Community Capacity Support and Development
Mandate
1.Community Development Policy and Community Mobilization and Groups Development.

• Spearhead formulation, review and implementation of policies.
• Bills on Social Development/ community development (CD).
• Development and implementation of a national plan of action on the community development policy.
• Development and dissemination of the Community Groups Registration Bill Develop regulation for the implementation of the Community Groups Registration Act.
• Community mobilization, group development and registration.
• Capacity building and empowerment of communities for social economic development.
• Establishment and maintenance/update community development management information system (CDMIS).
• Documentation and dissemination of best practices and innovations on community development initiatives and projects.
• Promotion and support the application of participatory approaches in community development.
• Promote indigenous knowledge on community development practice to enhance ownership and sustainability of interventions.
• Promote the establishment and provide oversight to the Community Development Practitioners Professional Body.
• Promotion of income generating activities for group development and sustainability.
• Provide oversight to donor funded community development programmes e.g. IFAD.
• Group conflict management and resolution.
• Spearhead the formulation, review and dissemination of the social development policies.
• Develop a national plan of action on the social development policy.
• Promote the development of regulations for the implementation of the Social Development Act.

2.Support for the implementation of Social Protection programmes.

• Liaison to Cash Transfer and Social Protection Secretariat.
• Promotion and capacity building of BWC.
• Spearhead development and support of social protection complimentary activities Vulnerable groups.

3.Volunteerism & Disaster Preparedness.

• Provide Secretariat for coordination, promotion, implementation and monitoring of volunteerism.
• Establish and maintain a database on VIOs and volunteerism programmes.
• Development of standard national guidelines on volunteerism.
• Promote peace building and cohesion through volunteerism in the community.
• Liaison with VIOs and promote Partnership strengthening.