Africa’s future, social work, and development: lessons from Ghana’s address to the UN General Assembly
On 25 September 2025, Ghana’s President, H.E. John Dramani Mahama, addressed the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly….
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Global social work and development: Africa’s position at the UN 2025 General Assembly
At the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2025, African leaders spoke with unity and clarity…
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Africa’s knowledge for the world: The philosophy of Ubuntu and the value of harambee at SWSD 2026
Africa has always had something powerful to offer the world, not only in resources, art, and culture, including human resources…
When the world visits Africa: a reflection for social work and development
Africa, your soil shaped futures beyond your handYet your voice remains too seldom namedHarambee calls, Ubuntu waitsTo guide justice through…
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Welcome to 2026
Welcome to 2026! Our appreciation goes to all committees and members of the ASWDNet for a successful year with best…
Stokvels: an opportunity for development at family, community and national level or not?
This information is based on https://personal.nedbank.co.za/learn/blog/stokvel-options.html. In many South African communities, stokvels are more than just savings clubs. They allow…
Long list of African symbols and alphabet characters
African symbols carry deep meanings of justice, collectivity, community, and reciprocity, values that lie at the heart of social work…
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How many and which systems make up IKS – indigenous knowledge systems?
Introduction Indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) are holistic frameworks through which communities understand, organise, and apply knowledge for survival, cultural identity,…
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Designing a theoretical framework for research
Designing a theoretical framework is a creative and iterative process. It is not merely summarising existing theories, nor is it…
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Publishing Dictionary | Fundi
Stage 1: Planning Stage 2: Ethics Stage 3: Proposal Stage 4: Conducting Research Stage 5: Writing Stage 6: Publishing Stage…
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…
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…
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