Event Summary
Event Date
24 June 2021
Event Time
20:00pm – 4:00pm EAT
Event Venue
Online – Zoom
Event Details
The East Africa Social Work Regional Resource Centre represents a new and exciting network of Schools of social work and educators across African countries such as Uganda, Kenya Tanzania, Burundi and others. The initial focus is on the East Africa region.
Event Schedule
Assoc. Prof Eddy Walakira
Head of Department, Social Work and Social Administration , Makerere University
Assoc. Prof. Andrew State
The Dean School of Social Sciences, Makerere University
Dr. Darla Spence Coffey
Chair, IASSW Capacity Building Committee
Dr. Kgomotso Jongman
President, Association of Schools of Social Work in Africa (ASSWA), University of Botswana
Assoc. Prof Josephine Ahikire
Principal, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), Makerere University
Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe
Vice Chancellor, Makerere University
Prof. Annamaria Campanini
President, International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW)
Prof. Gidraph G. Wairire
Department of Sociology and Social Work University of Nairobi, Kenya
Mr. Byabakama Michael
The President, National Association of Social Workers of Uganda (NASWU)
Ms Irene Oluka
Representative of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Uganda Country Office
Dr. Lumonya Daniel
Head of Dept at UTAMU (Uganda Technology and Management University.
Assoc. Prof. Julius Omona
Dept of Social Work and Social Administration, Makerere University
Event Team
Dr. Hadijah Mwenyango
Moderator (Coordinator RRC) Makerere University
Dr. Twikirize Janestic
Co-Moderator (Technical Advisor RRC) Makerere University
Dr. Lumonya Daniel
Co-Moderator (Head of Dept) UTAMU University