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ASWNet Guide to Writing (Academic Research Brief| Proposal | Thesis)
In your journey as a student, you may end up researching as part of a subject (e.g. in weeks 9-10…
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Unrest in Niger after military officers detained President Mohamed Bazoum: lessons for social work and development globally
The Nigerien (not Nigerian) presidential guard detained the president and announced the dissolution of government last month. The National Council…
Cultural and spiritual artifacts of Africa stolen by colonising countries
What are artifacts? Artifacts are works of art that are inspired by people’s religion, philosophy and culture. In fact, artifacts…
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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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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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Our bookshop is now open.
Journal of Ubuntu/Nyingi waUbuntu has started publishing
Journal website: www.ubuntu.africasocialwork.net Supported by Zivo Publishing, the Journal of Ubuntu/Nyingi waUbuntu provides a platform for the publishing of high…
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The Basics of Developmental Social Services
On the occasion of World Social Work Day, this blog focuses on developmental social services. The importance of this theme…
Call for Applications for Ethics Officer (Voluntary Virtual Position)
Role: Africa Independent Ethics Committee (AIEC) Ethics Officer Due date: 30 March 2025 The Ethics Officer will support the Africa…
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How to easily describe African-centred research designs and methods in research reports and proposals
What are the major characteristics as African-centred research designs and methods More African-centred research designs Research designs that can be…
Call for nominations Social Work and Development Student Conference (SWDSC) committee
The ASWDNet would like to thank Danzel Rademan (Bachelor of Social Work, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein Campus, South…
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Remember Pan African Women’s Day (31 July each year)
Africa’s Women’s Day is observed annually across the continent on 31 July and is a day earmarked to recognise and…
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#IWD2025 message from the AU
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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Women Empowerment Framework or Longwe Framework for Gender Analysis
Developed by Sara Hlupekile Longwe of Zambia in 1995, this is one of the world’s most persuasive gender theories. The framework…
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GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR CULTURALLY COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR AFRICAN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES
By Oyindamola Williams, LMSW INTRODUCTION The African immigrant population in the United States is growing, and with it, the need…
Kalinganire’s Social Work Practice Model
Kalinganire C (2017) Social Work Practice Model. Africa Social Work and Development Network Social work in Rwanda (as in the…
ASWDNet website stats 2020-2025 – most read pages, subscribers, views, visitors etc
Views per page or post – all time If your country is low on the table know what to do…
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Quantitative data analysis video lectures with Dr Ugochukwu Chinonso Okolie, Nigeria
Creating Likert Scale questions Dependent and independent variables Likert scale – what is? Data analysis in SPSS – beginners Likert…
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Recent evidence: Ubuntu
Published in Mugumbate R., Nwanna C. R., Twikirize J. and Tusasiirwe S. (2024). Empirical evidence on the names and values…
Recent evidence: Developmental social work training programmes in the Global South
Cite as: Erasmus, L., & Bloem, C. H. M. (2024). Developmental social work training programmes in the Global South: A…
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10 Steps to Get Published in a Journal
- Step 1 Identify a gap in knowledge or a social problem
- Step 2 Choose the appropriate approach
- Step 3 Sevenzo (creating a body of information, often called data set)
- Step 4 Creating a report of findings from Sevenzo
- Step 5 Selecting methods to publish
- Step 6 Kujenga (building & strengthening the work)
- Step 7 Manuscript submission & peer review
- Step 8 Jabula (celebrating achievement)
- Step 9 Matunda (harvesting & sharing knowledge)
- Step 10 Revise, renew your research, respond to feedback, do follow-up research
USAID dead aid: list of charges by its own people
When aid bulldozes the cultures, philosophies, dignity and aspirations of others in society, this is unjust, disempowering, bullying and colonising….
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Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations (AU theme 2025)
The reparations theme The African Union (AU)’s theme for 2025 is Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through…
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Ubuntu book now available for purchase by individuals and libraries
About the book Published in Africa and written by African authors for the world, the reference book with textbook features…
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Julius Sello Malema on land return and decolonisation
In our profession of social work and development, justice is revered as a key value. Is justice the same for…
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Call for book chapters: Mental Health: African Understandings, Models, and Interventions
Book details Title: Mental Health: African Understandings, Models, and Interventions Editor: Dr William Abur, University of Melbourne, Australia Length: Approximately 300 pages Audience: Mental…
External event: Decolonizing International Social Work Education
Title: Decolonizing International Social Work Education February 27, 2025, 12-2pm EST The Council of Social work Education (CSWE) Council of Global…
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Weaponisation of aid: revisiting Moyo’s Dead Aid Theory
In the context of the United States of America (USA)’s aid cuts to force deals with other countries and to…
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The decolonisation journey of Mzee Samuel Shafiishuna Daniel Nujoma Nujoma (1929-2025), former President of Namibia
This week Africa lost one of its Mzee who contributed to the liberation of Namibia and development of Africa. Samuel…
The Dogon people and culture
The 10th Dogon Mask Festival finished early this month. In the rugged landscapes of Mali, one of the most extraordinary…
A scale to measure the decolonisation of artificial intelligence (AI) governance and other uses
The scale below appears in a research article by, and can be cited as: Ayana, G., Dese, K., Daba Nemomssa,…
Tips for using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Generate Content Relevant to Africa
The methodology used to create this AI generated article was as follows: The AI application used was MetaAI, an application…
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A methodology for Artificial Intelligence Reviews (AIR)
Original contribution by Rugare Mugumbate The Artificial Intelligence Reviews (AIR) methodology was developed by the Africa Social Work and Development…
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