Department of Social Welfare and Community Development
Also known as: DSWCD
Department of Social Welfare and Community Development — government agency distributing livelihood support to persons with disabilities and addressing child protection and labour issues across Ghanaian districts and municipalities.
… She said the Children’s Act had provided a policy direction for child protection to be decentralised to the district level, with the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development expected to play a key role. …
… The MCE said the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development and the Disability Fund Management Committee would continue monitoring the use of the support. …
… Representatives from the Savannah Regional Peace Council, Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District Assembly, Ghana Enterprise Agency, Department of Social Welfare and Community Development, Association of Persons with Disabilities, Veterinary Services Directorate of the Ministry of Food and Agr …
The International Justice Mission (IJM) Ghana, in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development, law enforcement agencies, Community Child Protection Committees and the judiciary, has completed a two-day training programme aimed at strengthening surv …
… The items, funded through the District Assembly Common Fund, were presented on behalf of the Oforikrom Municipal Assembly by the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development. …
… The items, funded through the District Assembly Common Fund, were presented on behalf of the Oforikrom Municipal Assembly by the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development. …
The Department of Social Welfare and Community Development (DSWCD) of the Suame Municipal Assembly (SMA) has disbursed funds from its annual quota of Disability Fund to 51 Persons (33 Males and 18 Females) with Disability (PWDs) to empower them. …
… The support under the District Assembly Common Fund Disability Programme was presented through the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development, aimed at helping beneficiaries earn a decent living, achieve economic independence, and contribute meaningfully to the socio- …
… The items were distributed through the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development with funding from the Persons with Disabilities Common Fund. …
… Speaking at the commemoration, Abena Fosua Amoako, the Asunafo North Municipal Director of the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development, revealed that her department identified 305 cases of child labour within the municipality in 2025 alone. …
The executive director of the ARK Foundation says Ghana has become less effective at protecting children despite having laws, policies and systems in place, citing a loss of deliberate and coordinated approaches at district and community levels. She notes that while Ghana has strengthened its legal and policy framework over the years, these have not translated into sufficient support and protection for children at the community level.
The executive director of the ARK Foundation says Ghana has become less effective at protecting children despite having laws, policies and systems in place, citing a loss of deliberate and coordinated approaches at district and community levels. She notes that while Ghana has strengthened its legal and policy framework over the years, these have not translated into sufficient support and protection for children at the community level.
The Old Tafo Municipal Assembly has disbursed support to 31 persons with disabilities in its second fund disbursement in 2026, providing equipment and resources for livelihood activities such as phone repair, poultry, onion farming, and trading, rather than immediate handouts.
The Centre for Social Development (CSD) Reform-LBG held a stakeholder engagement in Lewuniyiri, Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District, bringing together about 85 participants including women, youth and persons with disabilities to strengthen local ownership of its peacebuilding and livelihoods project and foster community collaboration on sustainable development.
The International Justice Mission Ghana, partnering with government and justice agencies, completed a two-day training programme for child protection and justice professionals on trauma-informed care, focusing on survivor-centred responses, understanding trauma's impact, and reducing re-traumatisation while strengthening inter-agency collaboration.
Thirty-one Persons with Disabilities in Oforikrom Municipality received livelihood support packages including deep freezers, sewing machines, assistive devices, and start-up capital for businesses, funded through the District Assembly Common Fund and presented by the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development.
Thirty-one Persons with Disabilities in Oforikrom Municipality received livelihood support packages funded through the District Assembly Common Fund, including deep freezers, sewing machines, assistive devices, and start-up capital for various businesses. The Municipal Chief Executive said the municipality has over 400 recorded persons with disabilities and pledged to extend the program to all of them.
The Suame Municipal Assembly's Department of Social Welfare and Community Development has disbursed GH¢199,450 from its Disability Fund to 51 persons with disability (33 males and 18 females) for economic empowerment, education and training, medical and assistive devices, and business startup items including refrigerators and sewing machines.
The Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations has called on government and private institutions to make public buildings and transport systems accessible to persons with disabilities, following the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly's presentation of cash grants, start-up kits, and working tools to 57 PWDs to support sustainable livelihoods. The federation noted that hospitals, schools, and government offices lack disability-friendly features such as ramps and elevators.
The Bosome Freho District Assembly in the Ashanti Region has presented start-up kits to 39 persons with disabilities to improve their livelihoods and reduce street begging. The items—including fufu pounding machines, refrigerators, deep freezers, cocoa spraying machines and wheelchairs—were distributed through the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development using funding from the Persons with Disabilities Common Fund.
Stakeholders in Asunafo North Municipality gathered on June 12, 2026, to commemorate World Day Against Child Labour with public activities including a route march, football matches, and educational role-plays, calling for strengthened efforts to eradicate child labour. The Department of Social Welfare and Community Development identified 305 cases of child labour in the municipality in 2025.
Susan Temley Akortia, Adaklu District Director of the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development, has stated that the best interest and safety of children must always be the primary consideration in every decision-making process. According to a 2024 UNICEF/WHO survey cited by Akortia, one in five girls experienced sexual violence before age 18, while one in seven boys suffered similar abuse.