To enhance that the Most Vulnerable Children are protected from harm, and receive access to essential services.

To ensure effective welfare services to Most Vulnerable group of people in the society.

To ensure the cleanness of the environment in order to protect people from the eruption of diseases.

To deal with different economic activities which are carried out by people within society. To ensure regular supervision of care Institutions. To popularize, monitor and evaluate the implementation of community service programs To make referral to different marital cases for further solution.

2.1.3. The roles of the Organization.

The social welfare office at Chato District plays different roles which include the following in collaboration with different organizations and other development partners: It solves different conflicts in family for instance husband and wife had separated, the board makes effort to reunite them before they go to court for legal action. To provide customary advice to families members whose relations is at risk of breaking up due mistrust between the couple or totally lack communication on various issues among family members. Works closely with children more especially those from unstable families with a aim of providing social care, security from being abused as well as ensuring understanding and well being of the youngs, and youths families. Collaborate with parents on matters pertaining to child adoption. For that reason the organization is responsible for providing adoptive families with information on the things and privileges each side involved in adoption would have. Besides the organization provides advice and adoption updates to adults of such interests.

Identifies the most vulnerable children and sponsors them to get education at various levels. In addition, the organization supports the poor families by involving them in initiating and running economic activities such artificial fishing dams.

3 Encourage and educate people about environmental conservation for example people around lake shores at Bwina village were helped to construct and use good and sustainable toilets. Work with villagers in protecting and combating elderly killings which is due to lack of education, bad believes amongst the villagers and the like. So the organization provides education to the villagers on why the elders and albinos dignity must be respected and they problems would be taken as a challenge. .

Work with child care centers, first to register them, provide parental and sociological advice to supervisors of homeless child centres and sometimes coordinate donors aids and government support to the orphanage centres and other centres which serve the homeless people. The agency provides HIV/AIDS education to the community members and besides it conducts seminars across groups in regard to gender, age and HIV status test. For the HIV victims, the organization does provide them with nutritional food staffs, counseling support and health services like provision of ARVs as well. Also the agency supports the youths and women groups with entrepreneurship skills before giving them loans to help them start their economic projects for income generation.

Furthermore, the organization is responsible for providing social and logistic support to the victims of natural catastrophes like floods by giving them shelter, food, clothes and sometimes allocate new places to the displaced people for constructing new homes.4Generally the agency in Chato district has been performing a number of tasks including: guidance and counseling to special groups in need, like family conflicts, to advise parents and guardians on good care for children living in either conflicting or adoptive families, to coordinate and supervise the services given to the orphans and other most vulnerable children to mention but a few. 1.3.1. Services to the vulnerable groups around the district.A: Widows. In the recent years the organization has helped widows to get their right of inheritance and some of them have been helped to have legal assistance on how the judicial system can help them achieve their rights. B: Unable patients. The agency also has managed to link patients suffering from chronic diseases with sponsors who help them get medical treatment from specialists and other treatment expenses. Besides the organization helps some patients to be referred special hospitals.

C: Elderly services and care. Chato district like any other governmental organs has a program special for taking care of elders especially those with disabilities or unable to serve themselves in their day to day life. So the organization identifies such people and helps them get free treatment in government hospitals, giving them entrepreneurship skills and helping them to form groups for accessing loans hence establishing their own projects to generate family income.D: People with disabilities. Many people who are disabled in all wards of Chato district are registered and some of them have been connected to various aid donors as a result the cripples have gotten wheelchairs and artificial legs.

5CHAPTER TWO.2.1. Assigned task.During my field study at Chato District I attended various activities which helped me to learn and share knowledge, skills and experience from Chato residents. Among many tasks I were assigned include the following: Reading various books and articles about vulnerable children, children rights, gender equity and elders care. At the district headquarters I always used two or three hours passing through books before attending any other issues. The issues talked about in these books based on social, economic and legal matters. Theoretically the materials do sound however practically there are a lot of challenges ahead of special groups like albinos, HIV victims, orphans, homeless children and elders. Attending clients with different family disputes and any other related social problems. For about eight weeks of my field study at Chato I used to meet with women and men whereby, majorities were women. In many cases, attended women complained about how they are abused and humiliated by their husbands and some men complained about women for deserting their families, thus leaving their children under care of single parent as a result the remaining parent find themselves having a big burden. 6One of the cases I got to hear is that of Mrs. Bwire a 40 years old woman came to accuse her husband for oppressing her and total lack of affection from her husband including martial rights like having sex with her husband. Thereafter the I wrote a letter compelling the husband to come in our office for a talk. We ended the matter by the husband apologizing, admitting and promising in writings to rectify his behavior and become a responsible husband. Attending seminars conducted by supervisors at different villages in Chato district one of them is Bwanga village. The topic was about the killing of aged men and women. The presenters from the office I was working with, tried their best they could to know the source about the killing of aged people. The villagers tried to give some factors leading into such rude, brutal habits and bad attitude towards aged people. They said among the causes could be the involvement of youths and some men in total alcoholism and superstitious beliefs. To wrap up, the presenters advised the country men from involving themselves in such unacceptable scandals, instead they should change their mind set and start indulging themselves in production activities and take care of the elders and like them as normal humans. Besides the discussion went over by educating the villagers on human rights including the right to live and that any attempt to threaten or kill somebody is a serious crime and can lead into ones death penalty.7 CHAPTER THREE 3.1. Problem encounteredThe time I got to work with the staff of social welfares at Chato district council is memorable as it made me get to learn many things from the well trained and experienced staff in dealing issues based on sociological perspective of a society. However I faced several challenges as described hereunder:1. Shortage of working tools. In the office for example, the files for keeping various departmental information together with that obtained from clients were not available thus I could not refer anywhere when I needed to revise on a particular case brought by my clients. Besides office facilities such as chairs, tables and cupboards are not enough in regard to the user and uses of the office.2. Language was also a stumbling block between me and the clients. Many of the clients I attended especially old people made me realize that Kiswahili language was a problem as they could not express their concerns well using Kiswahili so they had to mix languages which caused me to apply other means to grasp what they said because I could not understand the ethnic languages they were eloquent of speaking.

123. Moreover the department had little financial support from the government due to the fact that the government financial year was closing so the new budget was underway and therefore no more money was available for office uses. That means the office could not manage to conduct activities that needed us to travel to the interior villages where most of our clients are found. That being a reason, I failed to visit many villages as it was planned prior. So the scope of my information and data collection was narrowed.4. Also during my field study at Chato district I was at times challenged by knowledge know how because some of the clients brought serious and complicated cases that needed more understanding than I suppose I could do. Fortunately, I could not let my clients regret but seek help from other departmental workers and there I got to learn more skills in solving such kind of problems which needed to attended by an experienced person with great expertise in social welfares.5. Lack of special room for conducting guidance and counseling is another challenge facing the department and so affected my routine of meeting with my clients as a profession compels the counselor to have a special room where the clients can express their privacy and confidentiality comfortably without any interruptions contrary the social welfare department at Chato which is multifunctional.

136. Individual financial also restricted my study because sometimes I had to make home visits for my clients. In some situations I had to use the little pocket money I had constraints to pay the transport fee for the client and me. In fact I suffered this problem because neither the government nor organization sponsors my university studies but my family.

142.3.Skills and competence acquired.This part of my report encompasses issues concerning with the knowledge, skills and abilities in attending and solving peoples social and moral problems. Indeed while at Chato Social Welfare department I got experience and practical skills from my supervisors, fellow students from various colleges and universities, team mates, the villagers to mention but a few. Among many skills and competence acquired include the following: Partaking in various social activities with other staff members and the community members at large. This helped me to be equipped with social works organization, the values, techniques and individual skills needed when accomplishing certain tasks as a team. Working in a team made me develop proper communication skills and establish outstanding working relationship with team mates, clients as well. For instance, when attending a client I used to avoid stereotyping language, maintained privacy and tried my best I could to wear their shoes regardless of their socio economic status. Apply the theoretical knowledge obtained in class into practice .During my field study I used some theories covered in class to attend and solve peoples problems especially those pertaining to guidance and counseling , and behaviorism as well. Generally it was a real time to make a comparative analysis between the materials studied theoretically and their implication in the field. I real got the experience thus enriching my course mastery in sociology.

10 Furthermore, I got to learn and acquire conversational skills more interesting with clients who seemed to be at crisis, so I uncovered that such people need flexibility, tolerance, redness, and great hospitality in trying to calm down them and give them immediate help to their problems. In addition, I realized that when dealing with clients facing social problems one needs to use courteous language. Accountability and responsibility is another thing I have learned that is necessary to a student like me for building trust ship to the staff I was working with and the clients I served. For example at times I was required to perform tasks ordered by my supervisors, and sometimes I could hear complaints about doing works with negligence which showed lack of commitment and being an irresponsible trainee which I didnt like to happen to me.

113.2.Conclusion and recommendation.Recommendation

The department of social welfare in Chato districts in collaboration with the central government, NGOs and other pro development partners plays a vital role in serving the needy in terms of social, economic and moral support .However, it is recommended by this report for the agency of social welfare at Chato district on behalf of its allies work up on the following if they intend to thoroughly improve their services and help to the society they are dealing with.First, the agency should advise the government to employ more workers who are trained and specialized in psycho therapy, public health and community development experts for effective eradication of extreme alcoholism, mass poverty, drug addictions, gender biasness e.t.c.Secondly, the agency has to create other sources to generate more funds rather than depending on the government sponsorship and other Samaritans whose support does not suffice the demands of the needy. For instance, the sometimes the department fails to sponsor all identified orphans and vulnerable children to access education or get better medication and so forth due limited budget for the agency day to day functions.Lastly, agency should closely work with other government organs such as police, judiciary, ward chancellors and all leaders at village level to help the observance of the law, thus ensuring that everyone is responsible and accountable to his/her community development

15and bringing peace and harmony more especially ensuring security of life to the vulnerable groups like people with albinism, orphans and widows. Conclusion.For the whole time I got to work with the social welfare staff at Chato district has been spectacular moment. I widened my understanding about social works via reading different books and articles on vulnerable children, orphans and elders. Besides I visited some villages and conversed with some people of various caliber about the social problems they are passing through in their normal life. I have experienced and learned lots of things potentially for my career. The agency is sincerely struggling hard to meet its goals while fulfilling its roles to the needy despite the technical, expertise and financial challenges it is facing. Finally I argue the agency to work collectively with the government and the community at large in combating the social problems affecting the social well being of Chato district.16TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgement..

CHAPTER ONE.1.1.Mission of organization.....11.2. Objective of organization..2

1.3. Role of organization3.

CHAPTER TWO2.1. Assigned task.4.

2.3. Case study..52.4. Skills and competences acquired.6CHAPTER THREE.3.1. Problems encountered.7.3.2. Conclusion and recommendation.82.2. Case study.One Friday morning I received guest in the office. He appeared shabby though not real, his face looked flown and a bit frustrated. I offered him a seat and greeted him as he seemed somewhat aged. The conversation between us took about half an hour and it was as follows. The names that appear in this dialogue are factious however those appearing in the clients responses are real.

Sociologist: My name is miss. Jackline Byarugaba. And you?Client : I m Edwin Malwa from Musoma rural.Sociologist: I m here to help you, what can I do for you?

Client : Sister! I have come for my wife and I have a serious family issue.

Sociologist: What is it comrade?

Client : Well, madam! The matter is about who should take charge of the children between me and my ex father in law.

Sociologist: Where are the children?

Client : Now, they are living with their grandpa, I mean my ex wife fatherSociologist: Excuse me, where is your wife?

Client : Oh! My goodness! We separated some years ago.Sociologist : What happened between you?

8Client : Well madam, its a long story but I think you know love is very delicate.

What happened is that I had left Chato for Musoma to try my fortune For about 6 months and when I came back I found my wife had already

Left with my three children.

Sociologist : Did you work out why she left and where she took the children?

Client : Yes, the children were under care of my father in law but my wife had already gone to Muganza.

Sociologist: Then?

Client : When I went to Muganza I found that she had already married another man and she no longer likes me.

Sociologist: mmmmhh! So did you go back to her parents and explain the matter?

Client : Very scared because I realized they had a blessing on it! On contrary, I found my children very wired and starving. I talked to my father in law if

I could leave with my children but he remained cynical. That is the reason

I m here to seek advice!After the conversation, I wrote a letter to Mr.& Mrs. Bigambo, who are my client parents in law to appear in our office for solving the problem. On 25/ 7/2013 both sides showed up and after a long discussion the grandparents agreed to let the two children go with their father and the two years boy had to remain in the hands of her mother . 9