Women’s social movements and social development: Opportunities for social work in Tanzania

Social work in Africa faces major challenges due to factors such as lack of resources, insufficient training schools and adequate curricula. In this situation, the actions of women’s social movements can be defined as social development, more in line with the needs of the local population. This arti...

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Published inInternational social work Vol. 60; no. 1; pp. 219 - 233
Main Authors Manzanera-Ruiz, Roser, Lizárraga, Carmen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.01.2017
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Curricula
Females
Schools
Social activism
Social change
Social development
Social movements
Social work
Social work education
Tanzania
Training
Women
Womens rights movement
Africa
Tanzania
women’s social movements
practice of social work
social development
Africa
Tanzania
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Summary:Social work in Africa faces major challenges due to factors such as lack of resources, insufficient training schools and adequate curricula. In this situation, the actions of women’s social movements can be defined as social development, more in line with the needs of the local population. This article presents, through Tanzania’s case, how the actions of women’s social movements, where the discipline of social work is weakened, follow different models of social development. Their actions should be reckoned as an opportunity to overcome some of the challenges of the professional education and practice of social work in the continent.
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ISSN:0020-8728
1461-7234
DOI:10.1177/0020872815574132