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Call for papers for the Journal of Development Administration (JDA)
The JDA has an open call for papers. Submit to people-centred@africasocialwork.net You will be fully supported to get published. Important…
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Online Courses (Free)
The ASWDNet is happy to announce its first two Online Courses (Free) — Visit our Mfundo Training Portal for Research Ethics Courses…
Our major events – ASWDNet
May – Africa Day Indaba Africa Day Webinar June – Day of the African Child Conference Indaba yaWatoto October –…
Journal of Ubuntu—call for submissions
Journal website: www.ubuntu.africasocialwork.net The Journal of Ubuntu provides a platform for the publishing of high quality articles on all aspects…
Sankofa Theory
The Adinkra people are an Akan tribe of Ghana, West of Africa. Their symbol is a bird called Sankofa. Like…
Key Points and Actions from Wazee Day of Older Persons Webinar, 2023
Cite as: Association of Schools of Social Work in Africa and Africa Social Work and Development Network (2023). Key points…
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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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Disputed elections and challenges of the democracy project in Africa
Voting in Africa – colonial or liberating
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…
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,…
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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Types of University Assessments – A Developmental Approach
Cite as: Mugumbate, R. (2023). Types of University Assessments – A Developmental Approach. Blog post at https://africasocialwork.net/blog Learning at home,…
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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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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…
Sankarism – Thomas Sankara’s idea of development and implications for social work
Image source. Sankarism refers to the ideologies of Thomas Sankara, a Burkinabé military officer, revolutionary and Pan-Africanist. Sankara was Burkina…
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Africa’s 10 Great Women Social Workers Born Between 1871 and 1947
There are many women who contributed significantly to social development and social work in Africa. Some of these women are…
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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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Call for special journal literature review articles
The journals below are looking for authors interested in submitting literature review articles on the following topics: 1. Ubuntu and…
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Made in Africa Evaluation (MAE) approach – what it is and how to use it
Are you involved in monitoring and evaluation (M and E) in your organization? Do you teach it? Are you are…
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School Work Educational Institutions (SWEI) in Africa – Stats from IASSW Directory
The IASSW recently published its 2020 directory of SWEIs. The directory shows the Africa had 290 SWEI by 2020 although…
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Over 60 African research methods and techniques
There are several methods and techniques of research that are African because they existed in Africa before modern science or…
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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…
‘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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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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