Supporting Social Work in Malawi (SSWIM)

SSWIM was established in 2007 to support developing social work education and Practice in Malawi

[Supporting Social Work in Malawi (SSWIM) @MalawiSSWIM]

The SSWIM committee has taken the decision to move our communication with our supporters to Linked In. If you are on Linked In please connect with us https://t.co/8fgcnYHOK6

[Supporting Social Work in Malawi (SSWIM) @MalawiSSWIM]

Day 3. The Sweetie Game: working with 30 students from the social work course, They were brilliant, insightful, talked of cultural & physical barriers, prejudices, action to change, responsibility to uphold human rights, social justice, law and equality. A humbling experience.

[Supporting Social Work in Malawi (SSWIM) @MalawiSSWIM]

Day 2:@SimonCauvain and @JanetWa52154782 met with George Chiusiwa, Director General at Malawi Council for Disability Affairs to talk about the new Persons with Disabilities Act 2024, the central role of social work in his organisation and how we might work together in future

[Supporting Social Work in Malawi (SSWIM) @MalawiSSWIM]

Great to hear from @SimonCauvain and @JanetWa52154782 who are currently in Malawi working with representatives from all four cohorts of the BA Social Work course - we learn so much from a Malawian perspective during these sessions. 🇲🇼

[Supporting Social Work in Malawi (SSWIM) @MalawiSSWIM]

https://t.co/M3kASXXADK

An article reporting on the celebration of the importance and value of social work in Malawi #WSWD2025

[Supporting Social Work in Malawi (SSWIM) @MalawiSSWIM]

On our visit to University of Malawi last year we completed some more interviews with students talking about what social work means to them. #wswd2025. You can listen to one of them on our YouTube channel. Interview with Charles - May 2024 https://t.co/d0jzFsA3rO via @YouTube

[Supporting Social Work in Malawi (SSWIM) @MalawiSSWIM]

We’re delighted to be celebrating World Social Work Day with one of our @MalawiSSWIM members Kate spending the day taking part in World Social Work Day activities with social work students at the University of Malawi 🌍🇲🇼#wswd2025

[Supporting Social Work in Malawi (SSWIM) @MalawiSSWIM]

See our website for more about SSWIM - https://t.co/YemUJ361p0

[Supporting Social Work in Malawi (SSWIM) @MalawiSSWIM]

We had a really positive meeting yesterday - so good to be face to face! We reflected on our activities in 2024 and were delighted to be joined by Chisengalalo, the Chair of ASWIM. Some supporters joined in the afternoon to look at our development and achievements since 2007.

[Supporting Social Work in Malawi (SSWIM) @MalawiSSWIM]

We had a really positive meeting yesterday - so good to be face to face! We reflected on our activities in 2024 and were delighted to be joined by Chisengalalo, the Chair of ASWIM. Some supporters joined in the afternoon to look at our development and achievements since 2007.

[Dr Frances Howard @FHowardNG]

👀 lovely review of my book (now out in paperback) in the Journal of Applied Youth Studies. 🙌🏽 to ⁦@DikshaPoddar09⁩ https://t.co/XR31llPwT6

[NTU Eastern Africa Centre (EAC) @EAC_NTU]

Congratulations to NTU's @SimonCauvain in publishing a co-written chapter in this Routledge Taylor & Francis Group Handbook of African Social Work. This is based on collaborative work in support of developing social work in Malawi.
https://t.co/1E486e4bSw
@MazedaHossain

[NTU Eastern Africa Centre (EAC) @EAC_NTU]

2/2. Prof.Hossain shared early findings from the (soon to be released) Global Wellbeing and Resilience Index (GWRI) & how it can be applied to better understand the needs of vulnerable migrants fleeing fragile & conflict-affected settings. https://t.co/9Pze45cXIc
@MazedaHossain

[Dr Simon Cauvain @SimonCauvain]

Always great to visit our beautiful NTU campus. Looking forward to sharing Malawian Social Worker insights at our @NTUSocSciences Showcase event. @EAC_NTU @SocialWorkNTU @MalawiSSWIM

[Dr Simon Cauvain @SimonCauvain]

Session 10 of our annual @NTUSocSciences #S3Showcase24 in Clifton this afternoon continued with ⁦⁦@BanyenElma⁩ ‘s powerful research into the impact of patriarchy on maternal and child health in Northern Ghana. Strong parallels with Malawi. How to break the cycle?

[Supporting Social Work in Malawi (SSWIM) @MalawiSSWIM]

Great to hear from @SimonCauvain and @JanetWa52154782 about their recent trip to Malawi teaching at University of Malawi and welcome back @erinkking75. Now planning to hold an open meeting in the autumn to bring together some of our supporters and interested parties.

[Supporting Social Work in Malawi (SSWIM) @MalawiSSWIM]

https://t.co/XVZRN1Ca1D An article on the work of @SimonCauvain and @JanetWa52154782 leading a session with Practice Educators in Malawi this week

[Dr Simon Cauvain @SimonCauvain]

So good to see this after attending the first two days with @JanetWa52154782. We exchanged insights and saw how #SocialWork Practice Education is going from strength to strength in Malawi. Congratulations to all those completing the course this year. @MalawiSSWIM

[University of Malawi (UNIMA) @unima_official]

The Department of Sociology and Population Studies will host Professor Janet Walker and Dr. Simon Cauvin, who will deliver presentations on "Creating Social Work Professional Identity in Malawi" and "Challenging Ageing Myths."
#UNIMA
#ConnectWithExcellence

[Dr Simon Cauvain @SimonCauvain]

An honour to present alongside @JanetWa52154782 at @unima_official in Zomba, Malawi. This week has been one of sharing perspectives, (learning as always) and building connections. #socialwork @MalawiSSWIM

[Supporting Social Work in Malawi (SSWIM) @MalawiSSWIM]

@SimonCauvain is enjoying being back in the classroom with students @unima_official