The National Social Investment Office yesterday explained that the National Social Investment Programme was being upgraded to a full ministry status with the take-off of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development in order to ensure the continuity and sustainability of the programme.
NSIO Communications Manager, Justice Tienabeso Bibiye, in a statement, said the move came after the first term “successful implementation” of the scheme directly from the Presidency, indicating the need to now institutionalize the SIP.
