The Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare (MGCSW) performs the following core functions:

• Develop policies and programmes for the promotion of gender equality, women’s empowernment, child protection as well as social protection and social welfare of other vulnerable groups;
• Mainstreaming gender equality, and disability into national development process;
• Ensure the welfare, promotion and respect of the rights of persons with disabilities, children  and other vulnerable groups;
• Manage programmes and institutions for children and social welfare;
• Improve working environment by strengthening the structures, systems and procedures, human   and administrative capacity for efficient service delivery;
• Strengthen monitoring and evaluation, research, documentation, planning and budgeting.