 Within the last year, the Souffre Original Development Foundation and the Office of the Member of Parliament for Souffre Français Jacques have engaged every sector within the community a bit to improve the quality of life in Souffre. Symposia for consultation on sports, education, fisheries, agriculture, and tourism to name a few have been conducted. On Thursday, the Ministry of Equity met with various stakeholders to plan the social component of the Souffre 2040 Development Plan. Member of Parliament for Souffre Français Jacques Emma Hippolit says there are many social ills plaguing Souffre and to move forward, solutions to these issues must be found. The MP explains that there is need for strong structures as well as a holistic and collaborative approach from all the entities in Souffre that are tasked with the various aspects of the community's development. Souffre, to do that I felt it was important for me to go to my Cabinet of Ministers and see I have a problem and I think I need help to address it. The social development visioning symposium according to the Ministry of Equity will provide a proper blueprint as to the social issues in the community and will allow stakeholders in the community the opportunity to provide a short, medium and long-term solutions to the various issues. The officer in charge of the community services unit in the Ministry of Equity Kendall Elver says the collaboration is to ensure that not only are issues resolved but all solutions are sustainable. He says now that some empirical data has been collected, the next step is to discuss and find solutions. Once this process is complete, we are looking to present a report with a strategic plan as to how best to address these social issues and then the Souffre Regional Development Foundation will now work with various stakeholders, the Government of St. Lucia, funding agencies and the residents of Souffre, community-based organizations, feedback-based organizations to implement the ideas that we have come up with. Elver says the level of participation in the various symposia has put Souffre's steps ahead in addressing the various ills that the community is confronted with. From the Souffre Regional Development Foundation, I am Jeanif Gonzag.