Annual General Meeting: NASWU will hold its Annual General Meeting on Sat. 28th November 2009. All Social Workers, please start plans to attend the meeting. Venue and time later. The General meeting will take place in Kampala and will be attended by Social Workers in Kampala and from all the districts in Uganda. You are advised to reserve this date in your calendar and start your plans to attend early. More information about the event will be given through this website.

New branch expected: NASWU is currently evaluating an application by Social Workers in Kabale to start the NASWU Kigezi branch. Given their very good level of organization, the branch status is expected to be granted. Other parts of the country that wish to start a NASWU branch are welcome.

Constitutional Review: NASWU is currently carrying out a Constitutional review. A working Group started meeting in June to review the structure of NASWU and make proposals to the General meeting in November.

Visiting Team from University of Kentucky (UK): On June 21, NASWU welcomed a visiting team from the University of Kentucky (UK), College of Social Work, who are here to do placements in various Social Work agencies. The team of 10 students is led by Associate Prof. Richard Sutphen and Dr. Sossou Marie. The Team says it has had a great experience working in various agencies. It is hoped there will be similar visits in future. A possible exchange program between Makerere University and UK is under discussion.

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