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“Without Social Workers a Country Cannot Progress” Government Recognises Social Workers Key Contributions to Eliminating Poverty
Romanian Social Workers with Minister of Labour and Social Protection developing anti-poverty strategies Romania is no stranger to hardship. 42.5 % of children are …
Read more“بدون الاخصائيين الإجتماعيين لا يمكن لبلد أن تلحق ركب التقدم” الحكومة تعترف بالمساهمات الرئيسية للاخصائيين الإجتماعيين في القضاء على الفقر
مشقة المعيشة ليست غريبة على رومانيا. حيث أن 42.5% من الأطفال يعيشون حياة فقيرة ويعيش أكثر من 40% من السكان تحت خط الفقر. على مدى …
Read moreScholarship fund for IFSW European Conference 2017
IFSW European Conference 2017 “Marginalization and Social Work in a Changing Society” has made available funds to provide support for 6 delegates to attend the …
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Challenges for Social Work in Turkey
This month IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell meet with the Turkish Association of Social Workers in Ankara. The visit was organised to bring messages of support and …
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Refugee children arriving in the UK need warm support – not cold bureaucracy
IFSW President Ruth Stark writes about social work values when supporting child refugees entering the UK. “Finally, after years and months of waiting, the UK …
Read more2016 Postal Elections For Malawi, Sierra Leone and The Netherlands
Dear IFSW members thanks for responding to our communication on these two applications for IFSW membership. Please find below the application forms and supporting documents from …
Read moreUnaccompanied children, age assessment and social protection systems
David Davies, Conservative MP for Monmouth in Wales, has welcomed unaccompanied children who have finally been allowed into the UK from Calais with a loud …
Read moreVideo: 25th Anniversary Celebrations In Far East Russia
Organized by the Union of Social Workers and Social Pedagogues (USWSP) on the occasion of the 25th year anniversary of the profession in the country …
Read moreComing Together For Child Protection In India
International Conference and Social Work Professionals’ Congress on ‘Social Work Intervention against Drug Abuse among Children’ Date: November 7-8, 2016 Venue: BCM College, Kottayam, Kerala …
Read moreElections for the position of the IFSW African Vice President
Dear IFSW members in the African Region, Below are the 4 nominations for the position of IFSW African Vice President for the period 2016 – 2018. The …
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Celebrating 25 Years of Social Work in Russia
Between the 5-8 October social workers and political leaders met at a summit in Vladivostok to mark the 25 anniversary of social work in Russia. …
Read moreChild Protection Rapid Assessment Report From Yemen
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Read moreThe Role of Social Work in Social Protection Systems: The Universal Right to Social Protection
Adopted at the IFSW General Meeting 2016, Seoul, Korea. “73% of world population have no or very restricted access to social protection resulting in the …
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Campaign for better working conditions for Social Workers
A study in Northern Ireland just released by the Northern Ireland Association of Social Workers (NIASW) showed that 88% of social workers work additional unpaid …
Read moreNational Social Work Day 2016 In Aotearoa New Zealand
Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou, nga mihi mahana ki a koutou katoa. Warm greetings to you all from Aotearoa New Zealand! Wednesday 28 September …
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Call for Expressions of Interest to host the SWSD2020 Conference
Call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) to host the SWSD2020 Conference Joint World Conference for Social Work and Social Development, 2020, with the theme: Promoting Human …
Read moreRegistration opens for IFSW European Conference 2017
Registration for IFSW European Conference is open! We look forward to seeing you in Iceland May 2017. More information
Read more2017 World Social Work Day Poster Competition
Deadline for submissions: 30 November 2016, 6pm Central European Time (CET) World Social Work Day (WSWD) is celebrated in all countries on the third …
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Anniversary of IFSW Refugee Ticker
Maria Moritz the organiser of the Refugee Ticker reports on progress: Exactly one year ago the Refugee Ticker on ifsw.org has been launched. Since this …
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Bangladesh Social Workers Demand Justice, Pay and Compensation for Accident Victims
Social workers at the Bangladesh Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Foundation (OSHE ) expressed deep concern over tragic accident in the Tampaco Foils Ltd factory …
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