The Ministry’s core functions are to:

a)      Ensure the mainstreaming of gender, children and social protection concerns in national government policies, plans, programs and budgets;

b)      Formulate gender, children and social protection policies and strategies;

c)      Coordinate the preparation of national gender, children and social protection development plans;

d)      Design and implement monitoring and evaluation frameworks for gender, children and social protection and programs;

e)      Ensure national compliance with all international conventions on women and children, as well as on vulnerable, excluded, marginalized groups, and persons with disabilities;

f)      Develop and implement gender, children and social protection training programs;

g)      Prepare Annual State of Gender, Women and Children’s Reports;

h)      Develop and implement gender and social services programs on women, children, child protection, and anti-gender violence;

i)      Regulate the operations of orphanages, children’s homes and foster and alternative care programs;

j)      In collaboration with the Ministry of Justice, regulate the adoption of children;

k)      Promote advocacy of gender, children and social protection issues;

l)      Collaborate with other relevant ministries, agencies and other public institutions whose services, especially in the area of children and social protection, may complement that of the Ministry; and

m)      Manage the required administration support services, including financial management, human resources, information systems, transportation and communications, power and water, procurement, security, and maintenance.