{"id":275668,"date":"2011-02-07T22:01:38","date_gmt":"2011-02-07T22:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=51358"},"modified":"2011-02-07T22:01:38","modified_gmt":"2011-02-07T22:01:38","slug":"need-for-ghanaians-to-be-decent-in-dressing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/02\/07\/need-for-ghanaians-to-be-decent-in-dressing\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Need For Ghanaians To Be Decent In Dressing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-35244\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2010\/11\/18\/nafac-2010-comes-off-in-tamale-on-november-20\/traditional_dance\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-35244\" title=\"traditional_dance\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/traditional_dance.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"204\" \/><\/a>Mrs Felicia Maku Quaye, a Seamstress,  on Monday called on Ghanaians, especially women, to be modest and  decent in their dressing.<br \/>\nMrs Quaye, Leader of Dansoman Zone  of Ghana National Tailors and Dressmakers Association (GNTDA), made the  call at the launch of the 20th Anniversary and Graduation celebration  of the Zone in Accra. She explained that the theme for the celebration;  \u201cProjecting the Ghanaian Culture in Decency and Modesty, \u2018Aketesia\u2019\u201d had  been chosen to educate members as well as their customers to embrace  the value of decency and modesty in their dressing.<br \/>\n\u201cOur aim  is to educate our membership and the citizenry that decency and decorum  should not be sacrificed at the altar for what is in vogue and in  fashion,\u201d she said. Mrs Quaye urged young women not to dress in a manner  that would expose vital parts of their bodies, adding that the Akan  term \u201cAketesia\u201d literally meaning \u2018covered to hide,\u2019 is used for \u201ca  young maiden who is expected to show modesty and decency in the way she  dresses.\u201d<br \/>\nThe month-long celebration would include a  clean-up exercise at Dansoman on February 14, Fashion Show on March 5  and the anniversary graduation ceremony on March 12, 2011. Mrs Quaye  noted that membership in the zone had increased from a few to about 280  members.<br \/>\nShe said with the support of Ghana Standards Board  (GSB), Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), INNOGATE  Incorporated, Business Sector Advocacy Challenge (BUSAC) Fund and other  stakeholders, members of the Association had trained more than 1,440  apprentices.<br \/>\nShe stated that within the next five years,  membership of the association in the Dansoman zone would increase and  the standard of performance would improve adding; \u201cOur standards will be  the yardstick for fashion in Ghana\u201d.<br \/>\nMrs Elizabeth Adetola,  Acting Deputy Director (Core Services) of Ghana Standards Board,  launching the celebration, urged the members to learn more about the  Ghanaian culture to be able to project it through their designs. \u201cTo  project our culture in fashion, we have to understand it and find ways  of projecting it through trends,\u201d she said.<br \/>\nMrs Adetola  noted that the modesty of an individual was enforced by the environment  one lived in and urged them not to relegate modesty to the background in  their profession. She said it was the responsibility of tailors,  dressmakers and fashion designers to educate their clients on what  dresses were appropriate for various occasions.<br \/>\nGNTDA was  established in 1979 to provide practical training to youths in the  country, solicit funds and engage in business advocacy to improve  working conditions for members. About 6,000 apprentices graduate  annually nation-wide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mrs Felicia Maku Quaye, a Seamstress, on Monday called on Ghanaians, especially women, to be modest and decent in their dressing. Mrs Quaye, Leader of Dansoman Zone of Ghana National Tailors and Dressmakers Association (GNTDA), made the call at the launch of the 20th Anniversary and Graduation celebration of the Zone in Accra. 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