ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Child Welfare Society of Kenya Order
6. Functions of the Society
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
6. Functions of the Society
The Society shall-(a)be the national emergency response and rescue organization for children;(b)ensure the welfare of children and vulnerable young persons;(c)be the national adoption society;(d)strengthen families and provide families for separated children, children at risk of separation and children without appropriate care by facilitating-(i)family empowerment and rehabilitation;(ii)local and international tracing and reunification;(v)custody, including providing professional social work assessment;(vii)any other suitable means that the Society considers necessary;(e)develop and review standards and guidelines on child welfare, care, protection and control to be applied by the Society;(f)establish such temporary places of safety including child care facilities, group homes, foster care homes, child rescue centres, child protection centres and child protection units as may be considered necessary and in the best interest of children;(g)receive separated children and children without appropriate care into temporary places of safety;(h)rescue, receive and provide care to lost or abandoned children, children given up by their parents or committed to the Society by courts, referred by duty bearers or other stakeholders in the temporary places of safety and undertake family tracing, mediation and reunification;(i)ensure rapid response by initiating urgent action in response to children in distress and rescue of children in distress including the provision of psychosocial support;(j)advise any party on the procedure to be followed to adopt, foster or be a guardian to a child;(k)develop and publish guidelines, training manuals or any other literature in relation to any of the matters dealt with by the Society;(l)educate, give vocational training and skills to children and vulnerable young persons;(m)conduct research into matters relevant to its functions and publish reports on such research;(n)maintain relevant records and documents relating to the Society and the activities of the Society;(o)establish and maintain appropriate information and communication systems and data base based on contemporary trends and practices for the purposes of linking knowledge and information with its stakeholders;(p)establish mechanism to combat sexual exploitation of children and other forms of child labour;(q)build capacity of children and promote their participation in national affairs;(r)build capacity of duty bearers and institutional strengthening;(s)establish programmes for orphans and other vulnerable children; and(t)perform any other functions as may be necessary to achieve the objectives of the Society under this Order.