Areas of Interest

  • Early childhood care and development.
  • Health and nutrition of the young child and mothers.
  • Infant and Young Child Feeding.
  • Prevention of micronutrient malnutrition.
  • Adolescent health, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS.
  • Growth monitoring.
  • Nutrition and Health Education.
  • Child guidance and counselling.
  • Early detection and prevention of childhood disabilities.
  • Learning and behavioural problems of children and parent education.
  • Child rights and Child Protection.
  • Juvenile justice.
  • Women?s empowerment and Gender mainstreaming.
  • Holistic development of adolescent girls and family life education.
  • Prevention of child marriage, female foeticide and female infanticide
  • Counselling and support services for women in distress.
  • Formation and management of self help groups.
  • Prevention of trafficking of women and children.
  • Prevention of Gender Based Violence.
  • Gender Budgeting.
  • Gender sensitisation of law enforcement agencies.
  • Partnership initiatives of Government/social organisations in the area of child development.
  • Manpower Development in Social Development sector.
  • Capacity Building of civil society organisations.