DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD (DAC): 16 JUNE 2023
The Rights of the Child in the Digital Environment On 16 June, Africa commemorates the Day of the African Child….
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Nnoseng Ellen Kate Kuzwayo (1914 – 2006)
Nnoseng Ellen Kate Kuzwayo was a born in Lesotho and lived in South Africa. She was a teacher, social worker…
Sankarism – Thomas Sankara’s idea of development and implications for social work
Image source. Sankarism refers to the ideologies of Thomas Sankara, a Burkinabé military officer, revolutionary and Pan-Africanist. Sankara was Burkina…
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Africa’s 10 Great Women Social Workers Born Between 1871 and 1947
There are many women who contributed significantly to social development and social work in Africa. Some of these women are…
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Ubuntu: Africa’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Framework?
by Ms. Alexandra Thokozile Mliswa (MSc,LLB, BA) It won’t be the first time that us Africans are ‘taught’ what we…
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Call for special journal literature review articles
The journals below are looking for authors interested in submitting literature review articles on the following topics: 1. Ubuntu and…
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Made in Africa Evaluation (MAE) approach – what it is and how to use it
Are you involved in monitoring and evaluation (M and E) in your organization? Do you teach it? Are you are…
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Eleven (11) Digital Apps, Games And Storytellers to Help African Families Decolonise and Give Kids Pride Early in Life
In social work and development, decolonisation has become a key word in learning, teaching, practice and research but it has…
Africa Ageing Theory
There are many models that fall under the African Ageing Theory (AAT). In this blog, Nyanguru’s model is shared. Nyanguru’s…
School Work Educational Institutions (SWEI) in Africa – Stats from IASSW Directory
The IASSW recently published its 2020 directory of SWEIs. The directory shows the Africa had 290 SWEI by 2020 although…
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Over 60 African research methods and techniques
There are several methods and techniques of research that are African because they existed in Africa before modern science or…
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Getting Published- A 7-step Process
By Rugare Mugumbate My first research article was published in 2013 in an African journal published in Zimbabwe by the…
12 steps to get published
12 Steps to Get Published Whether you are a student, practitioner or new to academics, at one point you will…
‘Ubuntugogy’: An African educational paradigm that transcends pedagogy, andragogy, ergonagy and heutagogy
Excerpts from a seminal article by Adbul Karim Bangura. To access the full article, use this link. More African social…
KEY MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF AFRICA
Today, 25 May 2022 is Africa day. The day marks the founding of the Organization of African Unity in 1963,…
How journal metrics and rankings deceive African writers, publishers, readers and universities
In recent years, several online based measurements of publications and research quality have emerged. Most (if not all) of these…
Heri za Kwanzaa (26 Dec – 1 Jan 2024): African American and Pan-African celebration of family, community, culture and heritage
Theme and message for this year Founding of Kwanzaa Seven principles (nguzo saba) of Kwanzaa How is Kwanzaa celebrated? The…
‘Come through the door, not the window’: The San Code of Research Ethics (San Code)
The San Code: A great resource for social and development workers Cite the Code as: South African San Institute (SAAI)…
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WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURES OF SIDI PEOPLE BELOW, YOU WOULD THINK THEY ARE SOMEWHERE IN AFRICA, BUT NO, THIS IS INDIA! How did these 850 000 African descendent Bantu end up in Asia?
Sidi is not a country but the BaSidi, VaSidi or The Sidi are African diaspora people in Asia, mainly in…
INNOVATIVE FIELDWORK PRACTICUM IN AFRICAN SOCIAL WORK TRAINING: LESSONS FROM RURAL CAMP INITIATIVE IN INDIA
Sanjoy, R. (2021) Rural camp in social work practicum: A lively pedagogy of learning. African Journal of Social Work, 11(1),…
COVID-19 and Changing Family System: Evidence from India
Professor Roy@Indigenous Social Work Family refers to a universal, permanent and pervasive institution characterized by socially approved sexual access and…
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A thesis in an African Language: Why it is important to use African languages in education, research and publishing
Recently, renowned African author Ignatius Mabasa completed his doctor of philosophy (PhD) thesis in his language. He conceptualised, wrote and…
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