Golden Fashion & Beauty Entrepreneurship Summer Exchange Program

July 2-16, 2020 , West Africa

Embark on two exciting weeks of empowerment and leadership through international relations, education and exchange with West African trailblazers in the fashion and beauty industry.

Girls For A Change 2019 Golden Fashion & Beauty Entrepreneurship Summer Exchange Program | July 2-16, 2020 | Ghana, West Africa • • •

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS Passion. Purpose. Profession. • • •

Empowering girls to create social change

• Experience the vibrant ORGANIZATIONAL & TRIP OVERVIEW cities of Accra, Cape The International Partnership for Economic & Sustainable Development Coast, Elmina, Assin (IPESD) brings business, non-profit and government entities together forming South, Kumasi, & global public-private-partnerships to accelerate progress towards the Tamale achievement of global goals. We believe in establishing a local presence in countries and markets of particular interests to our clients/partners. By doing so, we work closely with local resources to identify and validate effective • Interact with equitable solutions, which are truly adapted to the needs of communities traditional tribal through sustainable development and ecotourism. leaders, rural villages, The 2020 Girls For A Change (GFAC) Golden Fashion & Beauty and indigenous Entrepreneurship Exchange Program delegation will explore Ghana as the people. Continent’s leading, enterprising fashion country and one of Africa’s most stable, growing, and innovative democracies. Delegates will experience the uniqueness of Ghana’s eastern, central, and northern regions, gaining one • Lead service projects of a kind cross-cultural insight into the business of African fashion and beauty for primary school industries. The delegation will be welcomed by the government and the children. African Union’s Diaspora Africa Forum (DAF), beyond the historic ‘Year of Return’- Ghana’s call for African-Americans to come Home. • Visit a shea co-op GHANA FASHION IN A $31 BILLION INDUSTRY where women harvest African fashion has always been known for its daring use of color and print and produce one of designs, and the world’s eyes are finally on the Continent as a serious Ghana’s most contender for fashion’s emerging markets. In Ghana, the fashion and textile important agricultural industry is growing rapidly; and the government has been urged to focus on commodities. the development of the fashion industry to support economic growth in its quest to create jobs for its youth. Delegates will investigate the globalization • Meet with Ghana’s of the fashion industry through the prism of Ghana’s independent designers, top couture, textile manufacturers, co-operatives and artisans. traditional art, and

street-style designers. WOMEN’S : BEAUTY CARVING A BETTER FUTURE Shea butter, produced 100% by women in Ghana, is used as a body cream, as well as an ingredient in various cosmetic, confectionary and • Tour UNESCO World pharmaceutical products. It is the primary source of livelihood for women in Heritage sites; trek Northern Ghana, and is one of the few agricultural crops where women safaris and rainforests, control the revenue. Delegates will be introduced to the shea’s complete eat local cuisine; learn value chain, from growth to consumer. language, and more!

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1. TRIP LEADERSHIP

Courtney D. Bennett, CEO International Partnership For Economic & Sustainable Development (IPESD) African Union Diaspora Africa Forum (DAF) Deputy Head of Mission [email protected] U.S. +1 202 695-2450 / Ghana +233 54 741 7512

Angela Patton, CEO Charles P. Taylor, Board Member Girls For A Change Girls For A Change

2. TRAVEL COSTS *per person, based on at least 10 people traveling

o Package A All Inclusive Economy: $5,995 per person (*inquire about business class) § Round Trip flight & travel insurance – Washington, DC to Accra, Ghana | Accra, Ghana to Washington, DC § One-way in-country flight – Tamale, Ghana to Accra, Ghana § Lodging (double occupancy): 3-4 star US rating or equivalent *traveler responsible for any and all additional room charges or damages to hotel room/property § Meals – 2 meals/day including welcome and closing receptions. Water provided daily, additional selected group meals § Ground Transportation – Air-conditioned buses in Ghana, travel to & from all group activities *inquire about personal transportation services § Activity & Administrative Fees – Entrance to all group activities § Fashion Kit – tape measure, pad, pen, body measuring chart, etc. *delegates only § VISA cost and processing – we process your visa application for you *single entry

o Package AA – All Inclusive SINGLE – Economy: $6,795 per person; (*inquire about business class flights and/or upgraded lodging) § Everything in Package A w/ single occupancy lodging at all hotels *traveler responsible for any and all additional room charges or damages to hotel room/property

3. PAYMENT METHODS - PayPal directly to https://www.paypal.me/ipesd : Add 3% for processing fees; include full name and DOB with each payment - CashApp directly to $cthecrown : include full name and DOB with each payment - Other methods *inquire

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4. OTHER COSTS TO CONSIDER - Passport $200 – if you do not have a passport we encourage you to apply for it soon, expedited - Yellow Fever Vaccination $200 – each individual is responsible for getting their own REQUIRED yellow fever shot by June 15, 2020 or incur a $500 travel penalty fee - Malaria pills - (costs vary; please check with your PCP and insurance company) - Transportation to and from Washington Dulles International Airport - Spending money

5. IMPORTANT DATES - May-August, 2019 REGISTRATION Deposit due upon registration $750 *non-refundable - June TBD, 2019 Exploratory group conference call/visit - August 1, 2019 Deadline for 100% refund (minus deposit + $250 admin fee) - Sept 30, 2019 Registration deadline - October 1, 2019 Crowdfunding promo starts - October TBD, 2019 Group Conference Call - November 15, 2019 ½ BALANCE DUE - November 18, 2019 (1) Deadline 20% refund (minus deposit + $250 admin fee) (2) Travelers make APPOINTMENT, APPLY for or RENEW passport on or before - December TBD, 2019 Group Conference Call - March 16, 2020 (1) Deadline 10% refund (minus deposit + $250 admin fee) (2) VISA PACKAGE DUE All valid passports and completed visa applications must be received for processing (can not expire prior to January 2, 2021, and must contain a minimum of 2 blank “visa” pages. - March 31, 2020 FINAL BALANCE DUE - June 11, 2020 Final Group Conference Call - June 15, 2020 Yellow Vaccination (administered no later than June 15th, or incur $500 penalty)

HOW DO I REGISTER FOR THE TRIP? ü Visit www.ipesd.org/girlsforachange. ü Complete online registration form with any and all desired travel accommodations and special details. ü Pay $750 non-refundable deposit via PayPal or CashApp ü Send a copy of your passport to IPESD at [email protected].

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6. PERSONAL FUNDRAISING PAGE

GFAC delegates receive their own personal fundraising page on ipesd.org, and the page is generated upon registration. Delegates’ pages are personalized with their names, a photo, and defaulted content where they are able to begin accepting donations towards their program fees, immediately. PLEASE EMAIL PHOTO FOR USE AFTER COMPLETING REGISTRATION. HOW IT WORKS

As soon as a delegate registers online (www.ipesd.org/girlsforachange) and pay their registration fee, IPESD Admin will email a link to their individual fundraising page. The page is ready to use as-is, personalized with delegate photo and name. A link to program information (itinerary, etc.) can also be viewed from each page by clicking the appropriate button. Delegates are encouraged to share with their friends, families, and network on their social media platforms; and forward their link in personal email messages. Note: The total program fee is the default and maximum allowable individual fundraising goal.

In the provided example below, the delegate has received six (6) donations totaling $3,190. Each time an additional donation is made, the donation amount, donation date, supporter’s name and message (if applicable) are added to the list.

QUESTIONS If a delegate, parent, chaperone, staff, or supporter have any4 ques tions about personal fundraising pages, please do not hesitate to contact IPESD at (202) 695-2450 or [email protected] Girls For A Change 2019 Golden Fashion & Beauty Entrepreneurship Summer Exchange Program | July 2-16, 2020 | Ghana, West Africa • • •

7. PROPOSED ITINERARY*trip itinerary, lodging, and/or order of activities subject to change without notice

Airline Date Flight Depart Arrive South Africa 2 July 2020 SA 210 Washington, DC Accra, Ghana Airways Dulles Int’l Airport (IAD) Kotoka Int’l Airport (ACC) 5:40pm EST 8:35am GMT +1

Africa World 14 July 2020 AWA Tamale, Ghana Accra, Ghana Airlines 173 Tamale Airport (TML) Kotoka Int’l Airport (ACC) 2:00PM GMT 3:00pm GMT

South Africa 15 July 2020 SA 209 Accra, Ghana Washington, DC Airways Kotoka Int’l Airport Dulles Int’l Airport (IAD) (ACC) 11:45pm GMT 6:15am EST +1

Lodging: Accra: The African Regent (https://www.theafricanregenthotel.com) Urbano Hotel (https://www.urbanohotel-ghana.com) Cape Coast: Coconut Grove Beach Resort (https://coconutgrovehotelsghana.com/beachhotel/) Kumasi: Golden Bean Hotel (https://www.goldenbeanhotel.com/) Tamale: Zaina Lodge (https://www.zainalodge-ghana.com) Jeyads Lodge (https://www.jeyadslodge.com)

Day 1: Thursday, July 2, 2020*meals included: in-flight dinner, snacks

• Repatriation. Depart USA on overnight flight to Ghana

Day 2: Friday, July 3, 2020 *meals included: in-flight breakfast, welcome reception, dessert Lodging: The African Regent Hotel

• Akwaaba! Arrive in the city of Accra, Ghana. Visit Accra Mall for money exchange; visit grocery store to purchase snacks, juices, and other personal items. • ITC Ethical Fashion with KiKi Clothing. Birthed by Ghanaian/Nigerian fashion designer TiTi Ademola, KiKi Clothing has been highlighted in Vogue Italia, Elle Italia, and Glamour Magazine; and has been worn by global favorites across red carpets and magazines spreads such as Academy Award Winning Actress Lupita Nyong’o, and country ambassadors. Exhibiting collections in Accra, Lagos, Mauritus, Johannesburg, as well as London and Rome, hear her story as a womenpreneur sourcing unique materials to hand- make her visions come true. Use your newly acquired Golden Girls Fashion Kit to learn how to take body measurements for clothing that will be used to make your own custom piece. • The Souls of Black Folks: A Pan-African welcome reception. Representatives from the African Union’s Diaspora African Forum (DAF) will host us at the W.E.B. DuBois Center for Pan African Culture. Take a look at the week ahead while enjoying introductory, traditional Ghanaian

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cuisine. Learn common words and phrases in the local language (Twi) and country customs; discuss DAF programs around the world before touring the home where Dr. DuBois spent his last years. The Marcus Garvey House and the African American Association of Ghana (AAAG) are also on site. • Home Sweet Home. Enjoy a variety of Ghanaian sweet treats, pool-side.

Day 3: Saturday, July 4, 2020*meals included: breakfast, dinner Lodging: The African Regent Hotel

• Accra City Tour. Our local guide will take us on a driving tour of Ghana’s capital including visits to major historical sites: Memorial Park, Independence Square, , and Jamestown. The day provides for a great opportunity to explore, learn history, and get to know some of the Districts that make up Accra. • The Center for National Culture & Arts Center. The cacophony of business interactions, get lost in the market and try your hand at bargaining for an authentic Ghanaian experience. • Lunch on own in East Legon. • African Batiking: Sustainable Production. Learn more about this ancient “resist” art process for making designs on fabric from start to finish. Create designs of your own coupled with Adinkra symbols. Adinkra symbols are traditional visual symbol that represent concepts or original thoughts such as: friendship, prosperity, health, or wealth. Choose your favorites for a unique gift. • Genesis to Revelation: A high-end fashion and bridal couture lesson. Quophi Akotuah Fashion Academy (QAFA) is a fashion school aimed at producing top-notch, world-class designers to enrich our (Black/African) world of fashion. Through creativity, skill, and unlimited imagination, QAFA boasts preparing the next generation of leadership in the fashion and design industries. Meet Michael Akotuah Addo, Quophi Akotuah Ghana Creative Director, who will take us through the entire design process and his experiences as one of the most sought after designers on the Continent at just 24 years of age. • Dinner at Buka Restaurant. Enjoy a West African smorgasbord of a variety of Ghanaian, Nigerian, Ivorian, and Togolese dishes.

*Independence Day celebration on Ghanaian soil, group photo with both flags expressing true independent freedom to travel back Home.

Day 4: Sunday, July 5, 2020*meals included: breakfast, lunch Lodging: Urbano Hotel

• Premium Fashion Culture in Accra’s Heartbeat: Osu social enterprising businesses tour. o Global Mama’s : partnered with Shea butter Production Center in Tamale, Global Mamas produces Global Shea Butter where women not only have their wages doubled, but a portion of the sales go towards the Shea Helps Empower (SHE) Fund. o Woodin Fabrics of Vlisco Group : The Vlisco Group and their fabrics have grown into an essential part of African culture with a portfolio consisting of four brands: Vlisco, Woodin, Uniwax and GTP. Woodin by Vlisco is some of the most beautiful West African fabric and incredibly popular. Designed and produced in Ghana, the fabric

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is made from fine cotton and carries a silky, high-quality texture. Stop by for a guided tour of their shop of limited edition fabrics. o The Street that Never Sleeps : Explore Osu Oxford Street shopping in one of the most visited and dynamic cultural spots in Ghana. o Christie Brown: Behind the Fashion : Christie Brown is a Ghanaian based luxury women’s fashion brand founded by Creative Director Aisha Obuobi-Ayensu. Classy and trendy, she’s known as the designer who made a mark on the world stage when she designed Beyoncé and her dancers’ stage costumes for the “Mrs. Carter Show”; and the woman behind the fashion of hit TV and web series, An African City – the story of five beautiful, successful African females return to their home continent navigating life and love. • Lunch. • Artisanal Exploration at Wild Gecko – view and shop traditional boutique boasting innovative, handcrafted jewelry, clothing, carvings, furniture, household decorations and accessories. Some of the most unique in the world! • Dinner.

Day 5: Monday, July 6, 2020*meals included: breakfast, dinner Lodging: Coconut Grove Beach Resort

• Travel to Assin Manso. • Last Bath. Assin Manso was the site of the largest slave market for merchants supplying slaves to the forts and castles on the coast. Tour this historic site, see the Slave Market, River, and Cemetery; and hear from our guide about this final link in the slavery route from Northern Ghana. • Village Life – Etsi Bosomodwe, village of Chief Odeneho Krobah Agyman Kagya. Take a short walking tour of the Chief’s village before participating in a variety of service projects including: classroom visits and activities with primary students, book donations and beautification to the village’s newly built library. • Travel to Cape Coast/Elmina. • Central Region Welcome. Evening dinner and traditional bamboo percussion performance hosted by Bismark Amoah and the local Kukyekukyeky Bamboo Orchestra.

Day 6: Tuesday, July 7, 2020*meals included: breakfast, walking tour street food, dinner Lodging: Coconut Grove Beach Resort

• Early morning resort activities on your own. • Sao Jorge da Mina (St. George Elmina) Castle. Explore the earliest European construction in the Gulf of Guinea, and the oldest slave castle in sub-Saharan Africa. Elmina Township Walking Tour. Boasting a massive fish industry, tourism, and economic development, experience Elmina’s history and culture first-hand. Navigate traditional posuban shrines, merchant houses, fishing harbors, and more. Hear stories and philosophies behind it all. • Cape Coast University Tour. • Home Again: Through the Doors of No Return & Back. Ghana’s most notorious slaving fort,

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Cape Coast Castle is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to the West African Historical Museum. Tour this historic site, see the Door of No Return, and hear from our guide about the slave trade in Ghana as it relates to Africans in the Diaspora. • “Wo den de sen?”. (Re)naming ceremony where “soul names” will be received. • Born Again. Dinner, drumming, and dance alongside a roaring born fire, and the crashing waves of the Atlantic Ocean.

Day 7: Wednesday, July 8, 2020*meals included: breakfast, lunch Lodging: Golden Tulip Kumasi City

• Early morning resort activities. • Kakum National Park & Canopy Walk. Look out for plants, birds, and butterflies on a 2km walk through this tropical rainforest. Then, enjoy the park from above on spectacular treetop-level canopy walkways. • Lunch • Travel to Kumasi, Ghana Arrive in the ancient capital of the Ashanti Kingdom, one of the oldest cities not only in Ghana, but Africa. Also known as the Garden City, Kumasi is the leading cultural center in West Africa and home to the palace of the Asantehene. • Dinner on own at hotel.

Day 8: Thursday, July 9, 2020*meals included: breakfast, lunch Lodging: Golden Tulip Kumasi City

• Kumasi City Tour featuring the Manhyia Palace, Kumasi Fort and Military Museum, and the Prempeh II Jubilee Museum. • Continue to the Kumasi Centre for National Culture for tour and lunch. • State of an Art: Ntonso the Adinkra Village. Adinkra are visual symbols that represent concepts of aphorisms native to the Akan and Gyaman people. Learn all about adinkra symbols, their meanings, printing process, and other indigenous handicrafts. • Adanmowase Ecotourism Project. Led by master weavers, see first hand where and how the centuries old kente weaving tradition is done. Experience the entire value chain of kente from cotton bush to final piece of cloth, and try your hand at weaving on a double-heddle kente strip loom. As a bonus, we will continue to the chief’s palace and neighboring cocoa farm. • Dinner on own at hotel.

Day 9: Friday, July 10, 2020*meals included: breakfast, dinner Lodging: Zaina Lodge

• National Commission on Culture: The Business of Kejetia Market. The Kumasi Central Market is Continental Africa’s largest open-air market and one of the most colorful mazes for sales and services in the world. With over 45,000 stores and stalls, find virtually everything in this very

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• organized every day hustle and bustle. • Travel to Larababanga/Tamale (Northern Ghana) • Hotel Check-in • Dinner Evening relaxation at hotel and/or pool.

Day 10: Saturday, July 11, 2020*meals included: breakfast, dinner Lodging: Zaina Lodge

• Safari Delight. Early rise private breakfast and driving safari through Mole National Park, the largest game reserve in the country. View animals such as elephants, waterbucks, krobs, bushbucks, hippopotamuses, warthogs, water buffalos, hyenas, and baboons. • Larabanga Mosque. Built primarily from packed earth in Sudanese architectural style, Larabanga is Ghana’s oldest mosque, and one of the country’s most revered religious sites. • Canoe Safari. • *Optional Night Safari at own expense • Dinner.

Day 11: Sunday, July 12, 2020*meals included: breakfast, second meal TBD Lodging: Jeyads Lodge

• Early morning travel to Tamale. • Salaga Slave Markets & Wells: An oral history of the origin of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. From this site, an estimated 25 to 30 million slaves from across West and Central Africa were prepared to be shipped off to plantations across the seas in the Americas, the Caribbean, and Europe. • Evening activities TBD

Days 12-13: Monday-Tuesday, July 13-14, 2020*meals included: daily breakfast, second meals TBD Monday Lodging: Jeyads Lodge Tuesday Lodging: The African Regent Hotel

• Tamale Shea Butter Village o Learn about shea butter’s entire value chain from growth to worker to consumer § Visit areas where shea trees grow in the wild § Tour village where women harvest and produce shea butter § Observe the shea butter production process § Package your own shea to take home • Saturday afternoon departure to Accra via Africa World Airlines • Sunset Dinner at Accra’s premier rooftop venue offering breathtaking views of the city from the tallest building in West Africa.

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Day 14: Wednesday, July 15, 2020*meals included: breakfast, lunch, in-flight dinner & snacks

• Free morning. • Junior Achievement: Activating Africa’s Youth for the Future of Jobs. Junior Achievement (JA) focuses on the economic empowerment of youth worldwide by bridging the gap between what students learn in school and what they need to be successful professionals as employees who add value to their employers or as entrepreneurs who create jobs for themselves and others. JA Africa focuses on three key areas: Entrepreneurship, Work Readiness, and Financial Literacy. Delegates will gain professional development as they engage with students at a JA Company Program site. • Closing lunch reception. • Departure. Transfer to airport for check-in and final departure late night to United States.

Day 15: Thursday, July 16, 2020*meals included: in-flight breakfast

• Arrival. Arrive early morning to Washington, D.C.

MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW

Additional Tour/Trip Information Courtney D. Bennett d/b/a The International Partnership for Economic & Sustainable Development (IPESD) acts only as an agent for the various independent suppliers that provide hotel accommodations, transportation, sightseeing, activities, or other services connected with this tour. Such services are subject to the terms and conditions of those suppliers. Courtney D. Bennett d/b/a IPESD and their respective employees, agents, representatives, and assigns accept no liability whatsoever for any injury, damage, loss, accident, delay, or any other incident arising out of this agreement, including but not limited to those which may be caused by the negligence, defect, default of any company or person in performing these services. Responsibility is not accepted for losses, injury, damages or expenses of any kind due to sickness, weather, strikes, hostilities, wars, terrorist acts, acts of nature, local laws or other such causes. All services and accommodations are subject to the laws and regulations of the country in which they are provided. IPESD is not responsible for any baggage or personal effects of any individual participating in the tours / trips arranged by IPESD. The coordinated travel insurance policy will cover expenses associated with the loss of luggage or personal effects. Costs for this trip will be approximately $5,995 per person for double occupancy and $6,795 per person for single occupancy. The trip cost includes: round trip flight from Washington D.C. (other cities may incur an additional fee); travel insurance; one-way flight from Tamale to Accra, Ghana; visa cost and processing; air- conditioned ground transportation within Ghana; sightseeing /activities expenses and administration; 3-4 star hotel stays; daily breakfast, welcome and closing receptions, various selected group lunches/meals, bottled water; curated fashion history, education, marketing, entrepreneurial, 10 empowerment activities; and lots of spontaneous culture and fun!

Contact: Courtney D. Bennett | [email protected] | U.S. 202.695.2450 | Ghana +233 54 741 7512