IFSW mourns loss of six social workers in Sierra Leone
IFSW President Ruth Stark said: ‘Our global family has been hit by the devastating news from the recent landslide disaster in Sierra Leone. In the …
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Global problems, local solutions – the role of social workers: Lessons from Africa
By Ruth Stark, IFSW President International social work transcends national borders. The roots of the issues we face globally are embedded in local issues for …
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IFSW Latin American & Caribbean and African Regional Conferences
Last week the IFSW Regional Latin American conference was held in Costa Rica with the theme:‘Social Work: Resistances and Proposals in the Face of Economic, …
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New IFSW Vice President for the African Region
Alice Mbiyu IFSW African Regional Vice President & Noel Muridzo, African Regional President Alice Mbiyu from Kenya has been elected as the IFSW African Vice …
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Major Development in The IFSW African Region
Fela Bright, Noel Muridzo, Alice Mbiyu, , Ibrahim Ezeldin, Joseph Kayinga & Rory Truell The Acting IFSW African Regional Executive has been formed. The full …
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Message from the IFSW Latin American Region to the Zambian Association
Argentina 25th January 2017 Dear social workers from the Zambian Association of Social Work, I would like to take the opportunity after the visit to …
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Moroccan Social Workers Organise Communication Strategy Bringing Together the Profession, Government and Civil Society
The Moroccan Association of Social Assistants held a meeting with the representatives of civil societies, government institutions, students and graduated social workers, as well as a …
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Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development: African Region Plans Second Report
This week 150 social workers from throughout Africa came together to plan the regional report on the social challenges facing Africa and social work perspectives …
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Botswana: Social Workers Agents of Change
The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Slumber Tsogwane says social workers are integral in the development of the country and as such …
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Nigerian Social Workers Act on Global Agenda
IFSW member the Nigeria Association Of Social Workers gathered last week to plan their work on the second pillar on the Global Agenda for Social …
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