The relationship between developmental social work, poverty alleviation, and sustainable development in Nigeria

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Ugwoji, C. 2022. The relationship between developmental social work, poverty alleviation, and sustainable development in Nigeria. in: Microfinance and Sustainable Development in Africa IGI Global. pp. 279-305
AuthorsUgwoji, C.
AbstractThis chapter explores the nexus between developmental social work (DSW) and sustainable development in Nigeria with the specific aim of outlining the issues, challenges, and opportunities involved therein as they affect Nigeria's social development and social work. Social work, which promotes the advancement of social wellbeing, social change, empowerment, and liberation of the vulnerable groups, is an integral concept of DSW. DSW maps out a new direction for social work practice, offering processes to address the causes of societal dysfunction and socioeconomic challenges faced by the people. This approach could be used to tackle Nigeria's social issues and poverty. This chapter argues that there is overlap for DSW to promote and contribute to the realisation of sustainable development, the literary and documentary sources, and the review thereof shows that there is a relationship between DSW and sustainable development as both are geared towards promoting the welfare of the people.
KeywordsDevelopmental social work; Poverty alliviation; Nigeria
Page range279-305
Year2022
Book titleMicrofinance and Sustainable Development in Africa
PublisherIGI Global
Output statusPublished
ISBN9781799874997
9781799875000
ISSN2327-5677
2327-5685
Publication dates
Online2022
Publication process dates
Deposited31 Mar 2023
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7499-7.ch012
Official URLhttps://www.igi-global.com/gateway/chapter/293803
JournalMicrofinance and Sustainable Development in Africa
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