1 hr 12 min
NYAC S4 E12: A Basket Full of Social Impact Not Your African Cliché
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- Society & Culture
On this episode, we chat with Coretta Owusu about Design Dua, her Ghana-based company that makes functional handwoven basketry. She shares the nitty gritty details of her company’s capital- and time-intensive operations, the social impact of employing local artisans in Northern Ghana, her transition from law to founding a business with a social reach, the woes of import tax, and the not-so-glamorous side of being featured on big store website.
website: www.designdua.com
instagram: @shoplovedua
Episode mixed by Ifeyinwa Arinze. Theme song is Ayo by Femi Leye
On this episode, we chat with Coretta Owusu about Design Dua, her Ghana-based company that makes functional handwoven basketry. She shares the nitty gritty details of her company’s capital- and time-intensive operations, the social impact of employing local artisans in Northern Ghana, her transition from law to founding a business with a social reach, the woes of import tax, and the not-so-glamorous side of being featured on big store website.
website: www.designdua.com
instagram: @shoplovedua
Episode mixed by Ifeyinwa Arinze. Theme song is Ayo by Femi Leye
1 hr 12 min