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Twikirize: Social Work Practice in Africa
Indigenous and Innovative Approaches
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eBook - PDF
Twikirize: Social Work Practice in Africa
Indigenous and Innovative Approaches
About this book
The importance of integrating indigenous knowledge systems into mainstream social work and ensuring context-specific, culturally relevant practice has long been emphasised in Africa and the Global South. This book, based on empirical research, presents a selection of indigenous and innovative models and approaches of problem solving that will inspire social work practice and education. At the core of these models lies a conceptual understanding of the community as the overarching principle for effective social work and social development in African contexts. The empirical part of the book has a focus on East Africa and highlights case examples from Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, and Kenya. The book is intended for use by those involved in social work and social development practice, social work educators, students, as well as policy makers. It is relevant not just for audiences in Africa but also the global social work community, especially those interested in promoting culturally relevant social work.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Preface
- From Basic Research to Practice Research
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Indigenous and Innovative Social Work Practice: Evidence from East Africa
- 2. Ubuntu as a Pan-African Philosophical Framework for Social Work in Africa
- 3. Culturally Relevant Curriculum for Social Work: An Ethical Imperative for our Time
- 4. A Social Work Analysis of Home-grown Solutions and Poverty Reduction in Rwanda: The Traditional Approach of Ubudehe
- 5. Umugoroba w’Ababyeyi: An Innovative Social Work Approach to Socio-Economic Wellbeing in Rwanda
- 6. Indigenous and Innovative Models of Problem Solving in Tanzania: Strengths and Obstacles for their Adoption
- 7. Community Organising in Tanzania: Learning from the Msaragambo Model in Kilimanjaro Region
- 8. Culturally Responsive Social Work Practice in Uganda: A Review of Selected Innovative and Indigenous Models
- 9. Building Resilience through Indigenous Mechanisms: The Case of Bataka Groups in Western Uganda
- 10.Traditional Fostering in a Post-Conflict Context: The Case of Laroo-Pece Women’s Association in Northern Uganda
- 11. Rural Older Women’s Survival in Uganda: Implications for Social Work with Older People
- 12. Exploring the Efficacy of the Bashingantahe Institution as an Indigenous Model of Problem Solving in Burundi
- 13. Ikibiri in Burundian Society: An Indigenous Model of Solidarity and Collaboration
- 14. The Role of Mobile Phones in Social Work Service Delivery: A Kenyan Perspective
- 15. Towards Integrating Indigenous Knowledge and Problem Solving into Contemporary Social Work in Africa
- Glossary of Key Indigenous Terms and Concepts
- Back cover