{"id":5587,"date":"2025-06-20T09:09:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T09:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/ubuntu-and-forced-migration-reflections-for-social-work-engagement-with-older-refugees-in-canada\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T06:17:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T06:17:08","slug":"ubuntu-and-forced-migration-reflections-for-social-work-engagement-with-older-refugees-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/ubuntu-and-forced-migration-reflections-for-social-work-engagement-with-older-refugees-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubuntu and forced migration: reflections for social work engagement with older refugees in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article was originally published as: Ubuntu and forced migration: reflections for social work engagement with older refugees in Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Abstract<\/h2>\n

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\u2019s 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.
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\nEkoh 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<\/p>\n

Authors<\/h2>\n
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  • Prince Chaigozie EKOH<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Keywords<\/h2>\n

    inclusion; older refugees; research; resilience social justice; social work practice; Ubuntu<\/p>\n

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