Name of the Chairperson: Yao Koutremon Number of members: 68 Year when the Association was established: 2018 Year when the Association joined IFSW: 2019 Code de déontologie des Travailleurs Sociaux_PDS-TOGO_Officiel […]
Africa
Togo
National Coordinating Body – Democratic Rep. Congo
Congo (DRC)
Reconciliation after genocide: the impact of social work in Rwanda
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
IFSW’s Secretary-General Rory Truell visited The National Organization of Social Work of Rwanda last October. In this article published on International Human Rights Day by The Guardian, he discusses ‘Reconciliation […]
Professionalisation of Social Work in Malawi
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Social Work, Conference
IFSW Vicepresident, Mr, Noel Muridzo, has participated at the Second National Social Work Conference in Malawi. The Conference was held from 26th to 28th November 2019, at Bingu International Conference Centre in […]
Call for IFSW UN Commission Representative in Nairobi, Africa
Information Type: NewsTopic: UN
Call for IFSW UN Commission Representative in Nairobi, Africa The IFSW representative to the United Nations is responsible for realizing the agreed strategies within their nominated UN location. They are […]
The IFSW African Regional Conference ‘Dignified the social work profession’
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Conference
“Without investing in social work and in the social work workforce, sustainable social development will keep being a dream” (Noel Muridzo, IFSW African Regional President) “We have the objective of […]
IFSW Africa commits to action
Information Type: News, StatementTopic: IFSW, Conference
COMMUNIQUÉ PREAMBLE 1. We the participants in the IFSW AFRICA REGION CONFERENCE 28th- 31st October, 2019 met in Kampala, Uganda, to jointly discuss the role of social work in strengthening […]
IFSW African Regional Conference in the media
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Conference
#IFSWafrica2019 The IFSW African Regional Conference was covered in the Ugandan media today following the open address by Peace Mutuuzo, Minister of State for Gender and Culture. Scroll the bottom […]
IFSW Africa Members Meeting 2019
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
#IFSWafrica2019 Today, we held the IFSW Africa Regional Meeting. The Presidents of 15 IFSW member organizations attended along with Noel Murdizo, IFSW Regional President, and Joachim Mumba, IFSW Regional Vicepresident. […]
Democratic Republic of Congo and Togo Join IFSW
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Membership
The IFSW Secretariat has a great pleasure to announce that we have three new members organizations in two new countries! The following organizations have had their applications for Full IFSW […]
The Togo Professional Association of Social Development celebrates the II Social Summit!
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
The Professional Association of Social Development (PDS-TOGO) has celebrated the II Social Summer last August 31st and September 1st. This year the event was celebrated under the theme: “Decentralization in […]
IFSW ex-President crowned a Chief in Sierra Leone
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
The IFSW President from 2014 to 2018 Ruth Stark was crowned chief of the Matheng section of the Lokomasama chiefdom, Portloko district, Northwest Sierra Leone on the 18th of October. […]
Uganda set to host the IFSW African Regional Conference
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWPress release issued by the National Association of Social Workers of Uganda The IFSW Africa Region holds social work conferences once every two years. So far, three conferences have been […]
General Meeting 2020 (held as online forum) 11 – 13 July
The IFSW 2020 General Meeting will be held as an online forum. Please find the latest information on our dedicated page by clicking the link below: IFSW General Meeting 2020
‘Closing orphanages isn’t enough’: the centres supporting children and families in Uganda
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
Leading up to the 2019 IFSW African Regional Conference in Uganda, IFSW Secretary-General, Dr Rory Truell made a pre-conference visit to Kampala and has published his account on some of […]
Exchanging Practices, Knowledge and Cooperation between Europe and Africa
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Work
Last May, the III Macaronesia Congress of Social Workers, (SW) was held in Cidade da Praia ( Santiago Island ) and it was organized by the “young” Cape Verde National […]
Twinning contract between AMAS Morocco and BPSW The Netherlands
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Social Work, Membership
The Moroccan association AMAS is still young, just like social work education in Morocco. There are lots of connections between the Netherlands and Morocco, mainly because many Moroccan labor migrants […]
IFSW 2019 Africa Region Conference
Under the theme Social Work In Strengthening Human Relations For Social Economic and Political Transformation (Holistic empowerment) The IFSW 2019 Africa Region Conference aims to enhance existing linkages, build new partnerships […]