Directorate of Planning, Research and Documentation

Background
The Directorate of Planning, Research and Documentation acts as a coordination and support directorate providing technical back up to all the all directorates and institutions operating under the Ministry in the review, development, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of policies, plans, programmes, and projects for the promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women, social protection child and social welfare.

The directorate is also responsible for the preparation of short, medium and long term plans of action and reports, conducting research on issues relating to gender equality and women empowerment, child and social welfare.

The directorate is composed of four departments. These include: department of planning and budgeting, research and documentation, monitoring and evaluation as well as Public Relations

Objectives of Directorate:

• Spearhead and strengthen planning, policy making and budgeting processes and systems within the Ministry
• Strengthen monitoring and evaluation systems with in the Ministry
• Inform the public and stakeholders about Ministry’s activities
• Strengthen research and documentation practices with in the ministries
• Spearhead the establishment and maintenance of databases on Ministry’s relevant issues

Functions of Directorate

•  To prepare short, medium and long term plans of action in areas of women, child and social welfare
• Coordinate the planning and budgeting process as well as policy formulation, and review in the Ministry
• Formulate and implement strategic plans of the Ministry
• Coordinate the preparation of Ministry annual and quarterly work plan , budget and reports
• To liaise with Government institutions and Non-Governmental Organizations for the elaboration, implementation and monitoring of schemes, programmes and projects in areas of women’s empowerment and gender equality, child and social welfare
• To monitor and evaluate programmes, projects and schemes aimed at the promotion of gender equality, women empowerment, child and social welfare
• Initiate and carry out studies/research for the promotion of social development, and situation analysis on the children, women and PWDs and disseminate the findings accordingly
• Establish baseline data on women, children, and PWDs,
• Coordinate the development and review of policies pertaining to the Ministry’s mandate
• Mobilize resources for implementation of the Ministry’s related programmes and activities
• Coordinate Ministry advocacy campaigns
• Ensure mainstreaming of HIV/AIDS issues within the Ministry