Social Welfare and Social Work in Zimbabwe

Mupedziswa, Rodreck; Mushunje, Mildred T.

doi:10.2307/j.ctv1smjn9r.23

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“…On the other hand, although the Zimbabwean government has yet to provide a clear framework for implementation, it has in principle adopted a social development approach to its social welfare services. The intention is to bolster its existing social protection services, which date back to pre-independence (Kurevakwesu et al, 2021;Mupedziswa & Mushunje, 2021). These are a few examples of the state of social welfare in Southern Africa.…”

Section: Social Development In Southern Africamentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Development in Southern Africa in the Wake of Covid-19

Ncube

2024

SWORK

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Modern capitalism has shaped the world, but for many scholars, its principles have disproportionately favoured the prosperity of a minority while neglecting the prospects of the majority, particularly in Southern Africa. The recent COVID-19 pandemic combined with significant inequalities of wealth has put the social policies of countries in Southern Africa to the test. It exposed the inadequacies of the current capitalist order in many countries in the global south, hindering their ability to protect their populations from the pandemic’s impact. In contrast, the global north, with stronger social policies and economic flexibility, managed to cushion the severity of pandemic’s economic impact on their populations in many ways, even though they suffered the most deaths. In this article, I establish how COVID-19 and neoliberal capitalism made it difficult to achieve the social developmental objectives in Southern Africa. While scholars have documented the medical and economic harms caused by the pandemic, I highlight ways that it, along with considerable inequalities of wealth, impaired social development more broadly. I conclude by establishing how the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the shortcomings of neoliberal capitalism in Southern Africa’s social policies, emphasising the need for re-evaluating and re-alignment of these policies to foster more equitable and resilient societies. Keywords: capitalism, COVID-19, social development, social policy, Southern Africa, sovereign welfare fund

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Section: Social Development In Southern Africamentioning

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Social Development in Southern Africa in the Wake of Covid-19

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2024

SWORK

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“…The terms indiginisation, localisation and pluriversification bring together a variety of initiatives, academic debates and theoretical writings in Latin America, Asia and in Africa, adapting post-colonial Social Work to the local problems and requirements in order to establish an international perspective of Social Work. Fundamental positions are found most frequently in the literature on Social Work in Africa (Lutz & Rehklau, 2009;Mupedziswa, 1993Mupedziswa, , 2001Osei-Hwedie, 1996;Osei--Hwedie & Jacques, 2007;Walton & Abo El Nasr, 1988b).…”

Section: Indiginisation Localisation and Pluriversificationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Internationalisation of Social Work

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Kleibl,

Lutz

2023

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The article explores the internationalisation of social work from a historical point of view to Indigenous approaches and discusses the concepts of indigenisation, authentication and reconceptualisation. It demonstrates the importance of shifting away from the dominant western perspective on knowledge as well as away from the idea of a universal Social Work and focuses on philosophies and approaches of the Global South. Dialogue as praxis, enablement, and empowerment as well as translation and an ethnological view as methods of internationalisation of Social Work are emphasised. Subsequently, perspectives of Radical as well as Green Social Work and postcolonial feminist approaches within the profession are presented, which can contribute to a desired interwoven, mutually supporting Social Work. The outlook shows the importance of international and cross-cultural exchange between social workers. It emphasizes on sharing of and learning about local methods and practices from other parts of the world, to develop common ideas. In this context self-reflection of the profession and social work- ers is crucially value.

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“…The pre-colonial phase was characterised by communal life with well-developed indigenous responses to social problems and social life. The principles of membership, solidarity, and shared responsibility guided society (Mupedziswa & Mushunje, 2021). Mugumbate and Bhowasi (2021) argue that pre-colonial Zimbabwe had well established systems that responded to social issues and that these were uprooted by colonization.…”

Section: History Of Social Work In Zimbabwementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition, the work parties (nhimbe) were a form of labour provision whereby members of the community would come together and rotate working each other's fields to pull their efforts as a group to address the individual members' labour needs. While these systems still exist, their efficacy has been diminished by industrialization, urbanization, and the general process of acculturation (Mupedziswa & Mushunje, 2021). Thus, as way to restore social justice and focusing social work on an anti-oppressive trajectory these indigenous systems should be strengthened and safeguarded from extinction.…”

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2022

Int J SW Values and Ethics

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Islamophobia is rooted in racism and is a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness" (All Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims, 2018, p. 50). With the alarming rise of populist Islamophobic sentiments across the Global North, Islamophobia represents a significant ethical issue of our times. Social workers are implicated in this form of racism due to factors including state-driven anti-terrorist legislation that co-opt social workers in the supposed 'war on terror,' frontline work with children and families of newcomers with refugee status, many of whom are recent arrivals from Muslim majority countries; as well as members of the public who internalize misperceptions of Islam and Muslims. Social work ethics articulated within the liberal enlightenment traditions and found in the Canadian Association of Social Work, are also colonial in nature and therefore limited in their ability to counter Islamophobia. As a result,

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Social Welfare and Social Work in Zimbabwe

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