Twikirize, Janestic MwendeAsingwire, NarathiusOmona, JuliusLubanga, RosalindKafuko, Agatha2025-09-292025-09-292013-07-25Twikirize, 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..978-9970-25-244-2https://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/12104This 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.enBook