Morocco earthquake and Libya dam floods
In the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco an earthquake shook the land on 8 September 2023, killing close to 3000…
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Israel-Palestine Conflict, African Union (AU) Positions and Lessons for Social Work and Development
Preventing loss of life through dialogue is crucial. What is happening in the Middle-East could be prevented by dialogue towards…
How are Philosophies, Theories and Models developed?
What is a philosophy? A philosophy refers to a whole view about life, sometimes called a worldview or way of…
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Writing a journal article could be as easy as making fufu, nsima, ugali or matoke!
Just like making fufu, writing a journal article can be as easy for students if you start early. The staple…
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Françafrique: unethical colonial action that has underdeveloped Africa
Niger is the 7th largest producer of uranium all of which go to Europe yet it is the 7th poorest…
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In Memory of Professor Lovemore Mbigi – Philosopher, Theorist and Social Worker
Professor Lovemore Mbigi was a social worker, philosopher, theorist, consultant, entrepreneur and motivational speaker whose work in South Africa has…
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How to Start and Sustain an Academic Journal – 10 steps?
An academic, scholarly or scientific journal is a book that contains a collection of independent articles. It is published periodically…
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Ethical Incentives in Research have a Foundation in Ubuntu
Incentives in Research
ASWNet Guide to Writing (Academic Research Brief| Proposal | Thesis)
In your journey as a student, you may end up researching as part of a subject (e.g. in weeks 9-10…
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Guns Are Not Silent in Africa …Yet
The African Union (AU) anticipated guns to be silent in Africa by 2020, as part of Agenda 2063, however, with…
ASWNet Guide to Writing (Academic Research Brief| Proposal | Thesis)
In your journey as a student, you may end up researching as part of a subject (e.g. in weeks 9-10…
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Unrest in Niger after military officers detained President Mohamed Bazoum: lessons for social work and development globally
The Nigerien (not Nigerian) presidential guard detained the president and announced the dissolution of government last month. The National Council…
Students Conference on DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD (DAC): 16 JUNE 2023
On 16 June, Africa commemorated the Day of the African Child. In South Africa, 16 June is Youth Day, a…
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Rejecting Western-Framed, Funded and Initiated Sexuality Activisms: The African Union (AU) Leads by Example
A United States of America based sexuality activism organisation, Synergía – Initiatives for Human Rights, together with other Western-funded organisations,…
Decolonising African Social Work – Selected Abstracts and Texts
Text in this blog was cited verbatim from the original sources, and details or link of the original source or…
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Remembering ASWEA – the Association of Social Work Education in Africa – 1971 to 1989
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 and Africa’s Renaissance
Timbuktu manuscripts, Mali In an area called Timbuktu in Mali, scholarship (that is formalised learning and teaching) was established around…
The African Union and Two Simple Ways to Make African Social Work More Focused on Local Problems
Working with and aligning social work in Africa with the work of the African Union is an easier way of…
Ubuntu-Inspired Workshop or Seminar – An Example and Skills for Facilitators
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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People of Africa Are Not One Group, But Have A Common Philosophy
The text below has excepts from: Mayaka, B. van Breda, A. D. Uwihangana, C. and Mugumbate, R. (2023). The Ubuntu…
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Cultural and spiritual artifacts of Africa stolen by colonising countries
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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African symbols and their usefulness in social work and development
Recognising, valuing and using Adinkra symbols from west africa Like any other part of the world, Africa has symbols. These…
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DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD (DAC): 16 JUNE 2023
The Rights of the Child in the Digital Environment On 16 June, Africa commemorates the Day of the African Child….
Nnoseng Ellen Kate Kuzwayo (1914 – 2006)
Nnoseng Ellen Kate Kuzwayo was a born in Lesotho and lived in South Africa. She was a teacher, social worker…
Ubuntu: Africa’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Framework?
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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Africa Ageing Theory
There are many models that fall under the African Ageing Theory (AAT). In this blog, Nyanguru’s model is shared. Nyanguru’s…
Getting Published- A 7-step Process
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
12 Steps to Get Published Whether you are a student, practitioner or new to academics, at one point you will…
‘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…
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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