Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Uganda)

Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development
	Coat of Arms of Uganda
Ministry overview
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Government of Uganda
Headquarters	George Street,; Nakasero Hill; Kampala, Uganda
Ministry executive	Frank Tumwebaze, ; Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development;
Website	Homepage

The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) is a Cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. The mandate of the ministry is to empower citizens to maximize their individual and collective potential by developing skills, increasing labour productivity, and cultural enrichment to achieve sustainable and gender-sensitive development.[1] The ministry is headed by a Cabinet minister, Janat Mukwaya.[2]

Location

The headquarters of the MGLSD are on George Street on Nakasero Hill in the Central Division of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[3] The coordinates of the ministry headquarters are 0°19'00.0"N, 32°34'43.0"E (Latitude:0.316677; Longitude:32.578611).[4]

Directorates

MGLSD is divided into the following administrative directorates:[5]

Labour, Employment and Occupational Safety
Social Protection
Gender & Community Development

Leadership

The cabinet minister is assisted by four ministers of state.[2]

State Minister for Gender and Culture - Peace Mutuuzo
State Minister for Youth and Children Affairs - Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi
State Minister for the Elderly and the Disabled - Vacant

References

MGLSD (22 September 2016). "Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Uganda): About Us - Mandate". Kampala: Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Zambia) (MGLSD). Retrieved 22 September 2016.
Uganda State House (6 June 2016). "Museveni's new cabinet list At 6 June 2016" (PDF). Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
MGLSD (22 September 2016). "Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Uganda): Our Contacts". Kampala: Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Uganda) (MGLSD). Retrieved 22 September 2016.
Google (22 September 2016). "Location of the Headquarters of the Ugandan Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
MGLSD (22 September 2016). "Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Uganda): Directorates". Kampala: Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Uganda) (MGLSD). Retrieved 22 September 2016.

External links

Website of Ugandan Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development

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[1] MGLSD (22 September 2016). "Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Uganda): About Us - Mandate". Kampala: Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Zambia) (MGLSD). Retrieved 22 September 2016.

[New-2] Uganda State House (6 June 2016). "Museveni's new cabinet list At 6 June 2016" (PDF). Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

[3] MGLSD (22 September 2016). "Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Uganda): Our Contacts". Kampala: Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Uganda) (MGLSD). Retrieved 22 September 2016.

[4] Google (22 September 2016). "Location of the Headquarters of the Ugandan Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

[5] MGLSD (22 September 2016). "Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Uganda): Directorates". Kampala: Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Uganda) (MGLSD). Retrieved 22 September 2016.