This issue includes: Editorial News Reports from IFAP Regional President, Mariko Kimura & IFSW Regional Member-at-Large, Rose Henderson Report on IFAP President’s Visits to Macau, Hong Kong and Mainland China […]
Asia and Pacific
Nepalese Social Work Students Take Action
Information Type: NewsTopic: Disaster, Employment
Social work educators and students are working tirelessly providing critical services in the aftermath of the earthquakes in Nepal. Ms. Pradipta Kadambari, CEO of the Nepal Schools of Social Work […]
Nepal: Social Workers at Frontline – Update
Information Type: NewsTopic: Disaster
Since the Nepal earthquake struck on the 25th April social workers have been responding and engaging fully in the rescue and recovery efforts. Mr Om Krishna Shrestha, Secretary General of the Social Workers’ […]
Social Workers in Nepal Earthquake Rescue
Information Type: NewsTopic: Disaster
Social workers from The Social Work Association of Nepal (SWAN), educators and students are at the frontline of the rescue efforts in Kathmandu. Emailing IFSW, Om Krishna Shrestha, Secretary-General of […]
IFSW Regions Launch New Facebook Sites
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
The IFSW ‘Asia-Pacific’ and ‘Latin America and Caribbean’ Regions have each launched new Facebook pages. This media forum will be extremely useful in keeping members and others informed on regional […]
Social Work Growing in Nepal
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Work
By Dr Rory Truell, Secretary-General for The International Federation of Social Workers. Nepal is a country in transition and social workers are playing a significant role in advocating for rights-based […]
Social Work with the Wastepickers of Dhaka
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Work
Dr Rory Truell, IFSW Secretary-General was invited by the Association of Social Workers Bangladesh to visit a number of their projects. This is his account of their work with the Wastepickers […]
Bangladeshi Social Workers Supporting Survivors of the Rana Plaza Building Collapse
Information Type: NewsTopic: Disaster, Social Work
In 2013 on the 24th of April, 5000 workers went to work in a building they knew well – The Rana Plaza. Workers at that building spend 16 hours a […]
SOLIDARIDAD CON EL PUEBLO DE BANGLADESH
Information Type: StatementTopic: Disaster, Employment
Los Trabajadores Sociales de la Región de América Latina y El Caribe se solidarizan con el pueblo de Bangladesh, en especial con los trabajadores de Rana Plaza que el […]
Message from IFSW Asia-Pacific Regional President: Priorities for the Region
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWI would like to express my appreciation to all the member associations of the AP region for supporting me to work as the new regional president. At the global level, […]
IFSW Asia –Pacific Statement on the Japanese hostages in Syria
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsWe, International Federation of Social Workers Asia-Pacific Region feel strong indignation over the case of Japanese hostages in Syria. These atrocities can never be excused from any standpoint. Based on […]
IFSW Asia Pacific Report – July – December 2014
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWThe six month period from July to December 2014 has been a busy and very productive time. At the IFSW General Meeting in Melbourne the long tenure of John Ang […]
IFSW Asia-Pacific Regional Newsletter
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
This issue includes: Editorial Report from IFAP Regional President, Mariko Kimura Report from IFSW Regional Member-at-Large, Rose Henderson Report on IFSW Asia Pacific Meeting – Melbourne, Keynote Address by IFAP President at […]
A Bullet Through the Heart of a Social Worker
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
By Dr Rory Truell, Secretary-General of the International Federation of Social Workers The 25th July started like any other day for the Abu Maria family. Hashem, 45, and his children […]
First Palestinian International Social Work Conference
Information Type: NewsTopic: Conference
The first Palestinian International Conference for Social Workers was held in Jerusalem and Bethlehem at the end of November. IFSW member The Palestine Union of Social Workers and Psychologists hosted […]
Sharing the challenges of social work education and practice in Nepal
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Social Work
The latest member to join IFSW, the Social Workers’ Association Nepal (SWAN) and Nepal School of Social Work had a joint meeting with the Norwegian Union of Social Educators and […]
Nepal joins IFSW
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
The International Federation of Social Workers is delighted that Nepal has joined this week as a full member. The application was made by The Social Work Association of Nepal […]
Social work in Myanmar: a slow and difficult birth
Information Type: NewsTopic: Education
Two British social work educators are invited to Myanmar to offer a short course in social work training. Read of their experiences in the International Guardian Hub – an IFSW Media Partnership.
Public statement by the Japanese Coordinating Body for IFSW, concerning the humanitarian disaster currently taking place in Gaza
Information Type: NewsTopic: Conflict
We, the Japanese social workers who belong to the Japanese Coordinating Body for IFSW (International Federation of Social Workers), make the following statement, based on the values and ethics of […]
Public statement by IFSW Asia Pacific Regional President and Member-at-Large concerning the humanitarian disaster currently taking place in Gaza
Information Type: NewsTopic: ConflictWe affirm the public statement from IFSW and support the United Nations position on Gaza. We live in the Asia Pacific Region with numerous languages, cultures, religions and races, and […]