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The Embu County Professionals Development Association (ECPDA) is a political and non-profit making association that was established on 21st July 2018 in a meeting held at the University of Embu.It was subsequently registerd under the Societies Act.The Association was formed with the aim of bringing professionals from Embu County together and to mobilize them to use their skills and experience to give back to their community and collectively.Embu County is home to a diverse mix of professionals from the region whose capacity and competencies can be continously tapped to help the county and its people.

What Have Professionals From Embu Been Yearning For ?

Political Platform

A political platform to rally county citizenry for the common good.

Networking Platform

A platform around which to know and network with each other socially and for business

United Voice

A united voice to influence national politics in sharing resources.

Information Database

An information database of members' experiences and qualifications which could easily be referenced when needed profesionally.

Overview

Our Goals And Objectives

The main objective of the Association is to bring together Embu County professionals and create a platform to facilitate networking amongst themselves thereby creating visibilty; faciliate them to forge a united front to have a voice in the County and National development agenda; and to use their skills and experience to give back to their County.

The specific objectives include :

  1. Develop and continually update a register of Embu County Professionals.
  2. Develop and continually update a skills database for Embu County Professionals.
  3. Develop strategies and mechanisms for the soci-economic empowerment and support of members.
  4. Organize professional bonding and networking forums and events.
  5. Empower county residents by holding periodic multi-sectoral professional clinics within Embu County.
  6. Promote academic performance in the county through giving career and motivational talks, structured mentorship programmes and recognition of exemplary performance through academic awards.
  7. Collaborate with county and national governments for the social economic development of Embu County.
  8. Policy and Stakeholder engagement on issues affecting the county and the country.

To provide a platform to enable Embu Professionals to give back to the community.

ECPDA will be guided by the following 12 Strategic Objectives.

  1. Increase membership by 20% every year
  2. Resource mobilization for ECPDA activities
  3. Establishing and sustaining partnerships
  4. Establish and update register of members
  5. Organize bonding sessions 
  6. Organize multi-sectoral clinics
  7. Organize motivation and mentoring sessions primary and secondary schools and other institutions including TVETA and Universities
  8. Hold education sessions in FM Radio stations, TV and other forums on topical issues
  9. Respond to topical National and County issues
  10. Establish and update the ECPDA Website
  11. Prepare and share an annual ECPDA newsletter
  12. Hold annual General Meeting, hold elections and file all relevant returns
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About

The Embu County Professionals Development Association (ECPDA) is a political and non-profit making association that was established on 21st July 2018 in a meeting held at the University of Embu.It was subsequently registerd under the Societies Act.The Association was formed with the aim of bringing professionals from Embu County together and to mobilize them to use their skills and experience to give back to their community and collectively.Embu County is home to a diverse mix of professionals from the region whose capacity and competencies can be continously tapped to help the county and its people.