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13 March 2026 | World Social Work Day Hosted by Mtandao – African Social Work and Development Network (ASWDNET) and the Association of Schools of Social Work in Africa (ASSWA) Overview The Ubuntu Pedagogy Masterclass on Harambee was hosted by ASWDNET and ASSWA on 13 March 2026 to commemorate World Social Work Day. The event…
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Dear Friends and Colleagues The Association of South African Social Work Education Institutions (ASASWEI), after considered deliberations, has decided to withdraw its membership from the IASSW with good reasons as you will note from the correspondence – see the attached. [The correspondence that can be accessed from the ASASWEI includes letters by ASASWEI President Professor…
The survey data is now available (see anonymised data file below) for anyone who want to analyse it and publish from it. Before you start email asw (at) africasocialwork.net to discuss what you want to analyse, and to be informed of what has been analysed already. The data can be analysed by academics but also…
Membership Application To apply for membership, email the following information to asw@africasocialwork.net with the subject Application for Membership
Are you curious about international social work practice? Are you an educator or practitioner for whom it is already an area of practice? If so, this webinar is for you. We are pleased to invite you to an upcoming webinar, “Global to Grounded: Local Wisdom and the Future of International Social Work,” offered by the Canadian Association for…
The 39th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly took place on 14–15 February 2026 at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The summit, held in the Mandela Conference Hall, gathered heads of state from across the 55 member states to establish continental priorities for the year. Attendance and special guests The session saw…
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In this lecture, Dr Rugare Mugumbate talks about Social Work and Social Development in Africa focusing on the role of Ubuntu in the decolonisation of the profession.
With a view of fostering an Africa Fit for Children, the Committee developed Africa’s Agenda for Children 2040 (Agenda 2040) in 2015. The development of the Agenda was inspired by a conference held in 2015 as part of the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the African Children’s Charter to assess the situation of children…
Join me in congratulating Olabisi Adebawo for the new position. Olabisi’s key strengths are: About the Africa Independent Ethics Committee (AIEC)
Journal website: www.ubuntu.africasocialwork.net Supported by Zivo Publishing, the Journal of Ubuntu/Nyingi waUbuntu provides a platform for the publishing of high quality articles on all aspects of Ubuntu philosophy and all levels of Ubuntu which are: The journal takes an interdisciplinary approach. 1124 Empirical evidence on the names and values of Africa’s philosophy of Ubuntu 1224 Ophelia Settle Egypt…
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This week Africa lost one of its Mzee who contributed to the liberation of Namibia and development of Africa. Samuel Shafiishuna Daniel Nujoma passed away on 8 February at the age of 95 years. Our condolences to wife Kovambo Mushimba, and family and the people of Namibia. Endapo nawa, Mzee. If you are in or…
There is a lot happening in Africa all the time, and we are looking for bloggers to write on these happenings from a social work and development perspective. Examples include: HOW OFTEN AM I EXPECTED TO SUBMIT A BLOG? If you become a regular blogger, expect to submit a blog weekly, monthly or at irregular…
The video and text below came from a television editorial by Anthony Afolo of New Africa Broadcasting Notwork (NABNTV) . You can cite as: Afolo, A. (2020). African’s Religion Economy. NABNTV. https://youtu.be/c0olK1db7RM?si=twY274cXHsMIKHVU Transcript African’s Religion Economy There are basically two economies in the world and every nation on the face of the earth fall under…
Our regular and invited guest bloggers write their minds on social work and development work, share opinions, debate issues and share their reflections without the constraints of peer review and academic publishing standards. To become a regular blogger, please submit the form below together with your first blog post. HOW OFTEN AM I EXPECTED TO…
