The mandate of Social and Human Development and Special Programmes (SHD & SP) is to enhance human capabilities, utilisation and reduce vulnerability, eradicate human poverty and to attain the well-being of SADC citizens. SHD & SP Directorate ensures the availability of educated, skilled, healthy, productive human resources required for promoting investment, efficiency and competitiveness of the region in the global economy, as well as improving the quality of lives of the region's population.
Functions
- Ensure the availability of educated, skilled, healthy, productive human resources required for promoting investment, efficiency and competitiveness of the region in the global economy, as well as improving the quality of lives of the region's population.
- Covers Health and Nutrition, HIV and AIDS, Employment, Labour and Youth; and Education and Skills Development.
