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Dr. Thadeus MkamwaSt. Augustine University of Tanzania
April , 2014SUDET Workshop-University of Tampere
Identify major community services issues which have to be looked at in order to resolve social problems as shown in the video clip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UODCeqpVEEE
Young offenders People with mental health conditions School non-attenders (truants) Drug and alcohol abusers People with learning and physical disabilities The homeless The elderly Orphanages Child headed houses Early pregnancies
The life expectancy-below 51 years average Decline in infant and under five mortality,
BUT overall Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) and prevalence of HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis still high
Intervention-Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT), Counselling and Testing, distribution of Insecticide Treated Nets, health care to orphans, the elderly etc.
Challenge: Increased social worker workload
Uncontrolled population growthSocio-cultural changes, HIV/AIDS pandemic and poor socio- economic trends
The situation: welfare services are in great demand due to these increasing social problems, which are exacerbated by poverty, and the effects of HIV/AIDS
Specific problems which need social welfare services interventions including:
Child labour, early pregnancies, child abuse, child neglect and family rejection
Alcohol and drug abuse, increasing levels of destitution, commercial sex (prostitution), cases of sexual assault
Households headed by children and /or elderly people
Family disintegration, marriage breakages, number of street children, number of orphans, vulnerable children
Widows/widowers, elderly (aging), human trafficking especially children
The shortage on the social welfare staff Decentralization Policy: Social Welfare services to be rolled out to the lower levels (Previously Social Welfare services were rendered at Central and Zonal level only)
The government policy of 2002 which does not allow standard seven leavers to be employed as social workers
Scheme of services does not allow employment of lower level Social Welfare cadres including the certificate and diploma level
These cadres are trained at the Institute of Social Work Dar es Salaam but in most cases are employed by the private sector employed in the government facilities
The Government operates decentralized health system, i.e., three functional levels:
District (Level I), Regional (Level II) and Referral hospitals (Level III)
Community Based Social Work is practical: It is offered from the village levelReduces bureaucracy in
implementationPrinciple of subsidiarity-
decentralization
Lack of sources of financial services (esp. rural areas)
High information barriers, infrastructure, women being neglected
Poor linkages with the formal sectors Bureaucracy in reaching out to the poor
Poor accessing the national services in the economy
CB Social work - inclusion of the youth (and low- income earners)
Make available and accessible financial services and opportunities to the youth
CB-SW makes the services cost effective, fair and transparent
Mainstream the youth, women, low income earners in the national welfare services agenda
Enhancement of quality of life and wellbeing of vulnerable individual, groups and families
Early childhood care and development
Transformation of social welfare services: Accessible, Available, Affordable, Approachable
Enhances: subsidiarity and collegiality
SAUT & Western Ontario University: local women’s groups on a sustainable nutrition focused social-enterprise based on probiotic yoghurt
These micro-enterprises have economically empowered women
A means for women to facilitate health within their communities
Enhanced the local economy- the probiotic yoghurt is helpful for people living with HIV/AIDS and nutritionally compromised
Under the leadership of Kivulini, NIMR, SAUT, BMC and CUHAS -establishment of:
Micro-enterprises which have grown from three to ten community (probiotic yoghurt) kitchens in Mwanza
Since 2012, approximately 4000 people have been purchasing the probiotic yoghurt or receiving it free of charge as beneficiaries living with HIV/AIDS
Probiotic bacteria has been shown to build immune response, and reduce diarrheal diseases that occur because of prolonged use of antibiotics, ARV’s and HIV/AIDS itself
As a nutritious food supplement, the probiotic yoghurt would be an ideal addition to the management of HIV/AIDS in Tanzania
Increase food security Secure the future of children and youth Stimulate sustainable economic growth
Tanzania Institute of Social Work (ISW) Strengthen the Tanzania’s social welfare
workforce and to strengthen the social work profession in Tanzania
Goal 1: Organizational development, advocacy, recruitment and retention and establishing a regulatory framework
Goal 2: Establishment of national Social Work Council to regulate the social work profession
Goal 3: Enhance continuing education for SWs
The national professional association for social workers in Tanzania
TASWO is non-profit and nongovernmental and was established and registered in May 1982 with a registration no. SO 629
TASWO: professional liaison body which incorporates National, Regional and International associations
Furthering the development of social work professional values, ethics and interests
Registration and regulation of social workers Ensure actors are informed of the needs and
objectives the Social Work profession Recognition of the profession of social work Preventing the use of unqualified staff Provide public protection-get services from
qualified social work staff Recognition of a statutory accreditation
authority of institutions which offer SW training
The AIHA (American International Health Alliance (AIHA)
Social Work Program expanded in 2010 Involves strengthening of social work education by standardizing and harmonizing BSW and MSW programs in potentially twelve institutions in Tanzania
Tanzania Emerging Schools of Social Work Education Program (TESWEP)
Partnership with JACSW/MATEC of the University of Illinois in Chicago
Hyena Square - Published on Mar 14, 2014 on Youtube
Hyena Square (2007): Hyena Square in Dar Es Salaam is a hang out for Tanzania's young prostitutes
For downloads and more information visit http://journeyman.tv/57777/short-film...
Open Data for Africa: http://tanzania.opendataforafrica.org/rckvryg/tanzania-country-outlook-economic-business-environment-and-health-sector
Vinisha Venugopal (2014). African Development Bank Group
World Development Indicators and Global Development Finance (September, 2011)
World Population Prospects. The 2010 Revision. (Updated June, 2011)