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Sun Trade was established in 1996 to create fashionable jewellery designed by Kati using local materials, to display the jewellery at exhibitions and fairs, and to serve bead customers.  The Sun Trade shop was opened in December of that same year.  It's interior was designed by Kati together with her good friend Koto Korponai and with the help of Vivian Gbortsu, the Shop Manager.  Koto's designing flair and artistic involvement in exhibitions helped create Sun Trade's visual image and reputation. Even though Koto is no longer in Ghana her stamp on the shop still remains.

Sun Trade is well known for providing jewellery for traditional and social events (such as outdoorings and weddings), the sponsorship of beauty pageants such as Miss Malaika and Miss Ghana, for supplying TV stations with accessories for their announcers, for providing jewellery for magazine photo shoots, fashion shows, TV programmes, and theatre productions such as most recently a play called Cinderama.

Kati is a founding and active member of the Ghana Bead Society, trains would-be designers, runs workshops, and gives lectures on the traditional role of beads in Ghanaian society. In addition Kati is in great demand for lessons in beads stringing. Her knowledge of all aspects of the bead in the lives of Ghanaians gives her a respected position in the contemporary cultural scene. Her insight enables her produce bead accessories for all types of occasions.

Mission Statement

Sun Trade's mission is to:

• Promote Ghanaian beads and their relevant culture.

• Encourage modern bead production.

• Elevate jewellery designs to meet international standards.

• To provide employment with fair wages.

• To encourage and enable further education of employees without discrimination to gender, religion, ethnicity or physical ability.