Youth, Gender, Sports, Culture and Social Services
Directorates
Directorate Gender and Culture
Directorate Children and Social Services
Directorate Social Development
Directorate Youth Empowerment
Directorate Sports, Talent and Creative arts
Functions
Youth and sports
Promote manufacturing of sports equipment
Formulates, implements, coordinates, reviews and monitors youth and Sport development policies and initiatives
Evaluate all aspects of sports in the County
Sports talent development
Sports facility development and management
Mobilizes and facilitates County citizens to participate in sport
Promotion and development of all aspects of performing arts, music, acrobatics, dances, racing, traditional games through capacity building
Develops youth empowerment centers
Facilitates leadership/mentorship, entrepreneurship and life skills in training and
Facilitates Youth Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (YAGPO)
Functions
Gender, culture and Social Services
Formulates and reviews policies and guidelines for gender mainstreaming
Advises and gives technical support on gender and social development issues
Sensitizes and builds capacity for women and vulnerable groups
Facilitates equal opportunities for special needs groups in education, employment, decision-making, representation and business
Designs and implements children participation programs
Builds capacity on child rights, welfare, advisory and referral of individuals and groups to relevant service providers
Guides community development and supervises programs and institutions for childrens care and development and
Facilitates access to Government Procurement Opportunities (PWDs and Women)
Promotion and development of all aspects of performing arts, music acrobatics dances, racing, traditional games through capacity building
Promotion of languages and traditional practices harmonious with county development aspirations
Promotion and development of visual arts/literary artist and their creative works through capacity building exhibitions, culture exchange programs and other promotion strategies
Promotion and development of traditional medicine, indigenous foods preservation and conservation of environment in line with County development aspirations
Promotion of culture education documentation and dissemination of cultural information and research findings