Our Vision Towards a caring and rights based society Our Mission Our Mission is to make the disadvantaged, partners in national development by providing conducive environment and opportunities through policy initiatives in Social Welfare & Social Development. Objectives and Activities Formulation of Policies and Programmes for Social Development & Social Welfare. Establishment & strengthening of Institutional framework for implementation of Social Welfare programmes. Development of Human Resources to serve the Target Groups. Direction, Guiding, Monitoring & Progress control of Social Development Programmes. Follow-up of Commitments made at the World Summit on Social Development. Development of Social Development Management Information System (SOMIS) Co-ordination of activities with National and Sub National level Institutions. Registration and Supervision of assistance to Social Welfare Voluntary Agencies. Rehabilitation and social integration of Persons with Disabilities in the community. Co-ordination and provision of Counselling Services. Protection of the rights of persons with disabilities. Protection of the rights of older persons. Promotion of living standards of women and children under difficult circumstances. Social integration of persons recovering from mental illnesses. To provide vocational training for the persons with disabilities. Implementation of the project "Sisunena Pubuduwa", for poor children.