Mandate of the Ministry
Our Core Mandate
To empower and transform the lives of vulnerable and underprivileged groups including young people,women,children the elderly and persons with disabilities through laws policies and programs that promote welfare,safeguard rights and encourage religious tolerance.
Our Core Values
We are committed to the following institutional values: Commitment - Protecting and empowering marginalized groups, and to creating a fair and just society whereby all citizens are viewed and treated as equally important members of society
Professionalism
We believe in discipline, competence, integrity, expertise, team spirit, and tactfulness. We believe that every one of us working at the Ministry must deliver value for money and optimise scarce resources for the benefit of the people of Sierra Leone.
Accountability
We embrace honesty and commitment to being an accountable, transparent, and result-oriented Ministry.
Respect
We believe that everyone is entitled to their fundamental human rights and that everyone should be accorded a dignified life.
Equity & Inclusion
Ensuring fairness, non-discrimination, and accessibility for all.
Our Mission
Empowering and transforming the lives of vulnerable and underprivileged persons or families, communities, including young people, women, children, the elderly and persons with disabilities. We do this through coordinated development and implementation of laws, policies and programmes that promote their welfare and safeguard their rights; as well as promote religious tolerance.
Our Vision
A Sierra Leone in which the rights of vulnerable and underprivileged persons or families are respected, including their equal access to available opportunities, resources and appropriate services in communities.
Functions
The Ministry of Social Welfare (MoSW) is one of the constituent Ministries of the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone (GoSL) that is charged with the responsibility to lead in the development, implementation and monitoring of the policy and legislative frameworks to promote the welfare, protection, safeguarding, rehabilitation and reintegration of vulnerable persons and groups and respond to their identified needs. This includes vulnerable children and families, the elderly, persons with disabilities, Victims of Trafficking and Modern Slavery (VoTMS), victims affected by disasters etc. and to promote religious tolerance among people in Sierra Leone.