The Ministry of Gender, Children and Community Development has set itself the following strategic objectives that guide the Ministry's day to day operations:

• Promote women's rights and participation in economic, social and political spheres;
• Increase number of children accessing child development services;
• Reduce the number of individuals at risk of deprivation;
• Increase number of communities with improved living conditions and participating in community based programs;
• Increase literacy levels amongst youths and adults;
• Increase stakeholder coordination and participation to the implementation of social development programmes for poor and vulnerable groups;
• Improve capacity of the ministry to effectively and efficiently deliver its mandate.