This Strategic Plan for the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children Affairs (MSWGCA) covers a five-year period 2014 – 2018. Its preparation process was highly participatory, and aligned with the Government’s Agenda for Prosperity 2013 - 2018. A three-day strategic planning workshop was conducted facilitated by consultants. Through various exercises involving the ministry’s personnel and representatives from partners, outputs were produced and incorporated into the final strategic plan. Prior to the workshop, the consultants reviewed a number of background documents provided by the Ministry, and conducted feedback sessions with staff, other partners and the Minister.
The Plan is broadly divided into five sections:
Section 1 is the introductory which gives brief background to the MSWGCAs, its legal context and instruments and policies that guides its operation. The section continues a description of the process through which the plan was developed.
Section 2 is a presentation of the identity of the Ministry, highlighting its Mission and vision statement and core values. It concludes with a list of its strategic stakeholders and partners.
Section 3 gives an analysis of the environment in which the Ministry operates and the strategic implications for its work. It analyses the political, educational, social and technological context, and its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
Section 4 is a list of priority critical issues and challenges grouped under four strategic areas. Expected outcome for each set of priority issues is also indicated in this section.
Section 5 aligns the MSWGCA’s respective outcomes with the pillars of the Agenda for Prosperity and outcomes of the 2011 – 2014 Justice Sector Reform Strategy and Investment Plan II
Section 6 further defined associated outputs, key activities /interventions and indicators for the four strategic areas the ministry should focus in the next five years.
Section 7 adds a monitoring and evaluation framework to the plan to enhance monitoring of the implementation of the plan.
