On World Environment Day, 5th June, IFSW is pleased to announce the launch of the IFSW Climate Justice Program that provides education, advocacy and social work action projects for climate justice worldwide. The IFSW Climate Justice Program enables people to redress the harmful impact of travel by contributing to social work projects undertaking local climate […]
The IFSW Climate Justice Program is for anyone and everyone – social workers, friends, family, colleagues, companies, universities, etc. Please help us share it widely! The IFSW Climate Justice Program aims to: Educate—ourselves and others Advocate—for changes in policies and practices Be the Change We Wish to See in the World—by reducing our harmful impacts […]
The Conference on Dialogue of Asia Civilizations hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping in May brought together 47 country leaders and representatives to discuss cooperation between Asian countries and to develop a shared vision. IFSW representatives were also invited to contribute their expertise on heightening ‘social development’ as Asia expands its trade and markets globally. […]
The Joint Steering Committee, representing the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), the International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW) and the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), is calling for expressions of interest (EOI) for organising and hosting the 2022 Joint International Conference on Social Work and Social Development (SWSD2022). Please download the […]
Dr. Meredith Powers (left) with Dr. Michaela Rinkel, co-editors of the IFSW workbook series on “Social Work Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability”, standing in front of their “Reusable Poster” for JWC SWSD in Dublin 2018. Contributions to this project will be used to help offset the administrative costs associated with the IFSW climate Justice Program. […]
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“The Renewable Energy and Empowerment of Quechua Women ”* Buena Vista, Bolivia The Climate Justice Project: The IFSW Climate Justice Program’s first project to fund through the contributions we raise will be in support of Etta Projects in Buena Vista, Bolivia. Created in 2003, Etta Projects works with rural communities to establish sustainable access to water, […]
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Students in interdisciplinary Environmental Justice course at UNCG. Photo Credit: Lowery Barrow The IFSW Climate Justice Program is a way of being the change that we wish to see in the world. By this, we mean, we will promote and support projects that are creating the positive change that directly and immediately impact communities facing climate […]
Social workers and students join the Climate Justice March in New York City The IFSW Climate Justice Program is also a tool for advocacy to promote policy and practice changes within organizations to shrink our collective ecological footprint. For example, IFSW has now established a practice of only printing books on post-consumer waste paper products […]
Social Work students at UNCG/NC A&TSU Joint Bachelor’s Field Program learning about climate justice and promoting World Social Work Day 2018 The IFSW Climate Justice Program is, first and foremost, about educating ourselves and being mindful that we have an impact that contributes to the climate injustices faced by the planet and the people we […]
The IFSW Climate Justice Program is a way for us to take action to redress the injustices we contribute to with our personal and professional consumption patterns. To travel ethically the harmful impact of travel needs to be redressed. You can do so by contributing to the IFSW Climate Justice Program. The CONTRIBUTE button below […]
All around the world, thousands of children are travelling across and between borders as unaccompanied and separated children. Different countries may respond to the needs of these children in different ways, but the concern for children on the move is a global one. More than 20 organisations, including IFSW, ISS, UNICEF, and UNHCR, have come […]
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 and their children and grandchildren live in the Netherlands. Now both social work associations have decided to start a "twinning" to inspire each other. The […]
World Social Work Day 2019 has highlighted ‘Promoting the Importance of Human Relationships’. The theme has focused on people’s essential relationships with each other, their environments and their futures. IFSW members organisations, IFSW partners, social workers and colleagues around the world have come together to brand celebrations on world social work day 2019. This video […]
The 1st of May, International Workers Day, is a time to remember and celebrate the achievements of labour organisations and other social movements. Their sacrifices and struggles have enabled millions of people to have more influence over their workplaces and conditions resulting in restricting child labour, establishing minimum wages, workplace safety, and in some nations […]
Statement from SLAPSW: We, as the Sri Lanka Association of Professional Social Workers, are extremely shocked by the horrific attacks perpetrated at five Christian religious places and three hotels in the country on Easter Sunday and condemn the brutal attack on the civilians. We express our deep condolences and solidarity to the families of the […]
On #WorldEnvironmentDay @IFSW launches IFSW Climatic Justice Program to #educate #advocate and #BeTheChange We WishTo See in the World by reducing our harmful impacts.
Join #IFSWClimateJusticeProgram to create immediate change for #ClimateJustice
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