Meet the Mamas

At the young age of 26, Issifu Asana became the manager of the sewing co-operative in Ho. Issifu, who is both Togolese and Ghanaian, attended trade school to learn to sew. She began working with the co-operative in June 2008, and had already been a seamstress for 3 years by the time she started. She used to work just for herself but found that working in the co-operative has provided more business, and she enjoys the companionship of everyone who works there! Issifu has spent most of her life in Ho, growing up with two brothers and three sisters. She has a twin sister who is a hairdresser and batiker. She currently lives by herself but often helps out her mother and father.