Department Of Community Development - DCD

The Department of Community Development, in collaboration with UNICEF, trained social actors on the updated Child Protection Toolkit.

The workshop equipped frontline teams to use new tools on mental health, positive parenting, child labour and PSEA, among others. Participants were also trained on the Toolkit mobile app and reporting tools.

Read the full article here: https://dcd.gov.gh/article.html?slug=strengthening-frontline-capacity-for-child-protection-docd-and-unicef-train-regional-social-actors-on-the-updated-cp-toolkit

The National Director, Mr Stephen Blay, concluded his familiarisation visits to the 16 regions of Ghana with the last leg in the Eastern Region.

Ghana News Agency and the Ghanaian Times captured the Koforidua engagement, which formed part of efforts to listen to officers, address operational challenges and strengthen service delivery.

Read the full reports:
https://gna.org.gh/2026/09/department-moves-to-revamp-community-development-services/

https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/community-development-department-introduces-5-transformational-initiatives/

Community Development Department introduces 5 transformational initiatives - Ghanaian Times The Department of Community Development under the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs has introduced five transformational strategies to accelerate development, improve livelihoods and build resilient communities across the country.

Today we honour Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, who taught that development is not delivered to communities, but built with them and by them.

At the Department of Community Development, that remains our charge.

Happy Memorial Day to all Ghanaians!

DoCD Commiserates with CLOGSAG

Selected staff made up of the Management Team and some junior officers of the Department, led by the National Director, Mr Stephen Blay paid a courtesy call on the leadership of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) to commiserate with them on the passing of the Executive Secretary, Dr Isaac Bampoe Addo.

In expressing his sympathy, Mr Blay enumerated some of the modest achievements of the Association under the leadership of the late Bampoe Addo and assured CLOGSAG of the Department’s support during the funeral.

The team at CLOGSAG thanked Mr. Blay and his team for their solidarity and pledged their continued collaboration with the Department.

The National Director also used the opportunity to sign the book of condolence opened in memory of the late labour leader.

The National Director, Mr. Stephen Blay, paid a courtesy call on the Oti Regional Minister, Hon. John Gyapong, to present the Department’s National Strategies for Community Transformation.
The Honourable Minister welcomed the framework and pledged to make the strategies work in the Oti Region.

Read the full article here: https://dcd.gov.gh/article.html?slug=national-director-meets-oti-regional-minister-on-the-department-s-community-transformation-strategies

In the Volta Region, Mr. Stephen Blay, the National Director of the Department of Community Development, combined a tree-planting exercise under the Green Communities Initiative at Godokpe in the Ho Municipality with an engagement with staff on the Department’s Refocusing Agenda. He then outlined some of the core functions of the Department and urged staff to organise their work around them.

Read the full article here: https://dcd.gov.gh/article.html?slug=refocusing-community-development-in-the-volta-region

In Tamale, the National Director, Mr. Stephen Blay, wrapped up his familiarisation visits to Ghana’s five northern regions with a clear message drawn from the analogy of the Bench. The Department, he said, was once vibrant and firmly aligned to its work. Over time, however, it lost focus and concentrated on only one aspect of its programmes, while other institutions took over the rest. In the process, it lost programmes that were rightly its own. That, he argued, is why the Refocusing Agenda matters: to restore the Department’s place, rebuild staff capacity, and renew pride in the work of community development.

Read full article here: https://dcd.gov.gh/article.html?slug=national-director-wraps-up-northern-ghana-visits-in-tamale

As part of his familiarisation visits to Ghana’s northern regions, our National Director, Mr Stephen Blay, engaged officers in the North East Region and drove home his 5 Ds, a clear call that the choices and actions taken today will shape the future of the Department for years to come.

Read the full article here: https://dcd.gov.gh/article.html?slug=decisions-determine-destiny

The Department of Community Development participated in the Civil Service Policy Fair from 10th to 13th August 2026, as part of Civil Service Week celebration.

At the fair, we showcased our flagship programmes under the Refocusing Agenda and engaged stakeholders on our ongoing efforts to drive inclusive and sustainable community transformation across Ghana.

Read the full article here:
http://dcd.gov.gh/article.html?slug=department-of-community-development-showcases-flagship-programmes-at-the-2026-civil-service-policy-fair