Human Resource Planning Department

TOPIK KONVERSASYON- ADOPTION AND FOSTERING- 23.07.25 NATHALIE LOUISE, LUCILLE MOUSBE

The MELODI LAFANMIY ASSOCIATION spent half a day at the Night Shelter in North East Point on Saturday 12th July, 2025 performing general cleaning as part of an MOU signed earlier this year with the shelter.
It was their second general cleaning activity this year and the fourth since they debuted in September 2024.

The photos highlight the different tasks performed in dormitories, the dining area, and the exterior of the building.
The group of 10 volunteers were happy to work with service users of the facility who stayed behind to help.

𝐎𝐳𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢 𝐥𝐞 𝟏𝟓 𝐌𝐞 𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐳𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐦𝐢𝐫. 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐮 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐩𝐥𝐰𝐚 𝐞𝐤 𝐙𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐚𝐥, 𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭, 𝐢 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐳 𝐩𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐧.

Sesel i zwenn lemonn antye pour selebre Lazournen Enternasyonal Lafanmir anba tenm "Polisi ki Met Lafanmir an Premye pou Devlopman Dirab”. Sa tenm i fer nou rapel rol enportan ki lafanmir i zwe dan konstriksyon en sosyete pli for, pli an bonn sante, e pli rezilyan.

Lafanmir i fondasyon nou kominote, e se la kot valer i ganny transmet, kot nou ganny sipor, e kot devlopman i konmanse. Kan lafanmir i ganny siporte atraver bann polisi tel ki lasante, ledikasyon, servis swen zanfan e provizyon pour lozman, i pli fasil pou zot fer kontribisyon pozitiv anver devlopman dirab pei.

Anmezir ki nou fer refleksyon lo sa lazournen, annou renouvle nou langazman pour met an plas bann sistenm ki protez e siport lafanmir dan tou son splander. Deplis, kan nou envestir dan byennet lafanmir, i vin en lenvestiman pou en lavenir pli egal, ranpli avek konpasyon, e pli soutenab pour tou dimoun.

Mon swet zot en bon Lazournen Enternasyonal Lafanmir.

Staff of the Social Affairs Department took a well-deserved break from their usual daily stressful routine for a team-bonding day out last Friday. They engaged in a variety of fun-filled recreational activities aimed at improving teamwork, communication and collaboration. Colleagues from Praslin and La Digue seized the opportunity to catch up with those on Mahe in a joyful atmosphere.

The Minister for Employment and Social Affairs, Mrs Patricia Francourt, made a brief appearance in the morning, reminding them how invaluable their job is and resources being put in place at government level to facilitate their tasks.

The day ended with a delightful moutya performance that got everyone moving to the rhythmic sound of our traditional dance, now recognised by UNESCO.

“Laying of the foundation stone'' “Laying of the foundation stone''

The National Commission for Child Protection (NCCP) held its first meeting for the year on the 3rd of April 2025. The Commission, which consists of all child protection partners, meets four times a year to discuss strategies and policy interventions in child related matters.

In early 2024, the Commission identified three strategic priority areas for the period 2024-2026:

① Rehabilitation services for children using illicit substance.

② Adolescent sexual reproductive health matters to address the concern of teenage pregnancy.

③ Policy/legislative related matter concerning children.
The action plan for strategic priorities 2 and 3 were presented and discussed during last year’s meeting.

During the first meeting for 2025, Dr. Anabelle Marie from the Division for Substance Abuse Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation (DSAPTR), presented a well thought out action plan addressing strategic priority 1. Members of the Commission sought clarification on certain aspects of the plan and gave their support to DSAPTR for its implementation.

Following work that started last year to strengthen child protection procedures, the Principal Secretary for Social Affairs Department, Mrs Linda William Melanie, presented the Inter Agency Child Protection Action Plan. Once finalised, all partners will need to be committed to the implementation of the action plan, which will be monitored by the NCCP.

Furthermore, following the gap analysis of the Children’s Act 1982 conducted last year, the consultant, Joelle Barnes, presented the findings to NCCP.
The Commission seized the opportunity to discuss certain aspects of the Act with the consultant as well as provided further recommendations for amendments. The gap analysis report will be shared with partners for further comments before presentation to the Cabinet of Ministers for consideration.