{"id":2702,"date":"2026-03-01T15:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T15:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/welfare.gapghana.org\/?p=2702"},"modified":"2026-03-02T09:34:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T09:34:50","slug":"gap-launches-nationwide-ghana-month-costume-exercise-to-mark-independence-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/welfare.gapghana.org\/?p=2702","title":{"rendered":"GAP Launches Nationwide Ghana Month Costume Exercise to Mark Independence Celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator style=&#8221;shadow&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-18706a09e5cb4bcbc\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-18706a09e5cb4bcbc uvc-6329  uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-18706a09e5cb4bcbc h5'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h5 style=\"--font-weight:theme;\">GAP Launches Nationwide Ghana Month Costume Exercise to Mark Independence Celebrations<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-18706a09e5cb4bcbc .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\">The Grassroots Alliance for Progress (GAP) has launched a nationwide Ghana Month Costume Exercise, encouraging all members across regions and constituencies to wear the official GAP attire throughout March in celebration of Ghana Month and the country\u2019s Independence commemorations.<br \/>\nThe initiative forms part of GAP\u2019s broader cultural and civic engagement agenda aimed at promoting national identity, grassroots unity, and organizational visibility across Ghana. Members are urged to assemble within their local structures to take group photographs in their GAP costumes, symbolizing solidarity and shared commitment to community development and participatory citizenship.<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"the7_shortcodes-inline-css\">.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-d90b181f9693c43546e4e8d25a790038.enable-bg-rollover .rollover i,\n.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-d90b181f9693c43546e4e8d25a790038.enable-bg-rollover .rollover-video i {\n  background: -webkit-linear-gradient();\n  background: linear-gradient();\n}\n.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-d90b181f9693c43546e4e8d25a790038 .rollover-icon {\n  font-size: 32px;\n  color: #ffffff;\n  min-width: 44px;\n  min-height: 44px;\n  line-height: 44px;\n  border-radius: 100px;\n  border-style: solid;\n  border-width: 0px;\n}\n.dt-icon-bg-on.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-d90b181f9693c43546e4e8d25a790038 .rollover-icon {\n  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.3);\n  box-shadow: none;\n}\n<\/style><div class=\"shortcode-single-image-wrap shortcode-single-image-d90b181f9693c43546e4e8d25a790038 alignnone  vc_custom_1772441007434 enable-bg-rollover dt-icon-bg-off scale-img\" ><div class=\"shortcode-single-image\"><div class=\"fancy-media-wrap  layzr-bg\" style=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"preload-me lazy-load\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20200%2074&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/welfare.gapghana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GAP-Title-scaled-e1767680413588.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/welfare.gapghana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GAP-Title-scaled-e1767680413588.png 200w\" width=\"200\" height=\"74\"  data-dt-location=\"https:\/\/welfare.gapghana.org\/?attachment_id=2478\" style=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-48526a09e5cb4c1c3\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-48526a09e5cb4c1c3 uvc-3295  uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-48526a09e5cb4c1c3 .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\">According to the GAP National Secretariat, the month-long activity is designed to strengthen member cohesion while projecting a recognizable national presence of the Association at the community level. Regional and constituency leaders are expected to coordinate participation and documentation within their respective jurisdictions.<\/p>\n<p>GAP noted that the exercise also aligns with its mission of fostering civic pride and grassroots participation in national observances, emphasizing that Ghana Month offers an opportunity for citizens and organizations alike to celebrate heritage, unity, and collective progress.<\/p>\n<p>The Association has called on all members to actively participate throughout March, describing the exercise as both a patriotic expression and an organizational milestone toward strengthening grassroots identity nationwide.<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row margin_top=&#8221;-50&#8243;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator style=&#8221;shadow&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row margin_top=&#8221;-50&#8243;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2706,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gap-news","pmpro-has-access","category-50","description-off"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/welfare.gapghana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ghana-accra2040965398.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/welfare.gapghana.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/welfare.gapghana.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/welfare.gapghana.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/welfare.gapghana.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/welfare.gapghana.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2702"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/welfare.gapghana.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2727,"href":"https:\/\/welfare.gapghana.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2702\/revisions\/2727"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/welfare.gapghana.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/welfare.gapghana.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/welfare.gapghana.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/welfare.gapghana.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}