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Africa Social Work and Development Network | Mtandao waKazi zaJamii naMaendeleo waAfrica
Africa Social Work & Development Network | Mtandao waKazi zaJamii naMaendeleo waAfrika

Africa Social Work & Development Network | Mtandao waKazi zaJamii naMaendeleo waAfrika

We create, aggregate and disseminate information and resources to facilitate Social Work and Social Development in Africa.

  • ACADEMICS
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      • Book_Professional Social Work in Zimbabwe
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  • PRACTITIONERS
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  • STUDENTS
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    • Writing a journal article could be as easy as making fufu, nsima, ugali or matoke!
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  • RESEARCHERS
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  • MEMBERS
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  • Social Work
    • Social Work Education institutions (SWEI) in Africa
    • Biography of Social Development in Africa
      • Charlotte Makgomo-Mannya Maxeke (1871-1939)
      • Zahia Marzouk (1906 – 1988)
      • Regina Gelana Twala (1908-1968)
      • Mai Musodzi Chibhaga Ayema (1885-1952)
      • Nnoseng Ellen Kate Kuzwayo (1914 – 2006)
      • Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo (19 June 1917 – 1 July 1999)
      • Jairos Jiri (1921 – 1982)
      • Kenneth Buchizya Kaunda (1924-2021)
      • John Samuel Mbiti (1931-2019)
      • Gibson Mthuthuzeli Kent (1932-2004)
      • Winnie Madikizela-Mandela 1936–2016
      • Ngugi wa Mirii (1951 – May 3, 2008)
      • Andrew Chad Nyanguru (28 Mar 1953-14 May 2014)
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      • Edwell Kaseke (1954-2017)
      • Lovemore Mbigi
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      • Dr Noel Garikai Muridzo
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      • Phillip Manyanye Bohwasi
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      • Wangari Muta Maathai
      • Uzoma Odera Okoye, Dr
    • Social Work Journals and Other Serial Publications in Africa (ASWDNet Index)
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  • Africa
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Blog

Ese ne Tekrema: Deep interdependence

Languages
Wawa aba: The hard, resilient seed

Wawa aba: The hard, resilient seed

Languages
Call for abstracts from Child Abuse Review on Building Resilient Child Protection Systems in the Global South: Lessons and Approaches (External)

Call for abstracts from Child Abuse Review on Building Resilient Child Protection Systems in the Global South: Lessons and Approaches (External)

Admin ASWDNet
Happy Africa Day 25 May 2026

Happy Africa Day 25 May 2026

Africa Day
Call for Applications for the Afrocentric and Decolonial Social Work Mentoring Project (AfroMe)

Call for Applications for the Afrocentric and Decolonial Social Work Mentoring Project (AfroMe)

Research
4th Day of the African Child Students Conference 2026: Invitation to all students interested in children and development to attend on 16 June

4th Day of the African Child Students Conference 2026: Invitation to all students interested in children and development to attend on 16 June

Day of the African Child
Social psychological experiments of and on Black people: issues of identity and race and implications for social work and development

Social psychological experiments of and on Black people: issues of identity and race and implications for social work and development

Admin ASWDNet
Africa Day indaba 2026 invitation: water, sanitation and the future of Agenda 2063

Africa Day indaba 2026 invitation: water, sanitation and the future of Agenda 2063

Africa Day
The Dangote framework for Africa’s development

The Dangote framework for Africa’s development

Admin ASWDNet
Decolonising Social Work Education as a Catalyst for Africa’s Socio-Economic Renewal

Decolonising Social Work Education as a Catalyst for Africa’s Socio-Economic Renewal

Admin ASWDNet
Frantz Fanon and the social roots of mental health

Frantz Fanon and the social roots of mental health

Admin ASWDNet
Togo challenges the world map: why this is practical decolonisation

Togo challenges the world map: why this is practical decolonisation

Decolonise
Decolonising higher education: theories and the Mtandao framework

Decolonising higher education: theories and the Mtandao framework

Advanced knowledge in social work and development
Credo Mutwa’s theoretical framework

Credo Mutwa’s theoretical framework

Research
Africa Day Indaba 2026 for Australasia and the Pacific

Africa Day Indaba 2026 for Australasia and the Pacific

Africa Day
Ubuntu Theory of Conscience 

Ubuntu Theory of Conscience 

Ubuntu
Lutsango: the protective fence of Eswatini’s heritage empowering women through the vibrant buganu ceremony

Lutsango: the protective fence of Eswatini’s heritage empowering women through the vibrant buganu ceremony

Gender
WATER is the Day of the African Child theme for 2026

WATER is the Day of the African Child theme for 2026

African Union
Africa Social Work and Development Awards (extended)

Africa Social Work and Development Awards (extended)

Awards
Celebrating Collins Atuhairwe’s master’ degree, hongera!

Celebrating Collins Atuhairwe’s master’ degree, hongera!

Members
What is Harambee, and at what level in social work and development is it most useful?

What is Harambee, and at what level in social work and development is it most useful?

Admin ASWDNet
Applications open for the position of Communications Officer (voluntary, Nairobi, Kenya) for Mtandao – Africa Social Work and Development Network

Applications open for the position of Communications Officer (voluntary, Nairobi, Kenya) for Mtandao – Africa Social Work and Development Network

Admin ASWDNet
Call for Abstracts for the Third International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD) Africa Branch Colloquium (External)

Call for Abstracts for the Third International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD) Africa Branch Colloquium (External)

Admin ASWDNet
Evaluation report: Ubuntu Pedagogy Masterclass on Harambee 2026

Evaluation report: Ubuntu Pedagogy Masterclass on Harambee 2026

Masterclasses
Country as a teacher: Perspectives from the San, Khoi Khoi, Hadza, Sandawe, Mbenga, Mbuti and Twa in land-based and green pedagogies

Country as a teacher: Perspectives from the San, Khoi Khoi, Hadza, Sandawe, Mbenga, Mbuti and Twa in land-based and green pedagogies

Environmental work
Association of South African Social Work Education Institutions (ASASWEI)’s withdrawal from the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) (External communication)

Association of South African Social Work Education Institutions (ASASWEI)’s withdrawal from the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) (External communication)

Admin ASWDNet
Harambee Masterclass 2026 video

Harambee Masterclass 2026 video

Masterclasses
SURVEY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES FOR AFRICA – INVITATION TO ANALYSE AND PUBLISH

SURVEY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES FOR AFRICA – INVITATION TO ANALYSE AND PUBLISH

Research
Themed questions and answers from Ubuntu and harambee master class discussion

Themed questions and answers from Ubuntu and harambee master class discussion

Admin ASWDNet
Understanding Indigenous peoples of the Americas

Understanding Indigenous peoples of the Americas

Americas

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