MISSION STATEMENT
The Department of Social Welfare works in partnership with people in their communities to improve upon their wellbeing through development with equity for the vulnerable and the excluded.
VISION
The Department of Social Welfare is mandated to take the lead role in integrating the disadvantaged, the vulnerable, persons with disability and the excluded into the mainstream of society
WHO WE ARE
The Department of Social Welfare and Community Development, initially known as social welfare was established in 1945 and divided in its mandate over the years and its mandate has been redefined under various ministries.Presently the head office of the DSW is an integral part of ministry of gender children and social protection. Also with the promulgation of LI 1961, the Department of Community Development and the Department of Social Welfare at the local government have now been merged to become a Department of the Assembly with the new name as the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development. The Department is structured into social welfare units and Community Development unit. Which are decentralized Government statutory agencies with the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly with the mandate to assist the Assembly in the formulation and implementation of Social Welfare and Community Development policies within the framework of national policy.
Statutory obligation of Social Welfare unit. The four main core programmes of the department are as follows:
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Justice Administration
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Child Rights Promotion and Protection
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Community Care
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LEAP
MAIN OBJECTIVES
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To carry out the Department of Social Development statutory functions and Administration.
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To carry out the Department of Social Development statutory functions and Rights Promotion and Protection.
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To provide community care services.
ACTIVITIES UNDER JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION (JA)
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Court work
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Writing of Social Enquiry Reports (SER) for the court.
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Probation services
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Prison After-care services
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Vocational Training for Out-of-school youth
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Adoption and fostering
ACTIVITIES UNDER CHILD RIGHTS PROMOTION AND PROTECTION
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Child survival and development
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Supervision of day care centres
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Services in respect of;
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Child maintenance
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Paternity
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Family planning
ACTIVITIES UNDER COMMUNITY CARE (CC)
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Services for people with disability (PWDs)
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Hospital welfare services
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Assistance to train disabled persons
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Work with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT UNIT
CORE FUNCTIONS
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Adult Education
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Women Empowerment programmes
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Extension services
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