Our Team
Kirstie Kwarteng
Founder
Kirstie Kwarteng is a storyteller and curator of stories. She is the founder of The Nana Project and was named as Ghana's Top 30 under 30 for her work in preserving Ghana's history. Kirstie is also a doctoral candidate at SOAS, University of London in the Department of Development Studies and is a recipient of the Royal Geographical Society Dudley Stamp Memorial Award
Benjamina Efua Dadzie
Researcher
Benjamina Efua Dadzie is a writer and researcher, with an interest in West African cultures, especially Akan and Yoruba. She has a BA (Hons) in Archaeology from the University of Manchester, and an MA in the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas from the University of East Anglia. Her current research deals with the impact of missionary presence in 19th century Abeokuta (southwestern Nigeria), focusing on changes in identity and material culture. She is a Collections Assistant in Anthropology at the University of Cambridge's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; the Digital Editor of the award-winning open-access publication 100 Histories of 100 Worlds in 1 Object; and a Researcher at The Nana Project, where she leads content development with a focus on pre- and colonial Ghana.
Godsgrace Tetteyfio
Co-Founder and Producer
Godsgrace Tetteyfio is a storyteller and producer. She is the co-founder of The Nana Project and is passionate about promoting underrepresented stories - in particular, diasporan stories. She works in the education and entertainment industries. Godsgrace has experience in development and production for tv, film, and theatre as well as operations at a film festival. Currently an MBA candidate at Howard University, she is the first MBA fellow in the Howard Entertainment program in partnership with Amazon Studios.