Co-sponsored by the Japanese Center for Social Welfare Promotion and National Examination via the Japanese Coordinating Body for IFSW Membership) Program flow Reports by the Philippine Association of Social Workers […]
Disaster
IPSPI /IFSW-AP Disaster Workshop In Indonesia
Information Type: NewsTopic: Disaster, IFSW(Co-sponsored by the Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs and the Japanese Center for Social Welfare Promotion and National Examination via the Japanese Coordinating Body for IFSW Membership) Reports by the […]
Learning Forum on Psychosocial Support in Disaster Situations: The Roles and Skills of Social Workers in Asia-Pacific
Information Type: NewsTopic: Disaster
The Indonesian Association of Social Workers (ISPSI), the Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs, and IFSW Asia-Pacific Region co-hosted the Learning Forum on Psychosocial Support in Disaster Situations: The Roles and […]
IFSW Asia-Pacific Region Announces Forum on Psychosocial Support in Disaster Situations
Information Type: NewsTopic: DisasterIt had been acknowledged that social work has important roles in providing support for people affected by disaster. Psychosocial support is one of intervention that usually provided by social workers […]
Social Workers Respond to the Bombing in Turkey
Information Type: NewsTopic: Disaster
IFSW member The Turkish Association of Social Workers are preparing volunteers in crisis and trauma intervention following a bombing that killed 97 peace demonstrators on the 10th October. Secretary-General […]
Nepalese Social Work Students Take Action
Information Type: NewsTopic: Disaster, Employment
Social work educators and students are working tirelessly providing critical services in the aftermath of the earthquakes in Nepal. Ms. Pradipta Kadambari, CEO of the Nepal Schools of Social Work […]
Nepal: Social Workers at Frontline – Update
Information Type: NewsTopic: Disaster
Since the Nepal earthquake struck on the 25th April social workers have been responding and engaging fully in the rescue and recovery efforts. Mr Om Krishna Shrestha, Secretary General of the Social Workers’ […]
Social Workers in Nepal Earthquake Rescue
Information Type: NewsTopic: Disaster
Social workers from The Social Work Association of Nepal (SWAN), educators and students are at the frontline of the rescue efforts in Kathmandu. Emailing IFSW, Om Krishna Shrestha, Secretary-General of […]
IFSW on BBC World
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Disaster, Social WorkLast week the IFSW Secretary-General was invited to participate in a live interview with BBC World. The BBC was covering an issue on workers safety in Bangladesh following another building […]
Bangladeshi Social Workers Supporting Survivors of the Rana Plaza Building Collapse
Information Type: NewsTopic: Disaster, Social Work
In 2013 on the 24th of April, 5000 workers went to work in a building they knew well – The Rana Plaza. Workers at that building spend 16 hours a […]
SOLIDARIDAD CON EL PUEBLO DE BANGLADESH
Information Type: StatementTopic: Disaster, Employment
Los Trabajadores Sociales de la Región de América Latina y El Caribe se solidarizan con el pueblo de Bangladesh, en especial con los trabajadores de Rana Plaza que el […]
STATEMENT BY IFSW LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN REGION ON THE OUTBREAK OF EBOLA DISEASE
Information Type: StatementTopic: Disaster
The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) – Region of Latin America and the Caribbean – adheres to the Declaration signed by Daniel Asiedu, President of IFSW – Africa Region […]
PRONUNCIAMENTO DE FITS -REGIÓN AMÉRICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE- ANTE EL BROTE DE LA ENFERMEDAD DE EBOLA
Information Type: StatementTopic: Disaster
La Federación Internacional de Trabajadores Sociales (FITS)- Región de América Latina y El Caribe- se adhiere a la declaración firmada por Daniel Asiedu, Presidente de FITS –Región África- ante la […]
PRONUNCIAMENTO ANTE LA DESAPARICIÓN DE 43 ESTUDIANTES EN MÉXICO
Information Type: NewsTopic: Disaster
La Región de América Latina y El Caribe de la Federación Internacional de Trabajadores Sociales expresa su profunda preocupación ante la desaparición forzada de 43 estudiantes normalistas de Ayotzinapa ocurrido […]
STATEMENT FROM IFSW LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN REGION ON THE DISAPPEARANCE OF 43 STUDENTS IN MEXICO
Information Type: NewsTopic: DisasterThe Region of Latin America and the Caribbean of the International Federation of social workers expresses its deep concern at the disappearance of 43 preservice of Ayotzinapa occurred on September […]
STATEMENT BY IFSW AFRICA REGION ON THE OUTBREAK OF EBOLA DISEASE
Topic: Disaster, Social Protection
The Ebola virus disease (EVD) which seem to have originated in a remote village in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1976 was first notified in West Africa in March […]
IFSW statement on the MH17 and other aircraft tragedies
Information Type: NewsTopic: Disaster, ConflictThe International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) shares the shock of the rest at the world at the tragedy resulting from the shooting down of Malaysian Airways flight MH17. We […]
Statement of IFSW Europe e.V. supporting the people of Turkey following the Coal Mine Tragedy
Topic: Disaster
On 13 May 2014 an explosion occurred at a coal mine in Soma, Turkey. According to official statements this was caused by faulty electrical equipment and resulted in 298 people […]
Social Work in the Typhoon Affected Areas of the Philippines: A Call to the International Social Work Community
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Disaster, Social WorkHosted by the Philippines Association of Social Workers, the Secretary-General of The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), Dr. Rory Truell, visited the areas affected by Typhoon Yolanda last November. […]
Social Workers at the forefront of Philippine recovery
Information Type: NewsTopic: DisasterAfter the recent catastrophe in the Philippines, the IFSW Secretariat spoke with the Philippine Association of Social Workers, Inc (PASWI) and asked how can the International Social Work Community […]