Applicability of Ujamaa Policy in Social Work Education in Tanzania Regarding Ubuntu Philosophy – A Literature Review
Journal Title: International Journal of Social Science And Human Research - Year 2024, Vol 7, Issue 08
Abstract
A literature review on the applicability of Ujamaa Policy in Social Work Education in Tanzania Regarding Ubuntu Philosophy. The late first president of Tanzania and Ubuntu champion (2014) Dr. Julius Kambarage Nyerere made deliberate efforts to decolonize education policy and systems in post-colonial Tanzania including education for self-reliance policy in 1967 under Ujamaa policy. Ujamaa is among the core values of Ubuntu philosophy that influenced social work education in Tanzania through the Ujamaa Intersections Model from pre-colonial to the present. In Ubuntu philosophy education is collectively developed and owned by the community and Tanzania’s social work education is integrated through the Ujamaa Intersections Model. Arusha Declaration of 1967 through the Ujamaa Policy strategically restored and integrated Social Work education through the Ujamaa Intersections Model that linked education and community. Compatibility of the Ujamaa Intersections Model and social work education facilitated self-reliance, voluntarism, community participation, cooperation, and empowerment by allowing community sections to take collective and holistic control of available resources for universal welfare. As per Ubuntu philosophy, the realization of Universal welfare in the country covered all community members regardless of their social status but emphasized vulnerable populations including orphans, disabled, elders, sick persons, pregnant women, etc. Over time, the applicability of social work education was in line with the Ujamaa Policy, and despite the colonial legacy in early social work programs, the content reflected the Ujamaa intersections Model. Ujamaa Policy addressed tribalism, and promoted national unity, solidarity, and cooperation spirit relevant to community development in the country, with more than 120 ethnic tribes requiring a comprehensive and collective cultural diversity social work relevant model of education to address existing social problems and collective sustainable future of Tanzania’s National Vision of 2050 and Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
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Meinrad Haule Lembuka
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- DOI 10.47191/ijsshr/v7-i08-03
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