Executive Decree No. 146/20 approving the Regulation of the National Directorate for Social Action (DNAS) of the Ministry of Social Action, Family and Promotion of Women.

This Executive Decree approves the Regulation of the National Directorate for Social Action (DNAS) of the Ministry of Social Action, Family and Promotion of Women. This Regulation, consisting of four Chapters and three Annexes, establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned Directorate, entitled to define and support the implementation of policies, strategies, programmes and projects, in the field of combating poverty, community development, decentralizing social work services, promoting entrepreneurship and the social economy, in response to the problems of rural and peri-urban areas with a view to improving the standard and quality of life. In particular, the Directorate aims at performing the following activities: Developing policies and strategies to combat poverty and social exclusion; Designing policies for the installation, certification, control and operation of social assistance; Promoting the municipalization of social action services; Promoting the implementation of social inclusion and family development policies in the community; Implementing social development policies for communities and cross-cutting programmes to respond to problems in rural and peri-urban areas with a view to improving the standard and quality of life; Supporting the development of entrepreneurship and social economy, with a view to strengthening the autonomy of families and communities; etc.