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As we approach Africa Day, we do a sankofa of the Association of Social Work Education in Africa (ASWEA). The…
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Timbuktu manuscripts, Mali In an area called Timbuktu in Mali, scholarship (that is formalised learning and teaching) was established around…
Working with and aligning social work in Africa with the work of the African Union is an easier way of…
Cite as: Mugumbate, R. (2023). Ubuntu-Inspired Workshop or Seminar – An Example and Skills for Facilitators. Blog post at https://africasocialwork.net/blog…
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The text below has excepts from: Mayaka, B. van Breda, A. D. Uwihangana, C. and Mugumbate, R. (2023). The Ubuntu…
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Cite as: Mugumbate, R. (2023). Types of University Assessments – A Developmental Approach. Blog post at https://africasocialwork.net/blog Learning at home,…
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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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Recognising, valuing and using Adinkra symbols from west africa Like any other part of the world, Africa has symbols. These…
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The Rights of the Child in the Digital Environment On 16 June, Africa commemorates the Day of the African Child….
Nnoseng Ellen Kate Kuzwayo was a born in Lesotho and lived in South Africa. She was a teacher, social worker…
Image source. Sankarism refers to the ideologies of Thomas Sankara, a Burkinabé military officer, revolutionary and Pan-Africanist. Sankara was Burkina…
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There are many women who contributed significantly to social development and social work in Africa. Some of these women are…
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by Ms. Alexandra Thokozile Mliswa (MSc,LLB, BA) It won’t be the first time that us Africans are ‘taught’ what we…
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The journals below are looking for authors interested in submitting literature review articles on the following topics: 1. Ubuntu and…
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Are you involved in monitoring and evaluation (M and E) in your organization? Do you teach it? Are you are…
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In social work and development, decolonisation has become a key word in learning, teaching, practice and research but it has…
There are many models that fall under the African Ageing Theory (AAT). In this blog, Nyanguru’s model is shared. Nyanguru’s…
The IASSW recently published its 2020 directory of SWEIs. The directory shows the Africa had 290 SWEI by 2020 although…
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There are several methods and techniques of research that are African because they existed in Africa before modern science or…
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By Rugare Mugumbate My first research article was published in 2013 in an African journal published in Zimbabwe by the…
12 Steps to Get Published Whether you are a student, practitioner or new to academics, at one point you will…
Excerpts from a seminal article by Adbul Karim Bangura. To access the full article, use this link. More African social…
From welfarist and charitable to developmental and decolonial methods Cite as: Africa Social Work Network (2022). Ubuntu values and ethics…
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To learn more about Day of the African Child Africa, visit this African Union (AU)’s African Committee of Experts on the…
Today, 25 May 2022 is Africa day. The day marks the founding of the Organization of African Unity in 1963,…
“My blood, like the heroic blood of many great Kenyans who have fallen in the course of this war, shall…
Senzeni na (2005) song by Soul Brothers, South Africa. Senzeni na (1993) song with video by Albert Nyathi, Zimbabwe. Senzeni…
The African anthem was composed by Ethiopian poet Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin as a poem. In 1986, it was adopted as the…
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In recent years, several online based measurements of publications and research quality have emerged. Most (if not all) of these…
A DISHARMONY IN CHILD RIGHTS ADVOCACY: CONTENDING FOR A PARADIGM SHIFT by Mutape J. D. S. Sithole Is a definitional…
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