The Role of Social Work in Poverty Reduction and the Realisation of Millennium Development Goals in Uganda
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2013-07-25
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Fountain Publ..
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This publication presents the findings of the study on ‘The
Role of Social Work in Poverty Reduction and Realisation of
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Uganda’. The study
was undertaken as part of a three-year project on the ‘Promotion
of Professional Social Work towards Social Development and
Poverty Reduction in East Africa’ (PROSOWO), under the
auspices of the Austrian Partnership Programme in Higher
Education and Research for Development (APPEAR). The
specific objectives were to identify key programmes undertaken
to reduce poverty so as to achieve social development,
and assess the extent to which professional social workers
are engaged in such programmes, their specific roles and
responsibilities as well as the approaches and methods used.
Further, the study aimed to assess the adequacy of the social
work curriculum in preparing social workers to address
issues of poverty and social development in the context of
MDGs. Issues of gender and contextualisation (culturally
relevant social work) were also explored. Field research was
undertaken in selected districts of Kampala, Wakiso, Iganga,
Bugiri, Mbarara, Gulu and Nwoya between September and
December 2011. Quantitative and qualitative methods were
employed to collect data from social work practitioners,
employers, clients, educators, students and policy makers.
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Twikirize, J. M., Asingwire, N., Omona, J., Lubanga, R., & Kafuko, A. (2013). The role of social work in poverty reduction and the realisation of Millenium Development Goals in Uganda. Fountain Publ..