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Social workers enhance later life by upholding rights, fighting discrimination, and ensuring compassionate care. Roughly one in five older people will experience some kind of mental health condition. To thrive […]
The Tomashivka Refugee Center was in dire need of significant renovations to ensure decent living conditions. The local council’s decision to keep the center as a social center has paved […]
In the heart of Zhvanchyk, a transformative project is underway at the local refugee center. The ambitious renovation initiative began with a comprehensive renovation of the facility’s damaged roof. Beyond […]
IFSW is deeply concerned about the recent outbreak of severe armed violence in Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The ramifications of such conflict are profound, affecting the lives of countless […]
Based on my experience this year at the Community Center for Social Support, I can confidently state that Ukraine needs a strong social work profession and comprehensive social services to […]
Social work responds to crises and challenges that threaten the well-being and life of people and communities. Crises do not respect national borders. Therefore, solutions must also be developed across […]
As we mark the one-year anniversary of International Federation of Social Workers Europe’s (IFSW Europe) presence in Ukraine, we are reminded of the incredible journey we’ve engage in together. Report […]
The International Federation of Social Workers in Europe (IFSW Europe), led by President Ana Radulescu, in collaboration with the President of the Kamenets Podilsk District Council, Mykhailo Simashkevich, hosted an […]
We, the Turkish Association of Social Workers, express our deepest condolences and solidarity to everyone affected by the devastating earthquake in Morocco. In the Moroccan earthquake, more than 2900 people […]
IFSW Europe stands in solidarity with social workers in Malta, urging authorities to take immediate action against the involvement of unqualified individuals in social work duties. Please find below articles […]
Photo: Heike Erkers president of Akademikerförbundet SSR Akademikerförbundet SSR, the Swedish Social Work trade union, have criticised government plans that require social and health professionals to report any persons living […]
IFSW Europe has started a new project funded by Volkshilfe Solidarität (VHSOL). The project objective is to provide dignified shelter solutions to IDPs in line with relevant national and international […]
A reflection from the IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell It was snowing in Helsinki, the waters of the inner harbour were covered in a thick coating of ice. In the inner […]
Last week FO, The Norwegian Association of Social Workers, hosted Ana Radulescu, IFSW European Regional President and Rory Truell, IFSW Secretary-General. During the visit, FO made a podcast with the […]
Many social workers migrate from one country to another every year because of a wide variety of individual decisions. The experience of migration – moving to work in a different […]
On the 14th of February IFSW and AsproAS in partnership with the Kamianets-Podilskyi District and the Association of Social Workers in Ukraine, organized a seminar on “Social work with youth […]
Wars demolish the infrastructure of societies, displacing people and destroying economic and social functioning often contributing to intergenerational trauma. Andy McClenaghan from the BASW podcast series ‘Let’s Talk Social Work’ […]
The above image shows Dignity Shopping at the Kamianets-Podilskyi Social Supermarket and children’s activities at the Community Social Work Centre “Thank you IFSW so much for all the support. It […]
Operating under different names, but since 1947 BPSW (The Netherlands) can be proud of a flourishing social workers association that already exists for 75 years, and still going strong. As […]