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written by Family for Every Child. Across the world, around one in ten children are growing up in the care of their extended family. Depending on where they live, this…
Written by Michael Byamukama Ntanda and John Mary Ssekate from the National Association of Social Workers of Uganda (NASWU). INSPIRE is a global framework of seven mutually reinforcing strategies for…
The Global Social Service Workforce Alliance, Child Frontiers and Martin James Foundation are delighted to announce an innovative new project beginning this year. This multi-national, multi-year project will work to…
Compared to their peers without disabilities, children with disabilities are more than twice as likely as to experience violence, are 32 per cent more likely to experience severe physical punishment…
by Hugh Salmon, Director, Global Social Service Workforce Alliance Now that the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance has reached its 10th birthday, and we reflect on the progress made to…
by Alex Collins, Senior Technical Advisor, Data for Impact (D4I) project, Palladium A robust social service workforce with the right number and types of social workers and social-service personnel, along…
by UNICEF Malaysia In Malaysia, social workers play a crucial role in addressing the diverse and complex needs of its population. With 18,750 reported cases of child abuse, neglect, abandonment…
Written by Wossen Aman, Tesfaye Deksisa and Wendwesen Endale from the Mekdim Ethiopia National Association (MENA) Tarikwa Tibebe, a 17-year-old girl living in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was diagnosed with HIV four years…
Dr. Vishanthie Sewpaul, PhD, MSW, Emeritus Professor, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, and Professor II, University of Stavanger, Norway Twenty-seven years into its celebrated non-racial democracy, South Africa is…
by Maury Mendenhall, Senior Advisor on Orphans and Vulnerable Children, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of HIV/AIDS. I am a social worker by training. But for most…
by Aishworya Shrestha, Deputy Chairperson at Antardhoni Nepal In the bustling streets and public squares of Nepal, a small group of social service workers gathers every Saturday. Armed not with…
by Kathryn Conley Wehrmann, PHD, LCSW, Global Social Service Workforce Alliance Steering Committee Chair “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s…
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