Research drives SDC community development planning

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Social Development Commission (SDC) Community Research and Development Planning Programme (CRDPP) continues to be guided primarily by targeted research and data-gathering practices, enabling the agency and other stakeholders to plan development strategies across Jamaica.

Speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) “Think Tank”, SDC Deputy Executive Director for Community Research, Development Planning and Programmes, Juanita Reid, said the agency utilises an integrated community development approach to gather critical data that informs its programmes.

“This strategy ensures that we establish local and community groups that we organise and engage communities and that we use reliable data to inform community development planning. From that data, [we] work with our communities to address their priorities as it relates to economic development, social development, and cultural development,” she further stated.