Batakari designated national Friday wear

Batakari, a traditional attire of the people in the northern part of the country, has been officially declared a National Friday Wear to be worn on the first Friday of every month.

The initiative is to boost the patronage of made-in-Ghana goods and to step up the international appeal and reach of batakari.

It is also to boost employment and the incomes of the large number of people the batakari industry employs.

The project is being spearheaded by the Savannah Accelerated Development Agency (SADA), in collaboration with the Ghana office of the World Bank, and the Ministry of Trade and Industry and facilitated by a Ghanaian professional photographer, Mr Rodney Quarcoo.

Speaking at the launch of the batakari day in Accra yesterday, the World Bank Country Director for Ghana, Mr Henry Kerali, said the bank’s decision to partner the project was because it would create more jobs.

Poverty reduction

“The goal of the bank is to