an independent company in 2005.


Contact.

Paula Handicraft


Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 244 524 998


ContactKwaku Ampong, Managing Director

Paula Handicraft.

Brass producer



Legal status of company Enterprise – sole proprietorship


Employees 20

Subcontracted companies 2



chains.

Materials Thread, wire, nylon, recycled brass.

Monthly production capacity 10,000 pieces


Payment conditions 50% on order, 50% on delivery




Freight and transportation Air cargo or ship

Main customers Haigh, Fiema Crafts & Tours, Trading Roots

(United Kingdom),Virginia Tyler (USA).

Company history The company started exporting to Virginia Tyler

in the USA in 2000, and since then it has exported to the United

Kingdom and Germany. Paul won an award to study in Italy in

2005 in a UNESCO sponsored Programme.


Contact.

Provident Creation


Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 243 568 874


Contact Burgess Agyemang, Owner

Provident Creation.

Brass producer





Employees 10



Products/Jewellery Hangers, beads, door handles, Christmas

ornaments.

Materials Recycled brass, fishing line, nylon.



Payment conditions 50% prepayment, 50% upon delivery




Freight and transportation Air or maritime freight

Main export destinations USA, Thailand, UK.

Company history The company company has been a family

operation for two generations. The present owner started

working in the family business as a teenager before setting out

independently.


Contact.

Adkobs Enterprise

Address P.O. Box 19751, Accra-North

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 244 065 800

Fax +233 21 777 098


ContactCecilia Welsing, Manager

Adkobs Enterprise.

Bead jewellery producer


Type of activity Exporter, designer



Employees 18



Product /Jewellery Necklaces, bracelets, earrings.

Materials Nickel free hooks, nylon threads, glass, recycled glass,

plastic.



Payment conditions Letters of credit or telegraphic transfer

Delivery time 3 - 6 weeks

Packing flexibility Special packing requests met at extra cost

Distribution Special distribution requests handled at extra cost


Main customers Gallery Hubert (Germany), Frank Koestler

(Germany), Public in Ghana.

Company history The company was formed in the early 80s as a

sole proprietorship. We produce and export jewellery made from

recycled glass beads, old trade beads and brass.


Contact.

Aduana Fair Trade Beads and Accessory Designs

Address P. O. Box KS 10395, Kumasi,

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 242 715 593

Fax +233 512 5306


ContactYvonne Adu Murphy, Owner

Aduana Fair Trade Beads and Accessory Designs.




Legal status of company Sole proprietorship, enterprise


Employees 5


Products/Jewellery Necklaces, bracelets, earrings, chains.

Materials fFshing line, thread, shall, glass, brass, bone.


Payment conditions 50% on order and 50% on delivery





Main markets Tourist market, Ghana.

Company history I have been a bead designer for the past

two years and have also learned batik and tie dye. My husband

helped get my accessory supplies and gave me the needed

encouragement. I discovered I had a natural ability and interest for

trade while working as an apprentice.


Contact.

Afrikeuro Beads Designing

Address Ga Manahe Palace Street, P.O. Box KN 46

Kaneshie Polyclinick, Accra

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 244 665 754


ContactLydia Amankwaah, Owner

Afrikeuro Beads Designing.



Type of activity Designer



Employees 4



holders.

Materials Brass, fishing line, glass, bone, stones, wood.


Payment conditions 60% down payment on order, 40% on delivery





Main customers Local market

Company history The business started as a bags and accesso-

ries manufacturing outfit. Bead jewellery design and productions

did not start until 1996. Presently runs a school to teach young

women bead jewellery-making.


Contact.

Ahene pa Nkasa Ltd.

Address 11 Otswe Link, Nyaniba Estates, P.O. Box OS 2364

Osu, Accra

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 208 140 500


Website www.ahenepankasa.com

ContactTrish Ghaham, Designer/Director

Ahene Pa Nkasa Ltd.



Legal status of company Registered


Employees 3



Products/Jewellery Locally made recycled glass, lost wax cast

brass beads, strung on acculon beading cable, earring hooks from

anti- allergicen stainless steel.

Materials Locally made gold and silver plated copper wire hooks,

imported Acculon 7-strand steel cable beading wire, recycled

glass beads, old beads, European & Indian beads.


Minimum order 300 EUR

Payment conditions 60% down payment, balance before shipping


Freight and transportation Airfreight, DHL and by mail

Main customers Canada, Grenada, UK, South Africa, Switzer-

land, South Africa, UK, Zanzibar.

Company history Trish Ghaham has lived in Africa for more than

20 years. She works together with talented local craftsmen to

create new and interesting beads based on a long tradition. The

business was formalized in October 2006. Building on Ghana’s

long tradition of bead making, and focusing on beads made locally

from recycled materials, the business produces a unique line of

contemporary pieces. In addition to the production unit, the com-

pany runs wholesale retail outlets and is preparing to start exports

worldwide.


Contact.

Asanbeads Enterprise

Address P.O. Box AD 341 Adabraka, 23321 Accra

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 244 851 95


ContactJanet A. Woode,Owner

Asanbeads Enterprise.



Type of activity Wholesaler, designer, exporter



Employees 12



Products/Jewellery Necklaces, bracelets, key holders, earrings.

Materials Nylon thread, wire thread, recycled beads, bronze trade

beads.

Monthly production capacity 3000 $

Minimum order 8000 pcs

Own brand Asanbeads

Shops in Ghana 1

Payment conditions FOB, Bankstransfer



Distribution Special distribution requests met

Freight and transportation Post, registred mail

Main customers Bead shops in USA, UK, Germany.

Company history Asanbeads started off as a small retail outlet

and developed into a production unit. Now we have wholesale,

retail outlets and we are ready for the world market.


Contact.

Beadsvalue

Address Jungle Road, P.M.B 175 Airport

Republic of Ghana


Contact Jacqueline Anna Osei, Creative Director and Owner

Beadsvalue.



Type of activity Designer, manufacturer, exporer



Employees 7

Products / Jewellery Rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings.

Materials Copper, fishing line, thread, glass, crystals.

Monthly production capacity 1500 waist beads, 300 necklaces

Payment conditions Cash

Packing flexibility We can meat special packing request

Main customers Private individuals

Company history A hobby turned into a successful business.


Contact.

Chic Accessories

Address P.O.Box CT 250, Cantonments, Accra

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 027 908 1210


ContactSiba Adom, Chief Creative Officer and Owner

Chic Accessories.



Type of activity Designer, manufacturer, wholesaler



Employees 3



chains.

Materials Recycled glass beads, old beads, brass beads.

Monthly production capacity 100 necklaces






Main customers Nigeria, UK, USA.

Company history What started as a hobby turned into a

successful business.


Contact.

Craftmans Studio

Address P.O. Box 6345, No. 2 Lankai St. Extension

North Kaneshie Accra

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 302 230 730 / +233 302 230 730


ContactJoana Lekia Nelson, Proprietress

Craftmans Studio.



Type of activity Designer, wholesaler, exporter



Employees 12



Materials Silver, gold plated, brass, hypo-allergenic steel, cotton,

linen, leather, flax, coated steel, recycled glass, brass, wood,

seeds, horn, bone.

Monthly production capacity 300-500 pieces


Own brands Craftmans Studio

Payment conditions 50% prepayment, rest upon delivery





Main customers Gallery Africa (USA), Moda Weber

(Switzerland), Fair-Handel GmbH (Germany).

Company history Craftmans Studio was established in 1990. It

is a handicraft producing company that makes custom jewellery,

dolls, bags, fashion and home accessories. We create and design

90% of our products.


Contact.

Ele Agbe Company Limited

Address P. O. Box AC 586, Arts Centre, Accra

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 244 152 263

Fax +233 21 512 572


Website www.eleagbe.com

ContactComfort Adjahoe, Managing Director

Ele Agbe Company Limited.



Type of activity Designer, exporter, wholesaler, manufacturer

Legal status of company Limited Liability Company


Employees 50




chains, bead bag (plastic), bead slippers (plastic).

Materials Locally produced hocks and locks, fishing line, thread,

recycled glass beads and plastic.


Minimum order 1000 pieces per design

Shops in Ghana 3

Payment conditions 50% deposit, rest upon delivery





Main customers Ten Thousands Villages (USA), Global Girl

Friend (USA)

Company history Ele agbe is an Ewe phrase meaning «god is

alive». The company employs more than 50 young people, mostly

women, and offers training Programmes for under-educated youth.


Contact.

Emefa Jewellery Production Limited

Address Atomic-Haatso Road, P.O. Box 470 Madina, Accra,

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 27 756 21 88


Website www.emefajewellery.com

ContactDavid Apim-Tetteh, C.E.O

Emefa Jewellery Production Limited.




Legal status of company Limited liability


Employees 20

Products/Jewellery Rings, neclaces, bracelets, earrings, chains.

Materials Stainless steel, brass, leather, bead, gold, silver.

Shops in Ghana 2



Company history Emefa Jewellery Production Limited is

specialized in custom jewellery and has been in business for 15

years.


Contact.

Evelyn’s Place

Address P. O. Box AT 1079, Achimota, Accra

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 261 255 805


ContactEvelyn Tettey , Manageress

Evelyn‘s Place.



Type of activity Manufacturer, designer



Employees 4


Products/Jewellery Necklaces, bracelets, earrings, key holders,

napkin rings, table cloth & crafts.

Materials Locally made hocks, fishing line, recycled glass beads,

cray beads.

Monthly production capacity Above 500 pieces

Minimum order 5 pieces or above € 60

Payment conditions 50% prepayment 50% upon delivery of

order




Freight and transportation Air and sea cargo

Main destinations Liz Wald USA, ED Imports UK.

Company history Established in 1992, the company now hires

12 employees working in separate sewing and bead jewellery

department. The owner also runs a jewellery training school for

young girls.


Contact.

Gees Creation

Address P.O. Box 12393, Accra-North

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 277 573 483


ContactGrace Mensah-Gharbin, Designer

Gees Creations.



Type of activity Designer, exporter



Employees 3



holders, anklets.

Materials Imported locks, fishing line, leather, recycled glass,

brass, bone, wood, shell, plastic.


Own brands Gees Creations


Payment conditions Cash/bank check; 60% down payment on

order; 40% on delivery

Delivery time 4-8 weeks after confirmation of order



Freight and transportation Air cargo or courrier service

Main customers Local market

Company history The present owner started the business as a

bead-making teaching outfit for the poor in the region of Accra

and to help them start their own trade. Through their participation

in fairs and exhibitions, this operation evolved into its present

business status.


Contact.

Ndzema Ghana Ltd

Address 4 Tessa Road, East Legon, P.O. Box CT 3371

Cantonments, Accra

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 246 910 000


ContactTanya Jardi Kordylas , Director

Ndzema Ghana Ltd.




Legal status of company Registered


Employees 2



Materials Brass, pewter, silver, wire thread, rope, glass, resin,

shell, wood, horn, iron, clay.

Monthly production capacity 100 pieces on average

Own brands Ndzema


Payment conditions 60% on order, 40% upon delivery

Delivery time Negotiable

Packing flexibility Standard packaging per item but special requests can be handled


Freight and transportation Air freight or by sea

Main export destinations Italy, France, Ghana, South Africa.

Company history Ndzema was registered in Cape Town, South

Africa in 2003 retailing Ghanaian printed table linen, African

arts, wood carvings, brass figurines, clay objects, beads, brass

trinkets, beaded jewellery and paintings. Ndzema Ghana was later

established and whilst we try to maintain our market in South

Africa, we are currently trying to establish markets in Europe.


Contact.

Okycraft Company Limited

Address No. 4, Ebony Lane, Theshie-Nungua Estate

P.O. Box TS 495, Teshie, Accra

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 243 614 923


ContactNonyem Abena Ibeneme, Managing Director

Okycraft Company Limited.




Legal status of company Limited Liability Company


Employees 4



Products/Jewellery Necklaces, bracelets, earrings, chains.

Materials Brass, nylon monofilament, twine and flexible wire,

recycled glass.



Payment conditions 50% down payment, 50% on delivery




Freight and transportation Air freight

Main customers Arts & Crafts (Norway), Collection (Germany),

Andres Banon (Spain).

Company history Okycraft has been in the custom jewellery

business since 1993. The founding principle of Okycraft is the

desire for our jewellery to be worn. In designing our jewellery, our

beliefs and themes are embedded in the rich history and culture of

ghana. We however have adapted our designs and colors to suit

European fashion trends and tastes.


Contact.

Phismag

Address P.O. Box DK 404, Darkuman, Accra

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 266 116 880


ContactMary Gyekyebea, Owner, designer

Phismag.



Type of activity Manufacturer, designer



Employees 2

Products/Jewellery Necklaces, bracelets, earrings, belts,

slippers.

Materials Locally available hocks, wire, threads, fishing line, old

beads, small glass beads, brass, metal cup pendant.

Monthly production capacity Determined by design

Minimum order 100 pieces per design





Freight and transportation Fedex

Main customers Kofi Ansah (Ghana), Deola (Nigeria), Masai

(Kenya)

Company history A hobby turned into a successful business.


Contact.

Possible Creations

Address P.O. Box KS 14194, Kumasi

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 244 863 938


ContactChristian K. Frimpong, Owner

Possible Creations.



Type of activity Designer, manufacturer



Employees 4


Number of productive staff 3


Products/Jewellery Ornaments, beads, boxes.

Materials Recycled brass.








Main export destinations Denmark, Germany, Netherland, Togo.


Contact.

Sun Trade Ltd

Address C522/3 Mango Tree Ave. Asylum Down

P.O. Box CT2418, Accra

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 244 689 639

Fax +233 302 235 05 82


ContactKati Torda, Managing Director

Sun Trade Ltd.




Legal status of company Limited liability company


Employees 4


Branches/representatives in Denmark, Hungary, USA.

Nature and parties of foreign collaboration DANIDA project,

private export partnership.

Products/Jewellery Necklaces, bracelets, earrings,bag

decorations.

Materials Locally manufactured bronze hocks, fishing line, thread,

rope, recycled glass beads, brass beads, bone, horn.


Own brands Suntrade

Subcontractor for Ellen & Lundqist - Denmark Christmas

Ornaments




Freight and transportation Air cargo/courir

Main export destinations Denmark, Hungary, USA.

Company history Kati Torda (Dagadu), a bead collector and

jewellery designer, started this company as a permanent design

and retail outlet for the growing number of customers interested in

her collections.


In Ghana:

• Ghana Bead Society

Elisabeth Winful

P.O. Box MB616, Ministries

Accra, Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 2433 679 437, Fax +233 21 76 54 66

[email protected]

• ATAG (Aid to Artisans Ghana)

Mrs. Bridgitte Kyeremanteng

Pavilion X Trade Fair Center, La - Accra

P.M.B. Osu – Accra

P. O. BOX TF 21 Trade Fair, Accra

Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 0302 771 375, Phone +233 21 77 13 76

Fax +233 0302 77 13 76

[email protected], [email protected]

www.atagh.org

• Ministry of Trade,

Industry Private Sector Development & PSI

Hon. Hannah Tetteh, Minister

P.O. Box M47, Accra, Republic of Ghana

Phone +233 302 66 33 27, Fax +233 302 66 24 28

[email protected]

• Ghana Export Promotion Authority

Republic House Annex

Dr. K. Owusu-Agyeman, Executive Secretary

Annex, Tudu Road, P. O. Box M 146


Phone +233 21 68 98 89, Phone +233 21 68 315 3

Fax +233 21 677256

[email protected]

[email protected]

www.gepaghana.org

• Ghana Investment Promotion Centre

George Aboagye, Chief Executive Officer

P.O. Box M. 193


Phone +233 302 66 51 25

Fax +233 302 66 38 1

[email protected]

www.gipcghana.com

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List of Contacts.


ACNAG ATAG Craft Network Association of Ghana

BC Before Christ

AD After death of Christ

ATAG Aid to Artisans Ghana

CPP Convention People’s Party

ECOWAS Economic Community Of West African States

EU European Union

FGJ Federation of Ghanaian Jewelers

FOB Free on board

GDP Gross Domestic Product

GEPA Ghana Export Promotion Authority

GH Ghana

GHS Ghanaian Cedi

GIPC Ghana investment Promotion Centre

MOTI Ministry of Trade and Industries

NGO Non-Governmental Organization

NDC National Democratic Congress (NDC)

NPP New Patriotic Party

NRP National Reform Party

PMMC Precious Minerals Marketing Company

PNC People’s National Convention


UGM United Ghana Movement

UNESCO United Nations Educational,

Scientific and Cultural Organization

UK United Kingdom

US/USA United States of America

WTO World Trade Organization

Abbrevations.

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