‘Ubuntugogy’: An African educational paradigm that transcends pedagogy, andragogy, ergonagy and heutagogy
Excerpts from a seminal article by Adbul Karim Bangura. To access the full article, use this link. More African social…
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UBUNTU VALUES AND ETHICS IN FUNDRAISING, RESOURCE MOBILISATION AND DONOR ENGAGEMENT
From welfarist and charitable to developmental and decolonial methods Cite as: Africa Social Work Network (2022). Ubuntu values and ethics…
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DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD (DAC): 16 JUNE 2022
To learn more about Day of the African Child Africa, visit this African Union (AU)’s African Committee of Experts on the…
KEY MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF AFRICA
Today, 25 May 2022 is Africa day. The day marks the founding of the Organization of African Unity in 1963,…
Dedan Kīmathi of the Mau Mau – contribution to Kenya independence and how he was killed by the British imperialist forces during their colonial occupation of Africa
“My blood, like the heroic blood of many great Kenyans who have fallen in the course of this war, shall…
Senzeni na: the Anti-colonisation Song that Inspired Africans and its Role in Decolonising Social Work Today
Senzeni na (2005) song by Soul Brothers, South Africa. Senzeni na (1993) song with video by Albert Nyathi, Zimbabwe. Senzeni…
AFRICA’ CONTINENTAL ANTHEM BY THE AFRICAN UNION (AU): ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN SOCIAL WORK
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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How journal metrics and rankings deceive African writers, publishers, readers and universities
In recent years, several online based measurements of publications and research quality have emerged. Most (if not all) of these…
IS A DEFINITIONAL THRESHOLD OF 18 YEARS FOR WHO A CHILD IS, PRACTICALLY APPLICABLE AND FEASIBLE?
A DISHARMONY IN CHILD RIGHTS ADVOCACY: CONTENDING FOR A PARADIGM SHIFT by Mutape J. D. S. Sithole Is a definitional…
WORLD SOCIAL WORK DAY 2022
African environmental, ecological and green social work must prioritise environmental decolonisation, repossession and justice Happy World Social Work day. WSWD…
Twelve (12) Tips and Information for Prospective Doctoral Students
The four types or levels of degrees are associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral. The bachelor’s and master’s degree are usually…
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Heri za Kwanzaa (26 Dec – 1 Jan 2024): African American and Pan-African celebration of family, community, culture and heritage
Theme and message for this year Founding of Kwanzaa Seven principles (nguzo saba) of Kwanzaa How is Kwanzaa celebrated? The…
IN SOUTH AFRICA, THE JUSTICE SYSTEM HAS IGNITED ANGER OVER COLONIAL AND STRUCTURAL INJUSTICES FOLLOWING THE JAILING OF FORMER PRESIDENT JACOB GEDLEYIHLEKISA ZUMA. What are the lessons for social work?
On 8 July 2021, former South African President Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma was jailed for 15 months by the Constitutional Court…
Kenneth Buchizya Kaunda’s contribution to the philosophy of African humanism (ubuntu) and pan-African theory
Contributors: Rugare Mugumbate and Joachim Cuthbert Mumba On 17 June 2021, former Zambian president and pan-Africanist Kenneth Kaunda died in…
‘Come through the door, not the window’: The San Code of Research Ethics (San Code)
The San Code: A great resource for social and development workers Cite the Code as: South African San Institute (SAAI)…
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DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD (DAC): 16 JUNE 2021
Today we join the rest of the African region in commemorating Day of the African Child. In South Africa, 16…
ድር ቢያብር አንበሳ ያስር – THERE IS SO MUCH SOCIAL WORK KNOWLEDGE IN AFRICAN PROVERBS, A LOOK AT SOME PROVERBS FROM ETHIOPIA
ድር ቢያብር አንበሳ ያስር፡፡ means when webs of a spider join together, they can trap a lion. Ethiopian people have…
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURES OF SIDI PEOPLE BELOW, YOU WOULD THINK THEY ARE SOMEWHERE IN AFRICA, BUT NO, THIS IS INDIA! How did these 850 000 African descendent Bantu end up in Asia?
Sidi is not a country but the BaSidi, VaSidi or The Sidi are African diaspora people in Asia, mainly in…
INNOVATIVE FIELDWORK PRACTICUM IN AFRICAN SOCIAL WORK TRAINING: LESSONS FROM RURAL CAMP INITIATIVE IN INDIA
Sanjoy, R. (2021) Rural camp in social work practicum: A lively pedagogy of learning. African Journal of Social Work, 11(1),…
COVID-19 and Changing Family System: Evidence from India
Professor Roy@Indigenous Social Work Family refers to a universal, permanent and pervasive institution characterized by socially approved sexual access and…
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History of South African Social Work – the founding role of Charlotte Makgomo-Mannya Maxeke (1871-1939)
For more about the history of social services, welfare and social work in South Africa, see https://africasocialwork.net/south-africa/ Regarded as the…
A thesis in an African Language: Why it is important to use African languages in education, research and publishing
Recently, renowned African author Ignatius Mabasa completed his doctor of philosophy (PhD) thesis in his language. He conceptualised, wrote and…
Ethiopian History of Social Work and Social Services
Acknowledgments: Andargatchew Tesfaye, 1986, Social Welfare programmes and social work education in Ethiopia and other sources The history of social…
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Ubuntu Theories
Ubuntu PHILOSOPHY Whose fault is it if no one knows about the philosophy of your grandfather and mine? Is it…
Ubuntu and Social Work Resources
Ubuntu is a collection of values and practices that Black people of Africa view as making people and their communities…
Egypt’s history of social work and social services
The history of social work in Egypt shares a lot in common with other countries. The history can be conceptualized…
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The political, legal, radical and policy role of social work in Africa
Jacob Rugare Mugumbate Political, legal, militant and policy social work diverts from the norm, it seeks to strengthen, awaken and challenge…
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