DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND COMMUNITY DEV’T
SOCIAL SERVICES AVAILABLE IN AKATSI NORTH DISTRICT
SOCIAL SERVICES HOTLINE: (+233)0362291116
Social Services
1. Community Care
a. Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP)
b. Persons With Disability Support (PWDs)
c. NGO Services
d. Birth Registry
2. Child Right Promotion and Protection
a. Maintenance
b. Custody
c. Paternity
d. Referrals
3. Justice Administration
a. Family Tribunal
b. Probation
c. Adoption
d. Foster
4. Integrated Social Service Delivery (ISS)
a. Participate in ISSOP trainings, and sensitise other stakeholders
b. Case management in line with ISSOPs
c. Share LEAP household lists for NHIS renewal / enrolment
d. Share LEAP households with GHS/CHPS
e. Send and respond to referrals from NHIS & GHS/CHPS
f. Sensitisation on LEAP paydays with NHIS & GHS/CHPS
1. Community Services
a. Mass Education (Social Drive)
b. Extension Services [Campaigns]
c. Community Initiative Projects
d. Adult Education
2. Skills Training
a. Youth Skills Transfer
b. Training of community facilitators
3. Child Protection
a. Child online safety
b. Engagement with flash cards (ARSH)
c. Baseline data
4. Economic Development
a. Home Science Extension/Local Economic Development
Overview of Social Welfare and Community Development Department
The guiding principles for functioning of the Social Welfare and Community Development Department has be formulated as follows:
To take the lead in integrating the disadvantaged, vulnerable and excluded in mainstream of development
The SWCD Department work in partnership with individuals, families, groups and communities to improve their social wellbeing through their active participation in promoting development with equity.
Objectives of the department Social Welfare and Community Development
The Social Welfare and Community Development Department exist to
(a) facilitate the mobilization and use of available human and material resources to improve the living standards of individuals, groups, families and communities within an effectively decentralised system of administration.
(b) prevent and respond to social exclusion and mal adjustment within the context of national and sub national development efforts
Also the Department;
a) Shall assist the Assembly to formulate and implement social welfare and community development policies within the framework of national policy.
b) Shall assist and facilitate provision of community care services
c) Shall assist to maintain specialized residential services in the districts
d) Shall facilitate the registration and supervision of non-governmental organizations and their activities in the district
e) Shall assist to organize community development programmes to improve and enrich the socio – economic lives of the populace Social Welfare and Community Development Department
f) Shall train community groups in employable skills to improve their income levels
g) Shall collaborate and network with governmental and non-governmental Institutions.
General Functions and Responsibilities of the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development
a. facilitate community-based rehabilitation of persons with disabilities;
b. assist and facilitate provision of community care services including:
(i) registration of persons with disabilities;
(ii) assistance to the elderly;
(iii) personal social welfare services;
(iv) hospital welfare services;
(v) assistance to street children, child survival and development; and
(vi) socio-economic and emotional stability in families;
c. assist to maintain specialized residential services in the districts;
d. facilitate the registration and supervision of non-governmental organizations and their activities in the district;
e. justice administration – assist children and adults in contact and conflict with the law;
f. register and supervise early childhood development centres;
g. assist to organize community development programmes to improve and enrich standard of living through:
(i) Organise literacy and adult education programme;
(ii) Mobilise voluntary contributions and communal labour for the provision of facilities and service
(iii) Teach deprived women in home management, child care
(iv) Offer employable and sustainable skills training for the youth.
(v) Promote and provide alternative livelihood empowerment skills for the deprived in the communities
(vi) Promote entrepreneurial skills, business support services and linkages to beneficiaries of skills training programme
(vii) Mobilise and train voluntary leaders and community-based organisations as change agents in the communities
h. Provide extension services to governmental and non-governmental organisations
i. Facilitate the roll out of the Child Protection tool kits through community engagement and dialogue
Performance Indicators for Integrated Social Service Delivery (ISS)
– LEAP household lists shared with NHIS & GHS/CHPS
– DSWCD staff sensitized on ISSOPs & referral pathways
– Medium & high risk social work cases identified by DSWCD
– Number or percentage of cases referred to Social Welfare
– Number or percentage of cases responded/referred
– Number of children/persons benefitting from social service