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In the face of ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the National Association of Social Workers (NASW-DRC) has made significant strides in empowering vulnerable communities in the […]
Africa ranks high on the acute multidimensional poverty index, contributing the greatest share of the global population living below the extreme poverty threshold of 1.90 U.S. dollars a day. Poverty […]
Dear Fellow Social workers in Africa, Today, we celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child. This day is an opportunity for us to reflect on the challenges that girls […]
On the 8th of September 2023, Morocco bore witness to a catastrophic earthquake of unprecedented magnitude. This natural disaster wreaked havoc upon the region, leaving behind a trail of devastation, […]
Cross- Learning between Israeli Union of Social Workers and Ugandan Social Workers- a positive step towards achieving the Global Social Work Agenda. In May 8th to May 15th 2023, the […]
Photo: People escaping war in the Democratic Republic of Congo War and violence continue to rage in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) causing significant pain trauma […]
The Sierra Leone Social Workers shares the World Social Work Day 2023 report. Sierra Leone joins the world to celebrate world social work day 2023 with a two-day national social […]
IFSW Africa Social Work Conference 2023 The African Region social workers invite all professionals to join them in a regional conference to be held in Lagos, Nigeria. For details on […]
Migrants of African descent Murdered at Spain-Morocco Border On the 28 June, 2022, the IFSW Africa Region raised a concern on human rights on the lives of migrants. On June […]
Six days after World Refugee Day, we have witnessed the response of two nation-states, Morocco and Spain, to displaced people resulting in death, injury and trauma of 100s of people. […]
The IFSW Africa is pleased to publish the 2021 International Social Work Conference Abstract book. The Hybrid conference held in Rwanda Kigali hosted by the Rwanda National Organization of Social […]
The Social Workers’ Association of Zambia Act, 2022 was passed this week. It represents a significant effort by the Social Workers’ Association of Zambia to ensure that the profession and […]
Download the flyer The IFSW and Social Work Ethics Research Group (SWERG) warmly invite Social Workers around the world, from different backgrounds, to join us in an online discussion, with break out groups, to reflect […]
IFSW Africa Region calls for expression of interest to host the 2023 IFSW – Africa Region Hybrid Conference. This call is a formal call following the announcement made public on […]
Social Workers in the DRC Building Community Centre Colleagues from the DRC are working on building a community centre, named Centre Mwanga, at Uvira town in Eastern Congo. This project […]
IFSW African Regional Human rights commission Concern on human rights state in the Region The IFSW African Regional Human rights commission’s attention is drawn to some social injustices and […]
The IFSW Africa Region Ubuntu social work Hybrid conference 2021 with the theme: ‘Towards Ubuntu and Sustainable development: Social Work Position in Achieving SDGs’ held in Rwanda from 23rd to […]
The 2022 World Social Work Day Poster Launched The 2022 World Social Work Day Poster was launched today. It highlights the theme ´Co-building a New Eco-Social World: Leaving No One […]
Name of the President: “Mr Basamba Drammeh I.” Number of members: 565 individual members Year when the Association was established in 2009 Year when the Association joined IFSW: 2020 TASWIG […]