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Recognising, valuing and using Adinkra symbols from west africa Like any other part of the world, Africa has symbols. These…
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The Rights of the Child in the Digital Environment On 16 June, Africa commemorates the Day of the African Child….
Nnoseng Ellen Kate Kuzwayo was a born in Lesotho and lived in South Africa. She was a teacher, social worker…
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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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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The journals below are looking for authors interested in submitting literature review articles on the following topics: 1. Ubuntu and…
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Are you involved in monitoring and evaluation (M and E) in your organization? Do you teach it? Are you are…
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In social work and development, decolonisation has become a key word in learning, teaching, practice and research but it has…
There are many models that fall under the African Ageing Theory (AAT). In this blog, Nyanguru’s model is shared. Nyanguru’s…
The IASSW recently published its 2020 directory of SWEIs. The directory shows the Africa had 290 SWEI by 2020 although…
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There are several methods and techniques of research that are African because they existed in Africa before modern science or…
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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 Whether you are a student, practitioner or new to academics, at one point you will…
Excerpts from a seminal article by Adbul Karim Bangura. To access the full article, use this link. More African social…
Today, 25 May 2022 is Africa day. The day marks the founding of the Organization of African Unity in 1963,…
In recent years, several online based measurements of publications and research quality have emerged. Most (if not all) of these…
Theme and message for this year Founding of Kwanzaa Seven principles (nguzo saba) of Kwanzaa How is Kwanzaa celebrated? The…
The San Code: A great resource for social and development workers Cite the Code as: South African San Institute (SAAI)…
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Sidi is not a country but the BaSidi, VaSidi or The Sidi are African diaspora people in Asia, mainly in…
Sanjoy, R. (2021) Rural camp in social work practicum: A lively pedagogy of learning. African Journal of Social Work, 11(1),…
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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Recently, renowned African author Ignatius Mabasa completed his doctor of philosophy (PhD) thesis in his language. He conceptualised, wrote and…
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