AFRICA SOCIAL WORK
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\ World Social Work day is a day to remember the role social work plays in our society. This year the theme is focused on ecological social work, aka environmental social work or green social work. For those in other regions of the world, it is about environmental protection, sustainability and climate change and related issues. But, what does ecological social work mean for Africa? What should be social work's priority in Africa? These are key questions. Often the tendency is to follow what is happening globally or in the parts of the world, especially the western world. But is that enough? Does that really address Africa's environmental challenges? Does that contribute to development and poverty reduction?
Some important issues African social work should emphasis in environmental social work are:
- Environmental decolonisation and repossession of stolen land
- Environmental justice to address imbalances within communities and countries
- Access to productive land for agriculture, mining, fisheries, wildlife management etc
- Access to home and housing land
- Environmental protection
- Increasing productivity of food, medicines, minerals etc in a sustainable manner
Environmental issues in social work, it seems, are neglecting land rights and focusing more on environmental sustainability and protection. Focusing on sustainability is good, but it tends to forget the more structural and present day issues Africans face. It also neglects historical dispossession that resulted from colonisation and imbalances that exist today even in decolonised African communities.
In Africa, if social work advocacy, research, education and publications could focus on the five ideas listed above, that would make social work more relevant and more developmental. Focusing on the future when some people have no land or are still dispossessed, should not be a priority for African environmental, ecological or green social work.
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WEBINAR INVITATION
ALL ABOUT ACADEMIC RESEARCH GRANTS
ALL ABOUT RESEARCH GRANT WRITING WEBINAR
You are cordially invited to a webinar on Research Grant Writing organised by the African Social Work Network, East Africa Social Work Regional Centre and Association of Schools of Social Work in Africa. The presenter for the event will be Distinguished Professor Andre Renzawo who has achieved 336 academic publications and over 14 million dollars in research funding. The event will take place via Zoom on Tuesday, 22 March from 10am East African Time.
The event flier is below.
TO REGISTER, PLEASE USE THE REGISTRATION FORM AVAILABLE AT https://africasocialwork.net/events/
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FROM OUR BLOG
Twelve (12) Tips and Information for Prospective Doctoral Students
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 time than a bachelor’s, usually two to three years and equal to an advanced, level three or higher diploma in other countries. A doctoral program marks the end of ‘classroom’ learning, it is the end, pinnacle or the Kilimanjaro peak of academic studies.
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African Journal of Social Work (AJSW)
Indexed & accredited with:
African Journals Online (AJOL) | University of Zimbabwe Accredited Journals (UZAJ) | SCOPUS (Elsevier’s abstract and citation database) | Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) | Society of African Journal Editors (SAJE) | Asian Digital Library (ADL) | African Social Work Network | EBSCHO
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Volume 12 Number 1 2022 and previous volumes available at https://africasocialwork.net/current-and-past-issues/
The AJSW is now EBSCHO accredited.
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People centred - The Journal of Development Administration (JDA)
Use this link to view JDA publication ethics.
ISSN (Print): 2218 4899, ISSN (Online) 2788-8169
The journal welcomes new writers.
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African Social Work Network (ASWNet)
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Our growing website contains information for academics, practitioners, students and our communities. Inline with our decolonisation plan, the information and the resources we share are carefully checked to prevent or remove colonial content. We value African knowledge.
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