Our Mandate:
To ensure gender equality
Promote and protect the rights and welfare of children
Empower the vulnerable, excluded, aged and people with disabilities through social protection interventions
Our Vision
A harmonious society in which the survival and development of the sexes, children, the vulnerable, and persons with disability are guaranteed
Our Mission
To achieve gender equality and equity
To facilitate the enforcement of the rights of children
To promote the integration and protection of the vulnerable, excluded and persons with disability
Our Values: Integrity ~ Excellence ~ Social Justice
Our Target Groups
Children: 38% Women 51% Men 48.7%
Persons with disability 3% Elderly 6.7% Youth 20%
POLICY OBJECTIVES
Develop a comprehensive social development policy framework
Provide timely, reliable and disaggregated data for policy making and planning
Enhance institutional arrangements for inter- and intra-sectoral collaboration
Promote gender equity in political, social and economic development systems and outcomes
Safeguard the security, safety and protection of the rights of the vulnerable in society, especially the girl child and women
Promote effective child development in all communities, especially deprived areas
Protect children against violence, abuse and exploitation
Ensure a more effective appreciation of and inclusion of disability issues in national discourse
Mainstream issues on ageing in the development planning process
MoGCSP RESTRUCTURING
With the expansion of the Ministry’s mandate, there was an urgent need to develop a new organisational structure and performance management framework to facilitate the operations of the Ministry. The Ministry engaged the services of the Management Services Division (MSD) inthe Office of the Head of Civil Service (OHCS) to facilitate the process of restructuring the Ministry.
2013 KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
Policies guided by:
Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda
Sector Medium-Term Plan (2010-2013)
Agenda for Change
2013 KEY PROJECTS
Comprehensive Restructuring Plan
Performance Management Framework
Five-year Strategic Plan
National Gender Policy
Ghana Statistics Development Project
Gender-responsive budgeting
Inaugural Women’s Summit
Gender Equality and Equity
Drafted Affirmative Action Bill
Co-sponsored Intestate Succession Bill and Property Rights of Spouses Bill
68 fistula repairs in Upper East, Upper West, Volta and Central regions
Granted scholarships to 668 girls and presented equipment in 59 districts, including 25 to Department of Community Development-run institutions and 8 to the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) under the Gender Responsive Skills and Community Development Project (GRSCDP)
Hosted side event at 58th Session of Commission on the Status of Women
Children’s Rights: Promotion, Protection and Development
Finalised the National Child Protection Policy
Commissioned development of Justice for Children Policy
Commenced review of Early Childhood Care and Development Policy
Social Development
73,134 LEAP beneficiaries in100 districts in all ten (10) regions have received social grants to improve their socio-economic status, ensure the survival and development of their children as well as promoting the welfare of the vulnerable and excluded in society. Another 4,676 have been identified and are ready to be enrolled. This represents well over a third of the 232,000 people in the target population.
The Ministry registered 288 people with disabilities (PWDs)to better target service delivery
Successfully piloted four (4) rounds ofelectronic payments of LEAP grants piloted in three (3) ecological zones for the purpose of ensuring secured, timely and efficient transfer of cash to beneficiaries.Electronic payments were piloted in nine (9) districts in seven (7) regions for 7,616 beneficiary households
Submitted Cabinet Memo and received approval to expand mandate of the Ministry
Provided 7,331 market traders affected by fire in four (4)markets with cash grants
Provided shelter and care for 800 orphans and trained 1406 caregivers in all ten (10) regions
Assisted in reuniting 983 children in orphanages with their families, and 22 orphanages that have not met requirements were also closed down
Disability
Inaugurated Disability Management Board
Developed comprehensive Disability Development Framework
Equipped 2,100 beneficiaries with hearing aids in conjunction with the Starkey Hearing
Foundation.
Aged
Established the Aged Desk in the Ministry
Initiated a policy to implement free public transport and priority access for the elderly on private transport and in hospitals and banks
Celebrated National Day for the Aged
Registered 3530aged persons on the National Health Insurance Scheme database in two months
Human Trafficking Secretariat
Finalised Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence Regulations
Developed guidelines for disbursement from Human Trafficking Fund
Referral system for victims of trafficking
Domestic Violence Secretariat
Developed communication strategy on domestic violence
First disbursement from the Domestic Violence Victim Support Fund made in May 2014
Observed 16 days of activism against gender-based violence
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
Compared with other Ministries, MoGCSP is one of the Ministries with the smallest budget in spite of the large constituent it serves. The budgetary allocation to the Ministry compared to the National Budget has been below 1%.
2013 KEY CHALLENGES
Categorisation of LEAP cash transfer budget under ‘Goods and Services’
Inadequate office space to accommodate the entire Ministry, its Departments and Secretariats
Lack of funding to facilitate the restructuring
No mandate to coordinate social intervention programmes in other MDAs
Absence of M&E systems to track impact and performance
No Management Information System or Information, Communications and Technology Unit
Lack of requisite staff at all levels to implement effective and efficient interventions
Budgetary allocation not commensurate with the expansion of scope of Ministry’s mandate
2014 OUTLOOK
In 2014,our Ministry will continue to implement planned programmes and projects within its nine (9) key sector policy objectives to achieve outcomes in line with the National Medium Term Framework.
2014 OPERATIONAL PRIORITIES
Management and Administration
Implementation plan for Restructuring Plan and Performance Management Framework
Implementation of the National Gender Policy
Development of 5-year Strategic Plan
Complete Ministry office complex
Commission development of comprehensive M&E and Reporting System
Finalise Management Information Systems
Gender Equality and Equity
Mainstreaming gender into sector programs of MDAs and MMDAs
Promoting national commitment to gender equality and women’s rights and the socio-economic empowerment of women
Facilitating the enactment of the Affirmative Action, Intestate Succession and Property Rights of Spouses Bills
Children’s Rights Promotion, Protection and Development
Implementation of the Early Childhood Care Development Policy
Finalise Child and Family Welfare Policy and the Child Justice Policy
Strict implementation and enforcement of legislation regarding early and forced marriage, child labour and other detrimental practices
Social Development
Finalise development of:
Social Protection Policy, Complementary Services (Social Protection Interventions) Registry, National Common Targeting mechanism, National Targeting Unit
Ghana National Household Registry
Adoption Regulations
Establish Central Adoption Agency
Accede to The Hague Convention
Prioritise registration of kayayei
Aged
ID card to all senior citizens aged 65 years and above, enabling them access to free, complementary and subsidized services
Community day carecentre for the elderly in Keta
Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking
Enact Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence Regulations
Implement National Plans of Action
Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence Rapid Response Teams
Professional psychosocial support for victims
Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence Funds
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