Webinar announcement: Why are human rights considerations fundamental to social protection responses to COVID-19?

Webinar announcement Why are human rights considerations fundamental to social protection responses to COVID-19? On Tuesday 14 July 2020, Development Pathways, UNICEF South Asia and Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will host the twenty-second webinar of the “Social protection responses to COVID-19” webinar series.   For more details, click here: https://www.developmentpathways.co.uk/news/webinar-announcement-why-are-human-rights-considerations-fundamental-to-social-protection-responses-to-covid-19/  

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ASASWEI -IASSW : webinar on Mandela Day 18 July 2020

ASASWEI -IASSW : webinar on Mandela Day 18 July 2020   Dear Colleagues, Greetings!!. It is our pleasure to inform you that the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) and The Association of South African Social Work Education Institutions (ASASWEI) is planning to have a joint webinar commemorating Mandela Day 18 July 2020.…

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Symposia / Lecture on Gandhi

Symposia / Lecture on Gandhi As you may be aware, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation to India who led India’s Independent movement with Peace and Non Violence as the main strategy (Satyagraha) has led many civil rights movement across the world particularly in South Africa. Gandhi’s ideas have hugely…

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Impact of Covid-19 on work, study and family

Impact of Covid-19 on work, study and family Catherine Rundle and Chris Norman, Student Social Workers, Open University , UK.   We have all heard or spoken of Covid-19 and its devastation in recent months.  The panic, chaos and uncertainty that it has brought has not just affected us personally but professionally and academically.  As…

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The passing of a former social work leader

The passing of a former social work leader IASSW is  truly sorry to hear the news of the passing of Sybil Francis of Jamaica. She died at her home on June 3 at the age of 106. Ms Francis was an extraordinary leader in social work education in the Caribbean. Among many other contributions, she was…

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SHARING IS CARING

SHARING IS CARING By Srishti Bhattacharya, Trainee Social Worker, Department of Social Work, University of Delhi In the era of the novel coronavirus, where underprivileged sections of the population including women and girls are facing hardships in maintaining a decent standard of life, even a small form of assistance can be fruitful in bringing smiles…

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Social Work and Covid-19: from the front line, reflections for the post emergency

Social Work and Covid-19: from the front line, reflections for the post emergency Prepared by Elena Allegri -Professor of Sociology and Social Work, University of Eastern Piedmont, Alessandria, Italy.  Email: elena.allegri@uniupo.it Roberta T. Di Rosa -Professor of Sociology and Social Work,University of Palermo, Italy. Email: robertateresa.dirosa@unipa.it Silvana Mordeglia – President of the National Foundation of Social…

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Experience of Thandiwe Mathobela from South Africa

Experience of Thandiwe Mathobela from South Africa Thandiwe Mathobela Nelson Mandela University, South Africa “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” _Nelson Mandela_ My name is Thandiwe Mathobela from South Africa. I’m originally from Mpumalanga in a small town called KaBokweni. I’m a student at Nelson Mandela university…

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