The Department of Social Welfare (DSW) is performing as focal Department in providing Social Welfare Services for those who are facing with social problems.
The services such as preventing from social problems, emerging the volunteers who could be sharing and providing social services in the community, carrying out social development and providing services through social work methods are run by this Department.
As the focal department, the major responsibilities of DSW are being taken measures on prevention, protection and rehabilitation programs for children and their families, youth, women, person with disabilities, elderly, ex-drug addicts and people who are facing with social problems.
Moreover, organizing the contribution of the voluntary organisations and supporting them play the main roles in the implementation of DSW.