Season 3, episode 4: Is it Indigenisation or Decolonisation of Social Work in Africa?
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In this episode our students, Rathigga Pushparajah and Tienga Ngale interview Dr Sharlotte Tusasiirwe about her recent article titled Is it indigenisation or decolonisation of social work in Africa? A focus on Uganda. The article was recently published in the African Journal of Social Work and it can be found here:
\\nhttps://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajsw/article/view/224731
\\nDr Sharlotte Tusasiirwe,\\xa0born in Uganda, is an activist, social worker and educator.\\xa0She gained her Master\'s\\ndegree in Social work and Human Rights and a PhD from Western Sydney University, Australia.\\xa0Her PhD focused on decolonising social work education and practice.\\xa0Sharlotte\\xa0has researched how African knowledge and Obuntu/Ubuntu philosophies can inform social work, a topic discussed in the article.\\xa0
\\nRathigga\\xa0and Tienga were particularly drawn to the article as it highlighted concepts critical to anti\\u2013racist social work practice, such as decolonization and colonisation. The author explains how colonisation affected social work practice in Uganda.
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