The Municipal Council of Beau Bassin/Rose Hill, Mauritius

The Social Welfare and Sports Department has under its jurisdiction the following statutory duties to conduct:-

1. Pre-Primary Education
2. Organisation of sports, welfare and cultural activities for the youth, women, the elderly and the general public.
3. Management of municipal centres
4. Management of sports infrastructures
5. Provision for socio-religious activities.

The staff comprises of the Chief Welfare Officer, the Principal Welfare Officer, the Senior Welfare Officer, three Welfare Officers, one Word Processing Operator, one Clerk, one Senior Clerk and a Supervisor of Infant schools:

Pre-Primary Education

The nine of Municipal Pre-Primary Schools are located in the following areas:-

1. Plaisance
2. Trèfles
3. Stanley
4. Camp Levieux
5. Mont-Roches
6. Mare Gravier
7. Barkly
8. Chebel
9. Alex Vellin.

The Pre-primary schools have modern equipment with a qualified staff of some 30 teachers.  Education is free.  Actually some 500 children attend these schools.

Day care centre

The Department runs a Day Care Centre at Chebel.  Twenty-five babies 0-3 years attend the Day Care Centre which is also free.

Sponsorship for Handicapped Children

The Council sponsors two schools of APEIM for the rehabilitation of handicapped children located at Pierre Renaud Government School and Vuillemin Municipal Centre.

Promotion of Art and Culture

• The “Conservatoire National de Musique François Mitterand” with the collaboration of the Council is running music classes at Alex Vellin Centre (Royal Road, Beau Bassin).
• The “Ecole de Sculpture” is also operational at Alex Vellin Centre.

Classes are free to the youth and citizens of the township.

Youth Empowerment

The Council has signed an agreement with the Youth Empowerment International (Mauritius).  This organisation is conducting free tuition to college students from IV to upper six.

Classes are conducted at the Eddy Norton Hall (Rose Hill) from Mondays to Fridays, form 15.00 to 17.30 hrs:  Subjects taught are as follows:  English and French languages, Mathematics, Accounts, Economics, General Paper, etc..

Classes

Free yoga and aerobic classes are conducted for both male and female citizens of our town.

Home Economics classes are also conducted by the Ministry of Women’s Affairs with the collaboration of the Municipality.