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FOUNDER OF GREEN BUTTERFLY AWARDED AFRICAN AMBASSADOR OF SUSTAINABLE CREATIVE ENTERPRISE & INDEGENOUS MARKET EMPOWERMENT

Naa Tsoolo Kakalor the 1st – Founder of Green Butterfly, has been awarded the title of “African Ambassador” by the African Ambassadorial awards. The awards, powered by the Business Executive Group, recognizes outstanding leaders who are contributing to the ongoing African Renaissance. Naa Tsoolo Kakalor was awarded Ambassador of sustainable creative enterprise and indegenous market development. This was based on her significant contribution to Ghana’s creative economy after 15 years of running the Green Butterfly Market. Naa was presented her award by the ambassador of Belarus to Kenya Mr. Pavel Vziatkin in a ceremony held in Nairobi – Kenya.

Quoting the Citation by the Business Executive Group – “IN HONOR OF YOUR DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP, TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT, AND UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO EXCELLENCE AND SERVICE. YOUR VISIONARY CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE NOT ONLY ADVANCED PROGRESS WITHIN YOUR SECTOR BUT HAVE ALSO INSPIRED A LEGACY OF EMPOWERMENT, INNOVATION, AND PAN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT. YOU STAND AS A BEACON OF INTEGRITY AND PURPOSE, DESERVING OF THIS AMBASSADORIAL HONOR. “

Naa Tsoolo Kakalor, who is also the Development Queen of Ngleshie Alata, will be working with other ambassadors across Africa to strengthen the continent’s economic diplomacy for accelerated development.

Green Butterfly Niche Market: Where Creativity Meets Conscious Living

Next Niche Market Date: 31st May, 2025
Location: A&C Corner, East Legon
Frequency: Every Last Saturday of the Month
In the heart of East Legon, a new wave of creativity and consciousness is blooming — welcome to the Green Butterfly Niche Market, a recurring sanctuary of sustainability, culture, and community. If you haven’t experienced it yet, now’s the time to mark your calendar.

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 What Makes Green Butterfly Special?
This isn’t your average market.
It’s a curated experience — where art and soul meet sustainability.
From handcrafted decor to fashion-forward eco-wear, every product here has a story, a purpose, and a planet-friendly touch. Nestled in a vibrant corner of East Legon, the market transforms the A&C Corner into a buzzing creative hub every last Saturday of the month.
Whether you’re a student looking for inspiration, an artisan looking to connect, or a family seeking wholesome weekend vibes — Green Butterfly welcomes you.

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 For the Conscious Consumer
We’re building something for the Eco-Conscious Consumers, Community builders, and local tastemakers who crave meaningful purchases. Think:
Eco-conscious shoppers looking to align purchases with their values
Young creatives pushing cultural boundaries
Families and influencers finding community in sustainability
Here, vibrant music, lush greenery, and earth-toned aesthetics set the stage for exploration, discovery, and connection.

Ghana’s Premier Artisan Market since 2010

15 years after it’s inception, Green Butterfly continues to set the standard for the Artisan experience in Accra. The Green Butterfly Market is not just a market, it’s an entire experience!!!

March is one of the hottest moths of the year in Ghana and the sun did not disappount us last Saturday as many of us trugged through the heat and cooled down with delicious chilled drinks like Coconut Water, Nature’s Brew Fruit juices, Sugarcane juice, and Sobolo by Bisa Y. The trees and flowers all around us gave us something to smile about, and our Beer stands sold out completely!

Thanks to all our faithful customers and supporters of this important movement, to socialize and shop in a conscious way.

See you next Saturday 29th March for our NICHE MARKET happening at the A & C Corner in East Legon. Send a whatsapp message to 0247900791 to request location pin!

Let’s continue to spread eco-friendly culture.

Washoku Foods is Green Butterfly Vendor of the Year 2024!

Every year the Green Butterfly Market awards the title of VENDOR OF THE YEAR to one of our outstanding vendors. As part of our initiatives to keep our communities clean and green, we encourage our vendors to engage in sustainable best practices for their businesses. The Green Butterfly vendor of the year displays innovation, hard work, team work, and a commitment to living a greener lifestyle. We are pleased to announce the Vendor of the Year 2024 award went to WASHOKU FOODS – a family business that has shown great loyalty to Green Butterfly Market, superb team spirit and dynamism.

Over the last few years we have seen Washoku Foods flourish in the Green Butterfly market with a great display of resilience and mindfulness. Green Butterfly is pleased to reward them with free participation in the Green Butterfly Market for 3 markets. We look forward to many more markets together.

Founder of Green Butterfly enstooled as Paramount Development Queen of Jamestown.

Multidisciplinary Artist, entrepreneur and founder of Green Butterfly – Yasmeen Helwani has been enstooled as the Ngleshie Alata Paramount Stool Develoment Queen – Naa Tsoolo Kakalor the 1st.

Madame Yazmeen, also popularly known as Yaz Meen, is a descendant of Ngleshie and is well known in Jamestown for her skills training and women empowerment programs. By linking her skills training programs to the Green Butterfly market, a breakthrough has been made, and marginalized women in Jamestown are now able to make a living.

When asked how she became active in Jamestown Naa Tsoolo Kakalor I says, “In 2019 I was approached by the JTNNK (Jamestown Ngleshie Noyaa Kpee) to participate in some interviews and activities in Jamestown. I eventually joined the group and participated in a sanitation project to build some biodigester toilets with the support of Soroptimist International. This is how I ended up walking into the Adanse House without realizing that this was the same house my grandmother had married into, and the same house my father Faisal Helwani had formed the musical group “Ebaahi” back in the early seventies. I re-connected with Adanse and began having soapmaking workshops there, teaching women in the community the art of soapmaking. I am also assisting some of them to develop and grow their small businesses in collaboration with the Green Butterfly Market.”

We congratulate Naa Tsoolor Kakalor on her grand enstoolment which happened on Monday 23rd December after days of confinement and the performing of traditional rites by the Kingmakers of Ngleshie.

For more photos and videos from the swearing in, enstoolment, and outdooring of Naa Tsoolo Kakalor the 1st, Subscribe to her youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@jamestowndevelopmentqueen

Buy Local at the Green Butterfly Market

According to Forbes, small businesses are the bread and butter of our economy. Through the Green Butterfly Market, we connect talented artisans to potential clients from all walks of life. As a matter of priority, the Green Butterfly project focuses on Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) producing unique handcrafted products in Ghana. Sustainable business builds sustainable communities, and shopping local puts financial power in the hands of local businesses to in turn, fuel our local economy.

Take a walk through our colourful market every first and third Saturday of the month at the Department of Parks and Gardens Head office in Accra next to the Italian Embassy. You will surely be thrilled with the display of creativity and unique craftsmanship we present to you at each of our events. Find a wide array of clothing, accessories, home decor, snacks, various foods and beverages, skincare, haircare amidst other uniqe handicrafts.

Why shop local?

By shopping local, you are giving back to the local community and supporting the efforts of our community businesses. Making a commitment to shop local stimulates our economy positively by cycling money back into our community. You also reduce your carbon footprint by shopping local and reducing the amount of transportation needed to get the product to you. One visit to the Green Butterfly market presents so much gratification, as you are able to meet so many local artisans all in one place. A one stop shop, and a true cultural experience. You could also stumble upon some very amazing deals!

Make a date with us at the next Green Butterfly market on Saturday 21st September!

Addressing Sustainable Development Goals in Ghana.

Green Butterfly aims to address Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1, 5, 8, and 13.

  1. END POVERTY (SDG 1)
  2. GENDER EQUALITY (SDG 5) – Achieve gender equality by empowering more women and girls.
  3. DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH (SDG 8) – Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.
  4. CLIMATE ACTION (SDG 13) – Take urgent action to combatclimate change and its impacts.

The Green Butterrly Market has provided a stable income and economic opportunities for many small businesses in Ghana and cpntinues to do so. With more than 70% of our beneficiaries being women, we are proud to be a source of economic empowerment and a leading sales and networking platform for artisans in Ghana.

We have lots of exciting news coming up regarding opportunities for small businesses participating in the Green Butterfly Market. Be sure to subscribe to our blog to keep updated!