Ubuntu and forced migration: reflections for social work engagement with older refugees in Canada

Q2 Social Sciences

African Journal of Social Work Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI:10.4314/ajsw.v13i1.1

None Prince Chaigozie EKOH

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As an African philosophy, Ubuntu, anchored in our humanness and interconnectedness, holds a lot of promise for social work research and practice with older refugees. It can potentially make communal care and mutual support between older refugees and host communities a lifestyle that can address the peculiar needs of older refugees. This article synthesised literature linking Ubuntu to social work and refugees using a desk review. The reviewed literature illustrates Ubuntu’s significance in social justice, respect for the dignity and worth of refugees and improving their integration into society. Ubuntu was also found to help refugees develop resilience and strength, especially when they support other refugees. It moves away from the pathological view of refugeeism to understanding refugees as people who also provide support. However, despite Ubuntu being a lifestyle in Africa, many Africans seem to have abandoned this, as evidenced by various social issues affecting refugees in Africa, such as xenophobic attacks. This paper makes a case for adopting Ubuntu in social work practice and research with older refugees through the development of communal support systems of care. Journal website: https://ajsw.africasocialwork.net How to reference using ASWNet style: Ekoh P. C. and Warria A. (2023). Ubuntu and forced migration: reflections for social work engagement with older refugees in Canada. African Journal of Social Work, 13(1), 1-11. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ajsw.v13i1.1

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乌班图和被迫迁移:加拿大老年难民社会工作参与的反思

作为一种非洲哲学，乌班图根植于我们的人性和相互联系，为老年难民的社会工作研究和实践带来了很多希望。它有可能使老年难民和收容社区之间的公共照顾和相互支持成为一种能够解决老年难民特殊需要的生活方式。这篇文章综合了文献，将Ubuntu与社会工作和难民联系起来。经过审查的文献说明了Ubuntu在社会正义、尊重难民的尊严和价值以及改善他们融入社会方面的重要性。人们还发现Ubuntu可以帮助难民培养韧性和力量，尤其是当他们支持其他难民时。它摆脱了对难民主义的病态看法，将难民理解为也提供支持的人。然而，尽管乌班图在非洲是一种生活方式，但许多非洲人似乎已经放弃了这一点，影响非洲难民的各种社会问题就证明了这一点，比如仇外袭击。本文通过发展社区护理支持系统，在老年难民的社会工作实践和研究中采用Ubuntu。期刊网站:https://ajsw.africasocialwork.net如何引用使用ASWNet风格:Ekoh p.c.和Warria .(2023)。乌班图和被迫迁移:加拿大老年难民社会工作参与的反思。社会工作学报，13(1)，1-11。https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ajsw.v13i1.1

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