Admin ASWNet… UBUNTU VALUES AND ETHICS IN FUNDRAISING, RESOURCE MOBILISATION AND DONOR ENGAGEMENT 18 Jun 2022 From welfarist and charitable to developmental and decolonial methods Cite as: Africa Social Work Network (2022). Ubuntu values and ethics in fundraising, resource mobilisation and donor engagement: From welfarist and…
Admin ASWNet… DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD (DAC): 16 JUNE 2022 16 Jun 2022 To learn more about Day of the African Child Africa, visit this African Union (AU)'s African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) website: https://www.acerwc.africa/day-of-the-african-child-dac/ Today…
Admin ASWNet… 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 25 May 2022 “My blood, like the heroic blood of many great Kenyans who have fallen in the course of this war, shall water the tree of independence”, Dedan Kīmathi. This resource is…
Admin ASWNet… AFRICA’ CONTINENTAL ANTHEM BY THE AFRICAN UNION (AU): ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN SOCIAL WORK 25 May 2022 The African anthem was composed by Ethiopian poet Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin as a poem. In 1986, it was adopted as the African anthem by the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the…
Admin ASWNet… WORLD SOCIAL WORK DAY 2022 18 Mar 2022 African environmental, ecological and green social work must prioritise environmental decolonisation, repossession and justice Happy World Social Work day. WSWD is a day to remember the role social work plays…
Admin ASWNet… Twelve (12) Tips and Information for Prospective Doctoral Students 11 Feb 2022 The four types or levels of degrees are associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral. The bachelor's and master's degree are usually easy to understand. An associate degree is done is less…
Admin ASWNet… Kwanzaa: A celebration of family, community, culture and heritage 14 Dec 2021 Founded in 1966, Kwanzaa (first fruit) is a festival and holiday celebrated by over 18 million African-Americans annually from 26 December to January 1. It is also celebrated in other…
Admin ASWNet… Kenneth Buchizya Kaunda’s contribution to the philosophy of African humanism (ubuntu) and pan-African theory 6 Jul 2021 Contributors: Jacob Rugare Mugumbate and Joachim Cuthbert Mumba Former Zambian President, Dr Kenneth B. Kaunda On 17 June 2021, former Zambian president and pan-Africanist Kenneth Kaunda died in Lusaka at…
Admin ASWNet ‘Come through the door, not the window’: The San Code of Research Ethics (San Code) 23 Jun 202117 Jun 2021 The San Code: A great resource for social workers Cite the Code as: South African San Institute (SAAI) (2017). The San Code of Research Ethics. Kimberly: South African San Institute…
Admin ASWNet… DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD (DAC): 16 JUNE 2021 16 Jun 2021 Today we join the rest of the African region in commemorating Day of the African Child. In South Africa, 16 June is Youth Day, a public holiday. The theme for…
Admin ASWNet History of South African Social Work – the founding role of Charlotte Makgomo-Mannya Maxeke (1871-1939) 14 Apr 202119 Jun 2021 For more about the history of social services, welfare and social work in South Africa, see https://africasocialwork.net/south-africa/ Regarded as the Mother of Black Freedom in South Africa, Mama Maxeke is…
Admin ASWNet… The political, legal, radical and policy role of social work in Africa 29 Nov 202016 Jun 2021 Jacob Rugare Mugumbate Political, legal, militant and policy social work diverts from the norm, it seeks to strengthen, awaken and challenge systems and institutional structures that necessitate poverty, impede development, perpetuate corruption, maintain…