Promoting Social and Economic Equality: Social Workers’ Contribution to Social Justice and Social Development in South Africa and Uganda
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Date
2014
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International Social Work
Abstract
This article explores how social workers in South Africa (where social work is regulated by law), and Uganda (where social work is not professionally regulated), draw on the premises that social work is a human rights profession embedded in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, their respective countries’ constitutions, and developmental social work to claim their role in promoting social and economic equality. The case studies from both South Africa and Uganda show that developmental social work includes social, economic and environmental development activities and that social work can become a significant role player in promoting social and economic equality through its commitment to social justice and human rights.
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Developmental social work, Global Agenda for Social Work, human rights and social work, social justice, social development, socio-economic rights
Citation
Lombard, A., & Twikirize, J. M. (2014). Promoting social and economic equality: Social workers’ contribution to social justice and social development in South Africa and Uganda. International Social Work, 57(4), 313-325.DOI: 10.1177/0020872814525813