Social workers from throughout Egypt and international guests from Palestine, Yemen, Sudan and Germany meet at Helwan University in Cairo to celebrate 2014 World Social Work Day. The theme of […]
World Social Work Day
Social Work in Yemen – from Strength to Strength
Information Type: NewsTopic: World Social Work DayIFSW Secretary-General, Dr Rory Truell congratulates The General Union for Sociologists, Social Workers and Psychologists in Yemen for their significant programme of development: being launched on World Social Work Day […]
Canadians troubled by ‘less fair’ society
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Human Rights, World Social Work DayA majority of Canadians think the income gap has grown in the last five years and that the chasm has made the country a “less fair” society, according to a […]
More Translations for 2014 World Social Work Day Poster
Information Type: NewsTopic: World Social Work Day
Social Workers from around the world are sending IFSW their translations of the 2014 Social Work Day Poster. There are currently 10 translations that can be downloaded including the last […]
2014 World Social Work Day Poster Translations
Information Type: NewsTopic: World Social Work DayThe World Social Work Day 2014 poster is now translated into: Romanian, Arabic, German, French, Spanish, Japanese and English. If IFSW members want to translated it into further languages by […]
15 de Mayo Día del Trabajo Social
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: World Social Work DayDesde la Región América Latina y Caribe saludamos a todas y todos los profesionales de Trabajo Social y Servicio Social que hoy festejamos nuestro Día renovando los compromisos de luchar […]
World Social Work Day Celebrations in Zimbabwe
Information Type: NewsTopic: World Social Work DayThis year, social work day commemorations were adopted at national level led by the Council of Social Workers and the National Association of Social Workers. The international theme PROMOTING SOCIAL […]
World Social Work Day in Northern Ireland
Information Type: NewsTopic: World Social Work DayTo mark 2013 World Social Work Day (March 19th), an event was held at The Northern Ireland Social Care Council focusing on the interface between social work and homelessness […]
World Social Work Celebrations in Laos
Information Type: NewsTopic: World Social Work DayThe third celebration of World Social Work Day was held at Mme Xuyen’s home on Saturday 23rd March 2013 . The informal meeting gathered about 58 […]
Nepal School of Social Work Celebrates World Social Work Day 2013
Information Type: NewsTopic: World Social Work Day, EducationNepal School of Social work has celebrated World Social Work day on 19th March 2013 with the global theme of “Promoting social and economic equalities” in college premises. The inauguration […]
Rory Truell’s World Social Work Day message: unequal, fluctuating societies and weak communities undermine health, wellbeing and positive futures
Information Type: NewsTopic: World Social Work DayRory Truell, Secretary General of the International Federation of Social Workers, writing on World Social Work Day 2013 in The Guardian newspaper, argues that ‘people thrive when they live in […]
World Social Work Day in Jamaica
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: World Social Work DayWatch the WSWD 2013 video from Eva Ford, the President of the Jamaican Association of Social Workers.
World Social Work Day: It’s time to re-engage with communities
Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: World Social Work DaySocial work could be key in helping communities to support themselves – suggests David Brindle, Social Policy Editor of The Guardian in London, in an article published to mark World Social […]
World Social Work Day: Social work is a good preparation for Parliament
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: World Social Work DayThe Palace of Westminster (the UK Parliament) may seem remote from frontline social work but, as three British MPs – and qualified social workers – explain, their previous careers continue […]
World Social Work Day in European schools of social work
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: World Social Work DayWorld Social Work Day in Jordan
Information Type: NewsTopic: World Social Work DayStaff and students at Al-Balqa Applied University Princess Rahma University College Social Work Department joined with local community centres to participate in events to mark World Social Work Day, reports […]
Social Workers from Austerity Affected Countries Deliver Message to the European Union on World Social Work Day
Information Type: NewsTopic: World Social Work DayMembers of The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) from Spain, Portugal, Greece and Ireland meet with Commissioner László Andor, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion to engage […]