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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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‘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…
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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…
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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…
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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…

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COVID-19 UPDATE

Africa Infections: 11.5 million people. Deaths 256 000

World infections: 515 million. Deaths 6.3 million

Data aggregated by ASWNet on 20 April 2022

View the COVID-19 references list for Africa

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