Gender,Youth and Vulnerable Groups – Policy, Legal and Institutional Reforms

Gender

• Development and Enactment of the WEF Bill
• Develop and Implement the National Equality Bill;
• Develop and Implement the Sexual and Gender Based Violence Policy; and
• Finalize and Implement the National Affirmative Action Policy
• Review the National Gender and Development Policy
• Develop and Implement the Public Financial Management (Uwezo Fund) Regulations 2013.
• Implementation of Public Procurement and Disposable [Preference and Reservation] Regulations 2013 for women.

Vulnerable Groups

• Establishment of National Safety Net Program;
• Finalize and Implement the Disability Act Amendment Bill 2012;
• Finalize and Implement the Affirmative Action Policy on PWDs;
• Develop and Implement the National Disability Mainstreaming Strategy;
• Implementation of Accessibility Action Plan
• Finalize and Implement the National Community Development Policy;
• Development of a National volunteerism policy
•  Passing of the Children Amendment Bill into law;
• Revision of child participation guidelines and guidelines on children’s services delivery to take into account amongst others, Kinship Adoption;
• Development of a National Action Plan on Children for the implementation of the National Children’s Policy;
• Development of a National Social Protection Sessional Paper based on the National Social Protection Policy;
• Establishment of a National Social Protection Council;
• Development of a Social Assistance Bill; and
• Review of various Social Protection components (Social Insurance, Health insurance) policies to be in line with the
• National Social Protection Policy.

Youth

• Reviewing the National Youth Policy (2007);
• Review the National Youth Council Act 2009;
• Review National Youth Service Act(1964);
• Develop and Enact the National Youth Enterprise Development Bill;
• Implementation of the National Industrial Training Attachment Policy;
• Develop the National Youth Employment Policy;
• Finalization and implementation of the National Policy on Youth Polytechnics and the Vocational Sector (NPYPVS);
• Develop the Youth Societies Bill;
• Develop the Policy and Framework on Youth Talent, Identifi cation and Nurturing;
• Develop National Youth & Internship Volunteer Policy;
• Implementation the Public Procurement and Disposable [Preference and Reservation] Regulations 2013 for youth;
• Develop and Implement the Public Financial Management (Uwezo Fund) Regulations 2013.