Josephat Mathe, a well-known member of the social work fraternity in Zimbabwe, died at St Anne’s Hospital, Harare, Zimbabwe at 3am on 23rd April 2013. Philip Bohwasi, Chairman of the […]
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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 […]
Botswana Association of Social Workers’ Annual Meeting held under the theme of “Indigenising Social Work”
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: ConferenceThe Botswana Association of Social Workers hold its Annual Meeting recently under the theme of Indigenising Social Work”. The theme reflects that social work should be enriched by indigenous knowledge […]
“Voices for Development” Conference in South Africa
Information Type: NewsTopic: ConferenceThe National Association for Social Worker – South Africa, in association with International Federation for Social Workers will be hosting the “Voices for Development “ Conference. The conference will […]
Message from Regional President for Africa on World Social Work Day 2013
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: World Social Work DayTanzania: New Social Work Curriculum introduced
Information Type: NewsTopic: EducationThe Tanzania Emerging Social Workers Education Programme (TESWEP) has started to introduce a new teaching curriculum of social work programmes in order to implement a Bachelors of Arts in Social […]
East African Young Carers Forum in Nairobi, Kenya: “Determined to achieve and shine”
Information Type: NewsTopic: ChildrenAround 75 young carers from across East Africa gathered in Nairobi on Friday 7 December for the first young carers’ regional forum aimed at giving a voice and support to […]
IFSW Statement on Discrimination in Uganda and Other Countries Discriminating Against LGBT People
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsRecognising the inherent dignity and worth of every person being able to freely express who they love is a fundamental human right. The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) expresses […]
Tanzanian government supports social workers campaign for a Social Work Bill
Information Type: NewsTopic: ConferenceThe Minister of Health for Tanzania in East Africa has said that social work has an essential role to play in creating meaningful change in the lives of people who […]
Tanzanian social workers meet in Dar es Salaam
Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: ConferenceThe annual Professional Social Work Conference of the Tanzania Association of Social Workers (TASWO) was opened on 16 October 2012 in Dar es Salaam by the Acting Chairperson of TASWO, […]
World Social Work Day Celebration in Zimbabwe
Information Type: NewsTopic: World Social Work DayThe Department of Social Sciences of the Bindura University of Science Education in Zimbabwe in association with the national association of Social Workers and the Council for Social Workers held […]
Ghana celebrates World Social Work Day
Information Type: NewsTopic: World Social Work DayMr Peter Amos Tweneboa-Kodua, President of the Ghana Association of Social Workers (GASOW) on Monday called on members to effectively and efficiently utilise their knowledge, experience and networks to have […]
Obituary – Christopher Chitereka
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWChristopher Chitereka sadly died of a stroke on the morning of Saturday August 20th 2011. On Monday 22nd he was due to attend a meeting at the University of Lesotho […]
IFSW condemns the killing of Ugandan gay activist and human rights defender David Kato
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWIFSW expresses grave concern over the shocking murder of David Kato, a prominent gay activist and human rights defender in Uganda and urges the Government of Uganda to conduct a […]
Statement on Kampala bombings
Information Type: NewsTopic: ConflictThe International Federation of Social Workers is deeply shocked and saddened by the two attacks which occurred in Kampala on an evening that should have been an otherwise joyous one […]
IFSW Statement – Human Rights and Social Work in Uganda
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights‘The proposals before the Ugandan Parliament concerning homosexuality and gay rights are a violation of international human rights conventions and should be withdrawn’, said Dr David N Jones, President of […]
IFSW Statement on Kenya
Information Type: NewsTopic: ConflictThe International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) welcomes the recent development in Kenya towards national unity and co-operation after a very difficult period of violence following the national elections at […]