Sally Torpey

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Sally Torpey
Born
Ghana
Alma materUniversity Practice Senior High School
Occupation(s)Fashion designer and entrepreneur
Known forSympathy International,JAK Gentle Giant Clothing,Oheemaa™
Office CEO of Sallet Fashion House
Website sallytorpey.com

Sally Esinam Torpey is a Ghanaian fashion designer and entrepreneur. She is also the treasurer for the Greater Accra Chapter of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) and the Ambassador from Africa for the Fashion Business Association of America. [1] She has trade missions worldwide which include the United States, United Kingdom and Japan. She is a KYEN (Kufuor Young Entrepreneurs) member. [2] She is the owner of the Sallet Fashion House Ghana; the Sallet Foundation; and the brands Oheema, The Travelers Custom Made Clothing (TCMC), and JAK Gentle Giant Collection. [3] [4] She is an international speaker with interests in fashion, business, women empowerment, and personal development. [5] She has been featured in publications and magazines like the Afrikan Post, a Washington DC newspaper, Ghana web, Caribbean magazines, The CCWC and Creative Magazine of Miami. She is a case study for Growth Cap UK and others. [4] She is the African presence at the Centre for International Trade Development at the Miami World Trade Centre,where she promotes products from the continent. [6]

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Sallet Fashion House

Sallet Fashion House was started in 2010 along with the Sallet Foundation. This was to facilitate capacity building for a sustainable and state of the art production industry for the manufacture of garments. The fashion house and foundation are aided by the Ministry of Trade to set up clothing training and production centres to reduce unemployment. [3] Production for other brands and designers is a potential Sallet Fashion House possesses. The Travelers Custom Made Clothing (TCMC) is one of her creations. TCMC produces custom made clothes and makes them available to travelers who are spending a minimum of three days and are on the move. She has showcased on many platforms both in Ghana and internationally like the African Sustainable Eco-Friendly show (Ghana) and the Miami and New York fashion weeks. [5]

Sympathy International

Sympathy International which was initially called the Millennium Ladies Club, was set up in 2003 when Sally was a student of University Practice High School in Cape Coast. One of its goals is to nurture female high school students into responsible women. Its main aim is to mitigate issues of concern for people, especially women in the rural areas of the Central Region of Ghana. The vision is to create a permanent conducive environment which will create a dignified way of life for the people by overcoming disease, deprivation and poverty. The plan for girls of school going age is reproductive health education, and future planning. This is done with the help of health workers, career counselors and the Ghana AIDS Commission. [3] [7] [8]

Awards and recognition

In April 2023 she earned a place among the 100 Most Infuential Leaders in Africa for the year 2022. [6]

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  3. 1 2 3 Ofori, Oral (2018-06-30). "Meet Sally Esinam Torpey, CEO & Creative Director at Sallet Fashion House of Ghana". TheAfricanDream. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  4. 1 2 Amenyanyo, Gerrard-Israel (2019-10-10). "Ghanaian Fashion Designer, Sally Torpey Changing The African Narrative Through Fashion". GBAfrica. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  5. 1 2 "Ghanaian fashion designer Sally Torpey changing the African narrative through fashion". www.ghanaweb.com. 2019-10-09. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  6. 1 2 GNA (2023-04-17). "Sally Torpey named one of the 100 Most Influential Leaders in Africa". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  7. ↑ "Sally Esinam Torpey". fundsforNGOs - Grants and Resources for Sustainability. 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  8. ↑ Sally Torpey at Voice of America -- November 2019 , retrieved 2021-08-20
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