We want lights, not power: The Gen Z uprising in Madagascar and implications for radical social development
We want better government, not empty promises.We want lights, not power.We want water, not soda. A generation in the dark…
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Decolonising the digital environment: what you can do with Wikipedia
In universities, government departments and non-governmental organizations across Africa, students, lecturers and practitioners are increasingly turning to the internet for…
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Africa’s knowledge for the world: Ubuntu and harambee at SWSD 2026
To the global community, Africa contributes wisdom as well as resources. At the heart of this wisdom is Ubuntu, a…
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Call for Abstracts for the 2026 Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development (SWSD 2026) is now open!
This post was copied for the conference website. The official Call for Abstracts for the 2026 Joint World Conference on…
Artificial Intelligence (AI), technocolonial and decolonisation in African Social Work Education and Practice
In the dynamic landscape of global technology and social work practice, a crucial conversation is emerging across Africa about the…
Unidisciplinary, multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary approaches in social work and development
In social work and development, the challenges we face such as poverty, inequality, housing, environmental degradation, colonisation, displacement are deeply…
Wazee Day 2025: Educate, Empower, Prevent Dementia
Join us in recognising the Day of Older Persons at Wazee Day 2025, an important event dedicated to raising awareness…
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Mosquitoes, mistrust and the marginalisation of African researchers
Malaria remains one of Africa’s deadliest diseases, killing hundreds of thousands each year, particularly children under five. Despite progress in…
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Fundi – The African Dictionary and Encyclopaedia of Social Work and Development (Version 2.0)
Cite as: Africa Social Work and Development Network (ASWDNet), (2021). Fundi: The African Dictionary and Encyclopaedia of Social Work and…
Ubuntu Digital Platform on Ushahidi: Presentation by Prof Janestic Twikirize and Eriya Turyamureeba at the International Social Work & Social Development Conference 2025, Uganda
The innovative Ubuntu Digital Platform, packed with 491 resources and growing, has gained traction in the region. Recently, this resourceful…
Social Work and Social Development in Africa
In this lecture, Dr Rugare Mugumbate talks about Social Work and Social Development in Africa focusing on the role of…
Mtandao website now used in all countries of the world (current stats), please like and comment when you use our resources
Statistics The website was opened in 2020, and now exceeds 70 000 users a year. Between January and July 2025,…
DECOLONISING WESTERN FEMINISM FOR AFRICAN-CENTERED DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
Feminism in Africa has often been framed through a Western lens, ignoring the continent’s unique cultural, social, and historical realities….
Interview with Bikila Tesfaye from Ethiopia, (Mtandao member # 143)
The ASWDNet (Mtandao) has grown to 143 over 6 years with a target of 200 members by end of the…
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Maathai’s Under the Tree Indaba (MUTI) teaching and learning approach
Wangarĩ Muta Maathai (1940-2011) from Kenya formed the Green Belt Movement (GBM) in 1977 to champion planting of trees, environmental…
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African language symbols and alphabets
Bantu language Bantu symbols are visual, linguistic, and cultural representations used by Bantu-speaking peoples of Africa to communicate values, beliefs,…
Food production in Africa, ideas for environmental and development work
This article is built on quotations gathered on this topic. The numbers of people experiencing food security on the continent…
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Fadhel Kaboub theory of food sovereignty
Fadhel Kaboub, a Tunisian educated in economics at the University of Tunis, draws a clear distinction between food security and…
Contents of a Research Report (Qualitative)
A research report is used to present the completed study, including background, methods, findings, interpretations, and recommendations. Section Description Examples…
Contents of a Research Proposal (Qualitative)
A research proposal is used to plan and communicate what the research is going to do, why, how, and with…
Sankofa Book Awards Kenya 2025 (external post)
Angolan literature continues to shine on the African literary stage, with two books by renowned Angolan authors named as finalists…
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Ubuntu in the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR)
The charter (also accessible here in HTML version) was adopted in 1981. While the charter does not explicitly mention Ubuntu,…
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Reconciling the Best Interest of the Child Principle with Cultural Relativism in African Social Work Practice
The principle of the best interest of the child stands as a guiding light in social work, enshrined in global…
African Leaders Throughout History
A comprehensive, pan-African list of rulers, thinkers, warriors, and reformers. West Africa North Africa East Africa Central Africa Southern Africa…
Welcoming new blogger – Makamanzi the Unpacker
Lawrence Makamanzi, the most recent blogger for Mtandao, is a Zimbabwean social worker and public intellectual whose work spans across…
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Questioning Faith and Power in the Struggle Song ‘Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika’
A brief history of the song Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika Lord, bless Africa is an English adaptation of Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika,…
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African Social Work Education and Practice – a historical perspective (external event)
July 18, 2025 Online and University of Calgary Social Work, Faculty of Social Work, Edmonton Campus, Canada Research Presentation 9:00…
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Why African Solutions Must Replace Colonial Debt Traps: Lessons from the Recent Kenya’s Youth Protest
The 2024 and 2025 mass protests by Kenyan youth against the Ruto government’s oppressive tax policies and its subservience to…
Samora Machel’s Theory of Superstition and its Firmer Implications for Social Work and Development
“To ensure our victory, we must destroy the remnants of colonialism in our minds. Superstition is one of its weapons…
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