Ghana garden and flower show starts today

Accra, 8thSeptember 2016: The 4th edition of the Ghana Garden and Flower Show opens today Thursday 8th September, 2016 at the Efua Sutherland Children’s Park in Accra from 9:00am. The official opening ceremony will take place tomorrow 9th September at 3pm.

The theme for the seven-day event is “Dream It, Discover It, Live It-Ecotourism and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

According to Ms. Esther A.N. Cobbah, Chief Executive Officer of Stratcomm Africa, “we are proudly collaborating with others to promote and deepen a Gardening and Flower culture in Ghana. By organizing the Ghana Garden and Flower Show and promoting a Garden and Flower movement in Ghana, we are using our expertise to generate awareness among Ghanaians about available natural resources for individual livelihood enhancement and national development”.

“It is our hope that through the show, we can highlight how horticulture and floriculture can contribute to the realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Ghana. The SDGs are focused on areas of critical importance for humanity and the planet as outlined in the 5 Ps, namely; People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Partnership” she added..

The annual event is geared towards ensuring a cleaner, greener, healthier and wealthier Ghana through enhancing horticultural and floricultural activities.

Activities lined up for this year’s show include Jazz Night, Party in the Park, Farmer Market, Pippa’s Garden, BBQ cook off, Kids Playground, Conference and Workshops among others.

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Editor’s Note

About the Ghana Garden and Flower Show

The Ghana Garden and Flower Show is a flagship activity of the innovative Ghana Garden and Flower Movement that was initiated with the first edition of the Show in August 2013. The movement seeks to create awareness among Ghanaians about the commercial, aesthetic and psychological benefits of horticulture and floriculture. It seeks to celebrate Ghana’s unique flora and fauna, whilst pointing people to the income generating and job creation opportunities inherent in them. Ultimately, the aim of the Show is to encourage the harnessing of our flora and fauna for national development and improved livelihoods.

About Stratcomm Africa

Strategic Communications Africa Ltd (Stratcomm Africa) – Movement Initiator & Event Organizer

Stratcomm Africa is a total Communication, Reputation Management, Events Management and Research Agency specializing in evolving and implementing communications strategies for companies, individuals and governmental institutions

in both national and international settings. Stratcomm Africa is proudly collaborating with its partners to promote and deepen a Gardening and Flower culture in Ghana. Stratcomm Africa believes in using communications to stimulate

socio-economic development. By organizing the Ghana Garden and Flower Show and promoting a Garden and Flower Movement in Ghana, Stratcomm Africa is using its expertise to generate awareness among Ghanaians about available natural resources for livelihood enhancements and national development. Stratcomm

Africa is also facilitating information sharing, knowledge transfer, and skills development through its role in the Garden and Flower Show and its related conference and workshops. Stratcomm Africa also employs the Ghana Garden and Flower Movement and Show, as a platform to reinforce Ghana’s position as a compelling investment and tourist destination through the promotion of beautiful Gardens and Flowers in Ghana. Vintage Events, a new member of the Stratcomm Africa Group, now manages the event

About the UN Sustainable Development Goals

The Sustainable Development Goals, officially titled “transforming our world - the 2030 agenda for sustainable development”, includes a set of 17 sustainable development goals to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and tackle climate change by 2030. All the 17 SDGs are connected to UNDP’s strategic plan focus areas: Sustainable Development, Democratic Governance and Peace Building and Climate and Disaster Resilience. They focus on areas of critical importance for humanity and the planet as outlined in what is known as the 5 Ps, namely; People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Partnership.

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