Sokoto House

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A Marketplace of
Human Excellence

Sokoto means "market place" and has its social, political, and spiritual roots linked to one of the major 18-19th century precolonial African Islamic empires of West Africa, from where many people of African descent in the Americas originated due to the European trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Sokoto House is a community center that aims to build community cohesion and collective efficacy.

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Upcoming Events

Representatives from CFNC, UNCW, and CFCC, in collaboration with Sokoto House Community-Based Organizations and Community Health Workers will provide a college information session for students and families to learn about local high education and financial aid opportunities.

Sokoto House served free dinner for anyone in the community.

We honored and celebrated our 2nd cohort graduating Community Health Worker Violence Prevention Professionals class of this one-of-its-kind in the country training. Congratulations to those outstanding individuals!

Photos of this event are on our gallery page!

Sokoto House and lowercase leaders hosted another Completely Free Community Market on October 8 and 9, featuring fresh vegetables donated by the Joni Appleseed organization!

Speak Ya Peace NC returned to Sokoto House to host an open mic night at Sokoto House for poets and other artists.

Sokoto House hosted its 2nd annual summit, featuring hour-long sessions on important topics, live music, food, vendors, family fun, and so much more!

Check our Summit page for more details.

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Regularly Scheduled Programs

Brenda Galloway and HOPE hosts a support gathering for young mothers from the community. See hope218.org for more information.

Courageous minds gathering at Sokoto House every other Tuesday at 6-7:30 PM to discuss the serious issues of out time.

Head to our QiGong in the Garden page for signup and donation info. A $5 minimum donation per session is requested.

Fitness and spiritual health sessions open to the community, led by 53+ year martial science professor, Master Shihan Mwalimu White Owl.

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Latest News

2022 Pre-APHA Summit in Boston, MA

CHASM, the Sokoto House staff, and our Sokoto House 10 and SH to the 6th Power CHW cohorts representing the cause at the national level and demonstrating the power of CHWs and community-based organizations before a multi-sector audience hosted by the APHA Community Health Worker Section and supported by CHASM who partnered with North Carolina AHEC, Center for Community Health Education Research and Science, and Northeastern Bouvé College of Health Sciences. This Summit was based on Rumana Rabbani's RWJF HPRS dissertation work addressing systemic racism faced by Community Health Workers.

Take a look at some of the photos from this 2-day summit on our Gallery page.

Pre-APHA Summit flyer

2022 Cape Fear Community Racial & Health Equity Summit

Our sincerest thanks go out to all participants, our presenters, guest speakers, Community Health Worker Professionals and CHWs-in-training, volunteers, sponsors, endorsers, local journalists who covered our event, and all those who expressed their support and love through personal donations! Know that our efforts would not be anywhere nearly as effective without you. Session recordings are available on Sokoto House Academy..

For more information, see our Summits page.

Meet our inaugural class of CHW-VPP graduates!

Featured Endorsements

Sokoto House has been recognized by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 417 as a valued partner organization.

The Sokoto House, located at 1219 Dawson Street in Wilmington, NC has been a host to IATSE Local 417 during our union organizing efforts and our continuous workforce training and development over the 2021-2022 calendar cycles. With the help of Vance Williams and the Sokoto House community activation team, we, the members of IATSE Local 417 have found safe harbor and devoted ourselves in alliance with the missions of The Sokoto House.

Read the letter [PDF]

Vance and Sokoto House has also been endorsed by Midway Parking, LLC as a valued partner.

Vance and The Sokoto House came highly recommended through my Events Coordinator, and since we've begun a partnership with them, I cannot recommend their services highly enough.

Read the letter [PDF]

CCCVPS Initiative

Sokoto House is the headquarters of the Cape Fear's Comprehensive CommUNITY Violence Prevention Strategy (CCCVPS), an initiative principally coordinated by Quality Life Blueprint, Advance Youth Outreach and Lily Nicole Nichelle.

CCCVPS is an initiative and implementation plan based on successful, evidence-based curricula to benefit the community as a priority, as well as address New Hanover County's acknowledgement of racism as a public health crisis and provide a solution to answer the City of Wilmington's call to action through the Rise Together Initiative.