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The Minister of Social Welfare, Melrose Karminty, and the Commissioner of NaCSA, Ambassador Ernest Mbaimba Ndomahina, have successfully concluded a meeting aimed at enhancing the promotion and achievement of President Bio’s Big Five Game Changers.
The collaboration also targeted the Social Protection of the aged, persons living with disability, widowed, returning migrants in the country.
Francis Kabia acting Deputy Chief Director for social protection explained the mutual interest both the Ministry and Commission have in Social Protection, he explained the need to strengthen partnership and collaboration for the good of Sierra Leone, he also called on NaCSA to provide logistical support to the ministry that will enhance the capacity of the Ministry.
The Director of programs at NaCSA, Madam Regina Saffa gave a history of collaboration between the two institutions and reemphasized the meeting to have a work plan. In a similar tone, Dr. Susan Robert the Senior Director of Programme Development and Quality Assurance on behalf of Mr. Idriss Turay Senior Director of Social Protection at NaCSA also added that addressing concerns of returning migrants and refugees is a key element of partnership between the two Ministries.
The commissioner of NaCSA started by presenting a traditional “bora” and water of life signifying a new level of deepened collaboration between the Ministry and its implementing arm(NaCSA). He committed to ensuring that they have a technical team that will work on having a Terms of Reference for the good of the people, thereby ensuring that President Bio’s Big Five Game Changers succeed.
The Minister of Social Welfare thanked the commissioner for setting the stage for a new collaboration, We can have different mandates, but with a common aim to better the lives of our people.” she added.
She also suggested that a workshop on the working relationship should be held to strengthen the relationship.
The meeting ended with optimism and a renewed roadmap for a strategic collaboration on social protection interventions. This, as expressed, will accelerated inter-agency effort to achieving the big five game changers as was communicated by the IEC department.
Is a very good news, but please NAcsa, try to collaborate with the disable also and give them what belongs to them. Out of 100 percent, 30 percent of the have not yet receive their money from NAcsa. Like for Pujehun district over 2to 300 beneficiary have not receive their money.