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IMPORTANT UBUNTU LECTURE UPDATE: Due to an unforeseen health situation, our lecturer is no longer able to deliver a live online lecture on 26 November. A pre-recorded lecture will now be circulated via email and the website. Thank you to those who had registered for this important event on our calendar.

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…

8 August 2025

Ubuntu Digital Platform on Ushahidi: Presentation by Prof Janestic Twikirize and Eriya Turyamureeba at the International Social Work & Social Development Conference 2025, Uganda

The innovative Ubuntu Digital Platform, packed with 491 resources and growing, has gained traction in the region. Recently, this resourceful learning and teaching product was showcased at the International Social…

5 July 2025

Authoring Ubuntu – Masterclass 2025 Videos

WHAT IS UBUNTU AUTHORING? – DR RUGARE MUGUMBATE UBUNTU AND HISTORY OF SOCIAL SERVICES – EDWARD MUZONDO AFRICA-CENTRED AUTHORING – DR SHARLOTTE TUSASIIRWE UBUNTU AND DEVELOPMENT WORK – WILSON ZVOMUYA…

4 July 2025

Dead aid or development? A critique of Gates Foundation’s charitable interventions in agriculture and the environment, and implications for developmental and environmental social work

The Gates Foundation is a major influencer and funder of agricultural ‘development’ in Africa, yet there are no avenues to hold the foundation accountable to the communities it influences. Gates…

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