Provide case management services to children in need of care and protection.
Promote family and child welfare policy.
Promote community social services to the disadvantaged, vulnerable and marginalized.
Provide community-based rehabilitation programmes to persons with disabilities.
Co-ordinate and regularize residential and other services for children, under privileged, youth and persons with disabilities.
Facilitate opportunities for NGOs/NPOs to develop social services in collaboration with communities.
Create awareness on the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS in collaboration with other agencies and promote country care strategies.
Provide social protection services to the disadvantaged, vulnerable and excluded.
Secure maximum standard of operation on Day Care centers through registration, training and regular inspection under the children’s act (560) of 1998.
Promote Hospital Welfare services.
Facilitate and coordinate programmes for the elderly including community-based programmes.
Promote community development programmes.
Provide adult education.
Provide skill development for income generating groups.

CHILD RIGHTS PROMOTION AND PROTECTION

Child maintenance.
Abandoned children.
Missing children in need of care and protection.
Custody/Access cases.
Family welfare/Reconciliation.
Child neglect.
Paternity.
Social Welfare service.
Regulating and monitoring of day care canters.

JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION

This programme involves services rendered to children who have come in conflict with the law and also child protection cases. The Department collaborates with the juvenile courts and the Family Tribunal to provide the service..