| Based on activities of a predecessor project, PROSOWO II intends to promote professional social work in East Africa. The overall objective is directed towards the formation and strengthening of mechanisms for social work education and practice.
The project has six major components:
• Empirical research on indigenous and innovative models of social work practice.
• Establishment of a regional center for social work and social development research.
• Capacity building of tertiary social work institutions through research, training, joint publications, and networking at national, regional and international levels.
• Efforts towards the legislation of social work in East Africa.
• Increased engagement of social work professionals in social policy and advocacy for human rights.
• Multidirectional knowledge transfer and sharing of lessons learnt within Africa, with stakeholders in Austria and the international scientific community.
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