Minister of Gender and Family Ms. Zenysha Shaheed Zaki has celebrated this year’s Eid ul-Fitr with children living in shelters. This is the third consecutive year that she has participated in Eid celebrations with children under State Care. This year, the Ministry arranged a special screening of the animated cartoon film “Sing” at Olympus Cinema,…

Ministry of Gender and Family received and attended to a total of 188 cases in May 2018. Violence against children A total of 108 cases were reported to and attended regarding violence against children, which amounts to 57 percent of the total cases received and attended in May 2018. The most frequently reported cases in…

Ministry of Gender and Family has concluded the second programme of the Advanced Sign Language Training. A total of 11 participants took part in this one month training programme, which aimed to facilitate easier access to services by minimizing communication barriers faced by persons with hearing impairments. Speaking at the closing ceremony of this training…

Seven children under State Care were placed in foster care last year. According to the 2017 Annual Report of the Foster Panel, two girls and five boys under the age of 3 were placed with foster families last year, through the Foster Panel, established by the Ministry of Gender and Family to facilitate the provision…

Ministry of Gender and Family received and attended to a total of 238 cases in April 2018. Violence against children A total of 116 cases were reported to and attended regarding violence against children, which amounts to 49 percent of the total cases received and attended in April 2018. The most frequently reported cases in…

Ministry of Gender and Family has conducted the third programme of “Professional Development Training on Service Provisions for the Elderly and Victims of Abuse” for health and social workers of Addu City. A total of 14 health and social workers participated in the 5-day programme, which was conducted with the support of the World Health…