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SUSTAINING GROWTH, SECURING PROSPERITY
CHAPTER 5: REVIEW OF SOCIAL PROGRAMMES
AND INITIATIVES FOR 2013
INITIATIVE
MEDIUM
TERM
PRIORITY
(Where
Applicable)
BENEFICIARY
CATEGORY
PROJECT
OUTPUT
ACHIEVEMENTS
OUTCOME
MINISTRY OF THE PEOPLE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
HIV/AIDS COORDINATING UNIT:
(Continued)
•
Internal and external
Sensitisations
were held during
the period with approximately
1
10 staff members
benefiting
from the internal session held in
commemoration of International
Women’s Day.
Approximately
100 persons
benefited from
the external session held in
conjunction with the Ministry
of National Diversity and Social
Integration at that Ministry’s
Carnival Fair 2013.
SOCIAL DISPLACEMENT UNIT (SDU):
The SDU of the MPSD plans and
coordinates activities pertinent to
the empowerment and rehabilitation
of socially displaced persons. The
Unit currently provides direct social
work services to the client population
and ensures that the services and
programmes provided by treatment
and care centres are appropriate to the
needs of the socially displaced. The
following initiatives were undertaken
during the period October 2012 to
March 2013.
Poverty
Reduction
and Human
Capital
Development
Socially
displaced
persons
•
Establishment
of social
Services
Facilities and
Facilities for
the Socially
Displaced
•
Improved
Access
to Social
Protection
•
Improved
Physical
Infrastructure
The following was achieved for the
period October 2012 to March 2013:
Self-Reliant and
Sustainable
Communities
An Efficient and
Effective Social
System for the poor
and vulnerable
