Focus on gender (all 2025 posts)

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20 August 2025

DECOLONISING WESTERN FEMINISM FOR AFRICAN-CENTERED DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE

Feminism in Africa has often been framed through a Western lens, ignoring the continent’s unique cultural, social, and historical realities. While Western feminism emphasizes individualism and gender antagonism, African societies…

9 March 2025

Remember Pan African Women’s Day (31 July each year)

Africa’s Women’s Day is observed annually across the continent on 31 July and is a day earmarked to recognise and affirm the role of women’s organising in achieving the political…

9 March 2025

#IWD2025 message from the AU

9 March 2025

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 covered below. If you have information about a woman to…

9 March 2025

Women Empowerment Framework or Longwe Framework for Gender Analysis

Developed by Sara Hlupekile Longwe of Zambia in 1995, this is one of the world’s most persuasive gender theories. The framework is used to teach, plan, evaluate, learn and research…

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