Social Empowerment Agency is the amalgamated entity of the Child Care Board, National Assistance Board and Welfare Department, under the Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs.

• The purpose of the Social Empowerment Agency (SEA) is to empower vulnerable citizens, including the elderly, children, persons with disabilities, and general welfare clients—through the provision of comprehensive and compassionate social services and transformative initiatives, that foster independence, resilience, and community contribution.

• Through holistic support, skills development and capacity-building programs, we enable individuals to move from a state of dependency to interdependence and self-sufficiency.

• The Agency is focused on equipping these groups with the skills, resources, and opportunities to not only improve their lives but also give back to society, creating a sustainable cycle of empowerment and transformation.

Background

• The Social Protection Agencies in Barbados provide products and services to thousands of clients, to meet their day-to-day needs.
• We have made significant strides and achieved major accomplishments of which we are tremendously proud.
• We must now evolve to meet new and serious challenges that we face locally and globally, to truly reduce poverty in Barbados and empower people to transform their lives.
• The Welfare Department, the National Disabilities Unit (NDU), the Child Care Board (CCB) and the National Assistance Board (NAB), will be amalgamating, to form ONE new, agile, high performing 21ST century organization – Social Empowerment Agency.