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How Annonciata Niyibizi Muhayimana created the Ingata of Life Narrative Model
IN HER OWN WORDS: I am a Rwandan narrative therapist, community work practitioner and psychosocial wellbeing consultant with over 15…
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When Resilience Becomes a Burden: The Hidden Struggles of Women Researchers in Africa
We often celebrate research at its final stage: when a paper is published, findings are presented at a conference, or…
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Borderless borders: how Dangote’s African Renaissance Group is putting muscle behind Mbeki’s African Renaissance Theory
For decades, the idea of an African Renaissance has stood as an intellectual framework calling for a continent that reclaims…
Social Development Award Statement by Vongai P Mangwiro
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Africa Social Work and Development Network for nominating me to…
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Development Worker of the Year 2026 Statement by Bikila Tesfaye
Bikila Tesfaye is an Ethiopian sociologist, humanitarian practitioner, researcher, and development professional committed to advancing social justice, community development, and…
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IASSW membership and engagement survey (External communication)
Dear Colleague, The International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) is conducting a membership and engagement survey targeting both…
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Aliko Dangote’s vision of Africa’s future: Implications for developmental social work curriculum, teaching, learning and practice
In the interview below, taken from a longer YouTube video, Erik Schatzker, Editorial Director and anchor at Bloomberg Television, interviews…
Comparing Ubuntu-grounded research ethics: the African Research Ethics and Malpractice Statement (AREMS) and the San Code of Research Ethics, and United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)
Research involving African communities has long borrowed its ethical scaffolding from elsewhere. Two frameworks rooted in Ubuntu, the African Research…
Decolonising Awards Speech by Linda Harms-Smith: Work on decoloniality means disrupting dynamics of ongoing coloniality
Thank you so much for this honour. By affirming decolonial scholarship, and here, the small part that my work contributes,…
New online submission portal for the Journal of Development Administration (JDA)
Submit your manuscript We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Development Administration (JDA), People Centred, has launched a…
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How to Ace Your Job Interview: Tips Every Graduate Needs to Know
Master proven strategies to ace your job interview as a recent graduate. Learn the STAR method, research techniques, virtual interview tips, common mistakes to avoid, and how to follow up with confidence. Land your first role faster.
Students as knowledge creators: Reflections on the 16 June Day of the African Child Conference for Students (DACCS2026)
Please note this post is longer than usual posts that we publish on the Mtandao platform. Every year on 16…
DACCS 2026, we are ready for 16 June: 152 registered participants, 28 speakers
By Lwazi Mavuso, Chair of the Day of the African Child Conference for Students (DACCS) On 16 June 2026, we…
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More than just showing up: how to get the most out of a conference
This is a long post. It covers every significant reason to attend a conference and how to make the most…
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Advocate Bokang Moshoeshoe, Lesotho: New legal mind strengthening the African Independent Ethics Committee for improved safe research in Africa
ASWDNet appointed Advocate Bokang Moshoeshoe to the African Independent Ethics Committee (AIEC) as its legal member. Advocate Moshoeshoe is a…
Call for Editor: Conclusions Africa
Conclusions Africa is an ASWDNet initiative established in 2020. It is a serial publication positioned between a professional magazine and…
Join Mtandao’s exhibition at the Joint World Social Work and Development Conference 2026
Our biggest initiative of 2026: ASWDNet and the African Journal of Social Work (AJSW) will exhibit at the Joint World…
Mpatapo: Third space methodology
Mpatapo, an Adinkra symbol that means the ‘knot of pacification and reconciliation..
Nsoromma: Spirituality
The Nsoromma symbol is deeply rooted in Akan cosmology and represents the intricate relationship between the human soul, the universe,…
Bese saka: Privilege and power
Translated from Akan as a “sack of cola nuts,” this symbol represents privilege, affluence, power, abundance, plenty, and togetherness. The…
Ese ne Tekrema: Deep interdependence
Translated from Akan as “the teeth and the tongue,” this symbol represents friendship, peaceful coexistence, and deep interdependence. It serves…
Wawa aba: The hard, resilient seed
The Wawa Aba is the seed of the Wawa tree, one of the hardest woods in the West African forest….
Call for abstracts from Child Abuse Review on Building Resilient Child Protection Systems in the Global South: Lessons and Approaches (External)
Posted in behalf of Dr. Alinka Gearon, University of Bath, Co-Editor, Special Issue Dear Colleagues,I hope this message finds you…
Happy Africa Day 25 May 2026
Happy Africa Day 🌍 Today, 25 May, we mark 63 years since the founding of the Organisation of African Unity…
Call for Applications for the Afrocentric and Decolonial Social Work Mentoring Project (AfroMe)
Show Table of Contents Afrocentric and decolonial scholarship is lacking in mainstream social work. This collaborative project between universities from…
4th Day of the African Child Students Conference 2026: Invitation to all students interested in children and development to attend on 16 June
On 16 June 2026, students and educators across the continent will gather online to confront one of childhood’s most persistent…
Social psychological experiments of and on Black people: issues of identity and race and implications for social work and development
Introduction The research collected here spans more than a century. It is organised into two groups: scholars of African descent…
Africa Day indaba 2026 invitation: water, sanitation and the future of Agenda 2063
Access to clean water and safe sanitation remains one of the most urgent development priorities across Africa. Water insecurity, poor…
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The Dangote framework for Africa’s development
The Dangote framework is a blueprint for African industrialisation, developed by Aliko Dangote. The framework holds that Africa’s path to…
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Decolonising Social Work Education as a Catalyst for Africa’s Socio-Economic Renewal
The Imprint of a Colonial Profession To understand why social work education in Africa must be fundamentally reimagined, one must…
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