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Vision

"A transformed social landscape that provides ever improving and equal opportunities for all citizens to achieve a sustainable and acceptable standard of living, an enhanced quality of life and the right to fully participate in the overall development of the country."

Mission

"To contribute to the overall socio-economic development of Barbados and the empowerment of all members of society by fully utilising all available human financial and technological resources; formulating evidence-based policy and implementing timely, effective and equitably accessible social programmes and services."

  
Functions of Ministry

The Principal objective of the Ministry is to alleviate/eradicate proverty. This is achieved through the:

• provision of effective saftey nets;
• empowerment of individuals, families and communities;
• facilitation of equality, equity, and social inclusion for all persons in society;
• renewal of the urban corridor;
• stimulation of development at the community level using the constituency as a geographical framework;
• improvement of human-life quality in rural Barbados;
• enhancement if social policy formulation and decision-making;
• continuous assessment fo the delivery of social services; and
• the offering of a seamless delivery of personal social services.
  

The Ministry's mandate is realised through the following agencies for which it has responsibility:

1. The National Assistance Board;
2. The National Disabilities Unit;
3. The Poverty Alleviation Bureau;
4. The Bureau of Social Policy, Research and Planning;
5. The Department of Constituency Empowerment;
6. The Urban Development Commission;
7. The Rural Development Commission, and
8. The Welfare Department.