About Us
The Global Social Service Workforce Alliance is an inclusive, representative network of members working together to build a world in which a well-planned, developed and supported social service workforce is better able to address the needs of at-risk individuals and communities.
Our Mission
Our mission is to promote and strengthen the social service workforce to provide services when and where they are most needed, alleviate poverty, challenge and reduce discrimination, promote social justice and human rights, and prevent and respond to violence and family separation.
To achieve this goal, we work to build and channel the political will, actions, resources, and structures necessary for a social service workforce that is knowledgeable, capable, critically reflective, resilient and committed.
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Our Approach
We take a multifaceted approach to strengthening the social service workforce. Specifically, we:
- Serve as a convener for an inclusive, global network of stakeholders to create a forum for discourse and collective learning.
- Generate knowledge and build the evidence base for effective social service workforce strengthening by developing and sharing research, resources, tools, models and best practices.
- Build the capacity of national governments and humanitarian and development actors to implement strategies to strengthen the social service workforce.
- Promote effective advocacy and stimulate an active network of workforce strengthening advocates.
Our History
The Alliance was originally conceived during the Social Welfare Workforce Strengthening Conference, in Cape Town, South Africa in 2010, when teams from 18 countries joined together to share experiences and address key challenges facing the social service workforce at a national, regional and global level. The idea of the Alliance was proposed to provide ongoing support for and dialogue around effective social service workforce strengthening practices. We marked our official launch as a network in June 2013.
