The African Art and Culture Development Company Limited (AACD-African Market) is giving out special discounts and offers on items purchased from May 6 to 10 in commemoration of the 2021 mothers’ day celebration. This is to enable all and sundry to get an affordable gift for their mothers and loved ones.
The African Market has introduced special offers for buyers to celebrate mothers, aunties, sisters, wives, and female personalities in their lives. The 2021 Mothers’ day will fall on Sunday, May 9.
The AACD-African Market, located in East Legon near the ‘A&C’ Mall was established in April 2001 after 20 years of research and development, coupled with series of experiments led by the Founder and CEO, Mr Stanley S. Felten. He started operations from Osu in Accra. The market has the aim of promoting local manufacturers of arts, crafts and fashion products to attract local and foreign buyers.
Fashion Designing
All you need to do is to bring the favourite dress of your loved one to the African Market at East Legon, where there are designers ready to sew your dress, and other fashion wears wholly made in Ghana.
You can also come and buy already sewn dresses that would fit your mother or loved ones and present it as a special gift to them.
The Yvonne Plange Enterprise
Yvonne Plange Enterprise is into general handicraft wide range of Ghanaian made fashion wear and accessories by the Director, Madam Yvonne Plange, a fashion designer with more than 30 years of practice. She is giving 30% to buyers during the period of the promotion.
Madam Plange has designed for international clients over the years but with the advent of the COVID-19, sales slowed hence has decided to focus on the local market with all her expertise.
She started her career doing soft cotton dolls for children’s play and later moved into garment manufacturing with later diversification into clothing with the many years of professional practice and has been sewing on-demand fashion wears.
All you need is to take your measurement and she would be willing to sew within a few days or weeks after you select fabric at the African market.
In an interview with Yvonne, she noted that she needs more buyers to patronise her well-crafted clothing and other fashion wears to enable her easily recover from the COVID-19 pressures and recall the laid-off employers who are currently sitting home doing after they were laid off.
She has been exporting to other countries with the help of the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), Aid to Artisans Ghana (ATAG), and the National Association of Handicrafts Exporters (NAHE).
Settle in Style
Madam Afia Ohenewa Akuffo is the Chief Executive Officer of Settle in Style, a typical African business into a blend of African and foreign designs to bring out the uniqueness in the African look.
Settle in Style crafts of African clothing styles – Khaftans, bead art, slippers, jewels, bags, and anything African and contemporary arts. Her items are already made awaiting clients to purchase or place an order from any location on the globe.
Buyers can place orders from anywhere and it will be delivered through the local delivery platforms or DHL for international clients. She said the upcoming Mother’s day presents an opportunity for everyone to show love to mothers and loved ones.
The Designer announced that due to mother’s day, Settle in Style is giving a 30% discount to enable everyone to get affordable gifts for their mothers and loved ones.
COVID-19 has slowed business down as foreigners no longer patronise, coupled with the restriction on social gathering associated with the COVID scare. Madam Akuffo is hopeful that things would pick as restrictions are being eased.
She urged Ghanaians and Africans, in general, to patronise Made in Ghana products to boost the local economy and help recover from the lost jobs and fortunes.
Thick Tall Man Hats
Additionally, Mr Kwame Owusu, CEO of Thick Tall Man Hats, makers and designers of foreign and local unisex hats to complete any outfit. Before COVID-19, people were patronising the hat in large quantities due to social events like weddings, outdooring, parties, and other social programmes.
He recounted that sales are significantly affected and that the restriction on events had largely affected his business but is of full conviction that patrons would soon show up to make purchases as mother’s day approaches.
Metal and Wooden Masks Designing
Speaking with the Bead and Metal Designer, Mr Razak Adams said his unique styling of designs made people from far and near fall in love with his work and hence export to other countries.
This mothers’ day, he asked all customers and patrons to come and get customised beads and metal designs for mothers and loved ones especially as the African market is giving a discount for all buyers.
With 25 years of practice, Mr Adams said he is well positioned to use the right wood for all types of masks and design it with beads that would make them beautiful to behold. He has developed acquaintance with all forms of woods and knows the names and proper use of all types of woods.
Photoclub
The African market also has within its premises, Photoclub. Photoclub is into the capturing of location-based and studio-based photographs, designing of photos, retouching of photos, restoration of damaged or old photos, and colourisation of photos among many others, and is making available 10% for patrons to come and take photographs with their mothers. These pictures can be enlarged and immortalise in the homes.
Eateries
Happiness Attieke
Get the best attieke dishes in town from Happiness Attieke located right inside African Market. Happiness serves attieke in an enjoyable atmosphere with the tuna, chicken, hot wings among many others. Spend some time with your mother and loved ones at Happiness Attieke and you will forever remember. He serves other special made in Ghanaian and continental dishes.
Crossroad Pub and Grill
Meet all your pub and grill needs at the African market with the Crossroad Pub and Grill who have an amazing menu at an affordable price. Get your special grill in all types: Chicken and Chicken wings, turkey wings, and pork. Come with your mother and other loved ones to try the Special Crossroad Fried Rice and other special made in Ghana dishes.
D’café
D’café is one of the best coffee shops in Accra established in 2011, with a unique identity by serving imported Bakery and pastry products from Belgium and France that are freshly baked every morning in Accra to meet customers’ taste. In addition, D’cafe has its signature sandwiches that are made freshly for the customers with the best coffee in town. As mother’s day is approaching, D’café is giving out free cookies with any order above GHc50.
Global Mother’s Day Celebration
The Celebration of Mother’s Day was to have started by Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia when, on May 12, 1907, she held a memorial service at her late mother’s church in Grafton, West Virginia. Her mother had organized women’s groups to promote friendship and health.
Within five years, virtually every state was observing the day, and in 1914, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson made it a national holiday. It has become a global phenomenon where people organise special programmes to honour their mothers and other loved ones who play motherly roles in their lives.
The situation is different from Ghana as many take to the purchase of memorable gifts for their mothers in a bid to express compassion for them in respect to the loving care mothers give. It will be excellent to tap into the discounts at the African market so you can surprise your mother on mothers’ day.
