Graphic Online Date: Jul - 11 - 2021 , 07:51 BY: By Charles Andoh Category: Lifestyle Rev. Dr Mrs Comfort Asare, Director of the DSW, says the department has done a lot for the underprivileged 30.5k Shares 705 The Department of Social Welfare (DSW) plays a critical role in caring for and integrating the underprivileged, destitute, vulnerable, persons living with disabilities (PWDs) and mentally challenged persons into society. Since its establishment, the DSW has catered for hundreds of people who are deprived one way or another. However, little is heard about the department and what they do or stand for. Despite the many challenges, including the lack of adequate logistics, its officers encounter in the discharge of their duties, the department continues to help put smiles on the faces of the neglected in vocational institutions, hospitals, remand homes and rehabilitation centres where the department’s major mandate falls.