Discrimination and injustice against older people in Uganda: Implications for social work practice

Wamara, Charles Kiiza; Carvalho, Maria Irene

doi:10.1177/0020872819858740

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“…The introduction of probation services, child protection and community development services necessitated the employment of professional social workers. In 1952, the British colonial administration established the Nsamizi Training Institute for Social Development to train and professionalise social workers (Wamara and Carvalho, 2019). This was followed by the Department of Social Work and Social Administration at Makerere University in 1963 to offer pre-service and in-service training in social welfare.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This is done through community-based organisations and government social services workers employed at the subcounty level as Community Development Officers (CDOs). However, a few social service workers have a formal qualification in social work due to lack of licensing mechanisms (Wamara and Carvalho, 2019). The structural social work approach, which focuses on questioning political choices and challenging governance deficiencies, is just emerging.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Reimagining Indigenised social work in Uganda: Voices of practitioners

Wamara

Twikirize

Bennich

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International Social Work

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Using thematic analysis, this study examined social workers’ (n = 21) descriptions of what Indigenised social work practice in Uganda entails. Responses from semi-structured interviews revealed the following three themes that inform social workers’ understanding of Indigenised social work practice: (1) collective action and mutuality, (2) communal welfare and respect for life and (3) liberation and restoration. The discussion aims at understanding the hallmarks of each description in relation to the notions of Indigenised social work as culturally inclusive and responsive practice, developmental social work and political action.

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Section: Research Contextmentioning

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Reimagining Indigenised social work in Uganda: Voices of practitioners

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Twikirize

Bennich

et al. 2022

International Social Work

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“…But even with this provision, older women find themselves in property disputes with their spouse's family. And for those who seek justice in the courts of law, the financial costs, corruption, ageism, government bureaucratic processes, and potential poor health, hinder their success (Wamara & Carvalho, 2019). Consequently, many give up and become landless.…”

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A rural‐centric model for understanding women's later life precarity in an agrarian economy in Uganda

Nagaddya

2023

Poverty & Public Policy

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Aging as a woman within the context of agricultural transformation where production and consumption values shape everyday life raises concerns of later life precarity. Gender economic inclusion is imperative in the achievement of inclusive rural development. But there is a tendency to homogenize female experiences of poverty based on gender and class, ignoring the impact of global economic and social changes on Uganda's rural economy and the elderly. Furthermore, in the agrarian context, precarity hinges on gender images of a desirable agricultural worker and neoliberal policies that exacerbate vulnerabilities of elderly women already living on the economic margins of global capitalism. Drawing on rural‐dwelling older women's narratives, this article reveals that precarity in an environment of agrarian capitalism is a product of conflict between the desire to maintain relationships of reciprocity and engagement in production. In this article, a five‐tier rural‐centric model relevant to conceptualising risk factors to precarity is proposed. The model is influenced by the Bourdieusian theory of capital and Gudeman's economy theory. The model provides an opportunity to re‐imagine and situate older women's later life precarity within the wider sociopolitical and economic context, and consequently design appropriate social protection initiatives.

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“…However, such research remains scant in the case of Sub-Saharan Africa, despite the increasing cases of elder abuse in the region. Available literature explores the nature and perspectives of elder abuse, discrimination of older people, isolation and loneliness, access to health care by older people, and poverty in old age (Chane & Adamek, 2015;Wamara & Carvalho, 2019). Therefore, this qualitative study assessed how social workers in Uganda have responded to elder abuse.…”

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Social Work Response to Elder Abuse in Uganda: Voices from Practitioners

Wamara

2021

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

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Social workers across the globe are at the forefront of tackling elder abuse, as they are committed to social justice, human rights, and respect for human diversity. However, research on social workers' response to elder abuse in Sub-Saharan Africa remains scarce. This qualitative study assessed how social workers in Uganda have responded to elder abuse. In-depth semistructured interviews were used to collect data from 21 social workers. The findings suggest that social work in Uganda has not asserted itself in the fight against elder abuse. The few social work interventions aimed at reducing the risk of elder abuse are mostly anti-poverty undertakings. Social workers mainly discussed the drivers of elder abuse, correlating them with their interventions, and challenges such as the absence of a specific law for older people, ignorance of older people's rights, and the underreporting of elder abuse. This study found that advocacy is needed for specific laws that protect the rights of older people, along with public awareness campaigns and the establishment of a research center for aging and later life.

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Discrimination and injustice against older people in Uganda: Implications for social work practice

Cited by 13 publications

References 11 publications

Reimagining Indigenised social work in Uganda: Voices of practitioners

Reimagining Indigenised social work in Uganda: Voices of practitioners

A rural‐centric model for understanding women's later life precarity in an agrarian economy in Uganda

Social Work Response to Elder Abuse in Uganda: Voices from Practitioners

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