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The Social Welfare Division

Background

The Social Welfare Division is responsible for the management of 56 Social Welfare Centres. The Centres are mostly located in rural areas and serve the community at large taking on board all age-groups – children, youth, women, men, senior citizens etc, within their respective catchment areas.
 The Division manages the operation of the Centres through the formulation of policies and programmes that are in line with the Government Programme . The Division is headed by the Social Welfare Commissioner and Officers of different Welfare grades are posted at Centres to assist in the implementation of social welfare activities/programmes.

The Division has also under its responsibility the Dressmaking section which is responsible for the empowerment of women through running of hobby and skills development courses.

Social Welfare Centres have been at the service of the community for more than 70 years. The Centres act as a focal point in the locality whereby different segments of the population meet and interact thus reinforcing social cohesion. They are significantly contributing to influence the social development of villages/localities by networking with other social agencies for the social upliftment, empowerment and integration of local communities.

Objective of Social Welfare Centre​

As laid down in the Social Welfare Centre Act 1961, the object of every centre is

 The main programme areas for Social Welfare centres are:

Strategies used to involve the community are:

Target Groups at Social Welfare Centres are:

 Social Amenities, Sports and Fitness that exist at the centres: 

 Role of Social Welfare Centres

List of Social Welfare Centres