Africa has a long experience with reducing poverty and vulnerability. In the contemporary period, social development and social work are at the forefront of dealing with abject poverty and some of the worlds most difficult problems. This book brings research in Africa to the forefront so that those in other regions of the world can learn from it. It was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Community Practice.
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1 Introduction: Can Africa Learn From Africa? Can the World Learn From Africa? |
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2 Indigenous Welfare and Community-Based Social Development: Lessons from African Innovations |
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3 Community-Based Juvenile Offender Programs in South Africa: Lessons Learned |
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4 Women, Social Networks, and HIV |
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5 Replacement Feeding Experiences of HIV-Positive Mothers in Ethiopia |
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6 Formerly Abducted Child Mothers in Northern Uganda: A Critique of Modern Structures for Child Protection and Reintegration |
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7 Trafficked to the Gulf States: The Experiences of Ethiopian Returnee Women |
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8 "We Can't Eat a Road:" Asset-Based Community Development and The Gedam Sefer Community Partnership in Ethiopia |
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9 The Grassroots Londolozi Model of African Development: Social Empathy in Action |
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10 An Integrated Developmental Model for Poverty Reduction in South Africa: An NGO's Perspective |
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11 Promoting Social Development: Building a Professional Social Work Association in Namibia |
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12 Conclusion: Learning from Africa: Publication and Research |
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Alice K. Butterfield is Professor at the Jane Addams College of Social Work, at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. She has been involved in social work education and research in Ethiopia since 2001. Dr. Butterfield is the author of more than 35 journal articles on homelessness, international social work, and community development.
Tasse Abye is Counsellor to the President of the University of Nouakchott, Mauritania. His previous posts include President of the International Association of Schools of Social Work, Academic Vice President for International Affairs at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia, and Directeur Général de l'Institut du Développement Social in Canteleu-Rouen, France.
