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IN HER OWN WORDS: I am a Rwandan narrative therapist, community work practitioner and psychosocial wellbeing consultant with over 15…
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Please note this post is longer than usual posts that we publish on the Mtandao platform. Every year on 16…
This is a long post. It covers every significant reason to attend a conference and how to make the most…
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Key theories of decolonising higher education The theories guiding decolonising higher education focus on dismantling coloniality, understood as the persistence…
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This year’s Africa Day Indaba 2025 for Australasia and the Pacific will be on 23 May 2026, online. The indaba…
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Lecture by Rugare Mugumbate Welcome. I am answering the question: what is Harambee, and at what level in social work…
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Authors:Janestic Mwende TwikirizeRugare MugumbateChinwe R. NwannaMfundo Mandla MasukuSharlotte TusasiirweRobert Kudakwashe ChigangaidzeBernard MayakaReceived 16 Jul 2025, Accepted 17 Feb 2026, Published…
ASWDNET has signed a three-year, non-monetary Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Association of Schools of Social Work in Africa…
Dr Mzukisi Xweso’s appointment as Editor-in-Chief on 1 March 2026 marks a significant milestone for the Journal of Ubuntu |…
Introduction Indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) are holistic frameworks through which communities understand, organise, and apply knowledge for survival, cultural identity,…
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“To ensure our victory, we must destroy the remnants of colonialism in our minds. Superstition is one of its weapons…
Mzee Ngugi, son of Thiongo died at the age 87 on 28 May this week. Rest well, pumzika, Mzee. He…
The Africa Social Work and Development Network (ASWDNet) wishes you a happy Africa Day. Africa Day was started in 1963,…
A towering figure in African philosophy, postcolonial thought, and decolonial scholarship About Mzee Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, the distinguished Congolese philosopher, philologist,…
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This year’s Africa Day Indaba 2025 for Australasia and the Pacific will be on 23 May 2025, online. Concept Brief…
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The methodology used to create this AI generated article was as follows: The AI application used was MetaAI, an application…
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We are gathering contact details of social work and development institutions in Africa for the Ushahidi Ubuntu Digital Project. Please…
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Action research tests potential solutions to social and development problems to find the most effective ones. It is simply a…
When writing — book chapters, book, blog post, social media message or journal article — it is important to think…
Ushahidi is a phone and computer application or software developed in Kenya, Africa, to collect information from the community and…
It is true that Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can think for students and make them less critical learners. Ultimately, they…
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Cite as: Mugumbate, R. (2023). Ubuntu-Inspired Workshop or Seminar – An Example and Skills for Facilitators. Blog post at https://africasocialwork.net/blog…
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Cite as: Mugumbate, R. (2023). Types of University Assessments – A Developmental Approach. Blog post at https://africasocialwork.net/blog Learning at home,…
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The four types or levels of degrees are associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral. The bachelor’s and master’s degree are usually…
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In 2021, renowned African author Ignatius Mabasa completed his doctor of philosophy (PhD) thesis in his language. He conceptualised, wrote…
