With a staff of 79 employees, the functions/responsibilities of the department are as follows:

1. Organization of cultural, socio-cultural, youth, sports, leisure and recreational activities.
2. Provision of pre-primary and adult education and day care centres.
3. Provision of social halls for meetings, seminars & receptions.
4. Loan store facilities for residents: chairs, tarpaulins and marquees.
5. Coffin services
6. Cater for women, senior citizens, NGO’s, Sportsclubs, handicapped persons, cyclone refugee centres & victims of fire and natural disasters.

Requests

The department is called upon to implement decisions of the Council and entertain requests emanating from NGO’s, sports clubs & socio cultural associations.  Requests should reach the Welfare Department at least one month in advance to be considered.

Religious festival

The department has to coordinate facilities and logistics granted to socio-cultural associations on the following occasions.

Ø    Cavadee

Ø    Fete du Printemps

Ø    Maha Shivaratree

Ø    Ougadi

Ø    Varusha Pirrapu

Ø    Easter celebration

Ø    Eid Ul Fitr

Ø    Marche sur le feu

Ø    Aadi

Ø    Canjee

Ø    Consecration of temples

Ø    L’Assumption

Ø    Ganesh Chaturthi

Ø    Receiving pilgrims for Pere Laval

Ø    Govinden

Ø    Durga Pooja

Ø    Divali

Ø    Christmas

Other activities organized by the department:

Ø    National Day Celebration

Ø    Abolition of Slavery

Ø    Labour day

Ø    X-Mas

Ø    Journée de l’environnement

Ø    Journée contre la toxicomanie

Ø    World Health Day

Ø    Parents Day

Ø    World Aids Day

Ø    International day of the elderly

Ø    International Women’s Day

Other halls/facilities leased to the public

(1)   Art Gallery for exhibitions

St Jean road, Quatre Bornes – Tel: 454 8054

(2)   Town hall/reception hall for wedding ceremonies & different functions

St Jean road, Quatre Bornes – Tel: 454 8054

(3)   Belle Rose reception hall for wedding & functions

Royal Road, Belle Rose – Tel: 465 0916

(4)   Pavillon reception hall for different functions

Ave Naz, Quatre Bornes – Tel: 427 4612

(5)   Marie Marot Activity Centre for activities organized by the elderly

Cnr Murray & Antelme Aves, Quatre Bornes – Tel: 464 3350