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…
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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…
Ignatius Mabasa’s thesis in an African language: Why it is important to use African languages in education, research and publishing
in 2021, renowned African author Ignatius Mabasa completed his doctor of philosophy (PhD) thesis in his language. He conceptualised, wrote…
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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