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Key events in 2024

March - we had Ubuntu Webinar, Resilient Project with ASWDNet

May - Africa Day Indaba with Association of Schools of Social in Africa

June - Day of the African Child Conference #DACC24 with partners (see poster below)

October - Wazee Day, Association of Schools of Social in Africa with ASWDNet

November - Fundo yaUbuntu (Annual Lecture) with Association of Schools of Social in Africa

#DACC24

For registration and details, go to:

https://africasocialwork.net/social-work-and-development-student-conference-swdsc/

Organising Committee

Atuhairwe Collins, Student, Master of Social Work, Makerere University, Uganda

Vice-Chairperson

Never Winnie James Sebit, South Sudan; Student, Bachelor in Social Work, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, India

Secretary

Norman T. Manyika, Student, Bachelor of Social Work, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

Committee member

Danzel Rademan, Student, Bachelor of Social Work, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein Campus, South Africa

Chairperson

Takudzwa Banda, Student, Bachelor of Social Work, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

Committee member

Tatenda Sukulao, Student, Bachelor of Social Work, Midlands State University, Zimbabwe

Vice-Secretary

From Our Blog

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 student of M&E or have you done M&E courses? Are you involved in work evaluations, often called employee performance appraisals? Or do you review journal articles, book chapters or subject outlines? If so, then you probably came across the MAE framework, if not, then you missed something big.

The MAE seeks to identify and develop a uniquely African approach to evaluation. It emphasizes that context, culture, history, and beliefs shape the nature of evaluations, specifically in the diverse, often complex African reality. AfrEA’s objective is to promote and adapt to an African evaluation framework – an approach initiated from inside the continent and overwhelmingly supported from outside Africa. The Made in Africa concept will continuously enjoy prominence.

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