MDAs

Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development

EDO STATE GOVERNMENT

Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development

Department Of Shared Services

BRIEF

The Department of Shared Services is one of the seven Departments in the Ministry of Social Development and Gender Issues. The Department of Shared Services is a service department i.e. it services and coordinate all the other departments in their various activities.  The main responsibilities of the department are as follows: –

  • All personnel matters including: –
    1. Rendering of annual report on staff to Civil Service Commission;
    2. Posting of staff;
    3. Promotion;
    4. Deployment of staff;
    5. Promotion and Advancement of staff;
    6. Discipline of staff;
    7. Leave matters;
    8. Processing of Retirement, Resignation, Withdrawal of staff from service and
    9. Staff welfare.
  • Preparation of Establishment Proposal and Vacancy returns;
  • Covering of meetings;
  • General Correspondence (Memo, etc);
  • Board of survey and enquires.
  • Security matters;
  • General purchase and distribution.
  • Accommodation and inventory.
  • Sanitation; supervision of store and any other duty that may be assigned.

 

The Ministry has a total number of 69 staff as at November 18th 2024

MILESTONE ACHIEVEMENTS BY THE MINISTRY (2016-2024)

  • Establishment of Edo State Task Force Against Human Trafficking (2017)
  • Edo State Human Trafficking Bill signed into Law (2018)
  • The Violence Against Person Prohibition Bill was signed into Law in the State (2019)/ Reviewed in 2021
  • Establishment of the Vivian Sexual Assault Referral Centre (2020)
  • Setting up of the GBV Management Committee and GBV TWG to coordinate reported GBV cases in the State (2021)
  • Developed the State Policy for Senior Citizens (2022)
  • Signing of the Edo State Disability Law (2022)
  • Establishment of the Senator Daisy Danjuma Women Centre (2023)
  • Developed and launched the Guidelines for Alternative care for Children (2023)
  • Developed and launched the Edo State Gender Policy (2023)
  • Developed and launched the End Violence Against Children Road Map for the State (2018)
  • Economic empowerment of 10214 women in the State through skills acquisition & financial support of 23 women to the tune of over 8 million naira (2019-2023)
  • Economic empowerment of 200 women with POS and cash grants (2024)
  • Provision of care & shelter to 1674 vulnerable children in the State (1030 currently in shelter)
  • Resolution of 5,641 family disputes & addressing children vulnerability through monthly payment of child support (5,089 payments)
  • Provision of care & support to 1,016 PWDs in the State through economic empowerment & skills training (Farm Craft Centre, Edo Innovative Hub)
  • Evacuation of over 384 mentally challenged persons, 17 Repatriations of treated mentally challenged persons and Reunification of 87 treated mentally challenged persons with their families
  • Provision of learning aids and back to school items to 428 vulnerable children (Empowerment programme)
  • Commemoration of International Widows Day 2024 with a medical outreach, cash grants and distribution of palliatives to over 500 widows across the State
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