THE Sophia Community Development Association (SOCDA), with its mission to promote youth empowerment and reduce the prevalence of crime and violence in the Sophia community and its surrounding environs, will be hosting an Inaugural Sophia Community Dialogue, at the Sophia Training Centre, Sophia, on Saturday February 9, 2019, commencing at 15:00 hours.

The Sophia Community Development Association (SOCDA) has been awarded a grant from USAID, under its Local Capacity for Local Solutions Programme (LCLS), which is geared at building the capacity of SOCDA’s executive, in strategic planning, financial management and communication and visibility, among others.

The dialogue is the first major event under the LCLS grant and it is expected that some 60-80 community leaders, residents and students, will exchange views on issues affecting the development of the Sophia community, particularly ‘C’, ‘D’ and ‘E’ Fields and their environs.

Following the community dialogue, there will be a retreat aimed at creating a five-year strategic plan for SOCDA by May 2019. The rationale of the progamme is to solicit and document the socio-economic developmental needs to be addressed and the solutions that will be suggested by residents.