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    Decolonising social work fieldwork education in Africa
    (Taylor & Francis Group, 2023) Bhangyi, Venesio Bwambale; Makoha, Godfrey
    Social work is widely acknowledged as a practice-based profession and the decolonisation of its fieldwork education element would enhance its practical relevance in many global South countries. In recent years, there has been growing interest and effort to shift social work scholarship in Africa towards an indigenous, decolonial and contextual theory and practice. This chapter therefore engages with this debate by examining the approaches, challenges and prospects of decolonising social work fieldwork education on continental Africa. Using a systematic qualitative literature review epistemology, the chapter starts with a narration of the origins and status of social work and fieldwork education in Africa. The authors draw on the forces driving the decolonisation debate in social work, and the ubuntu principles of learning as the theoretical frames for the discussion. They further articulate the approaches, challenges and prospects of a decolonial social work fieldwork education in Africa. They conclude by drawing implications for social work fieldwork education rooted in the Ubuntu philosophies of community, culture, multiple/shared knowledge and continuous learning.
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    Transforming communities through Ubuntu philosophy: prerequisites, opportunities, and implications for social work practice in Africa
    (The International Federation of Social Workers, 2023-06) Venesio, Bwambale Bhangyi; Silverno, Tweshengyereze; Hope, Atim; Moses, Senkosi Balyejjusa
    The African philosophy of Ubuntu has emerged as a counterweight strategy to the pervasive consequences of long-term individualism entrenched in African social work because of its western origins. This chapter contends that African social workers can utilise Ubuntu philosophy in transforming poor communities and building resilient societies. This requires understanding the principles of Ubuntu and its embeddedness in African cultures as necessary prerequisites for this transformation. Its emphasis on collectivism as social capital, interconnectedness, and equality of human beings can be used to transform poor communities, thereby creating enormous opportunities for social work practitioners in Africa to enrich the lives of their clients. By implication, African social work practice is asked to promote bottom-up community-led interventions built on local voices/experiences. Keywords: Ubuntu philosophy, social work theory, community transformation, resilient communities, indigenous social work, decolonial social work, Africa