SUPPORTING AND SERVING The African Nova Scotia Community THE ASSOCIATION OF BLACK SOCIAL WORKERS (ABSW) is a volunteer charitable organization
THE ABSW’S OBJECTIVES ARE:
consisting of black social workers and human service workers throughout the province. The ABSW is a forum through which black social workers and workers in related fields can exchange ideas, offer services and develop programs in the interest of the black community and the community at large.
• To advance education by providing courses, seminars, and workshops about social work related projects and programs geared towards persons of African descent.
ABSW was originally formed in Montreal, Canada in 1977 and the Nova Scotia group started in 1979 and was reactivated in 1987.
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• To advance education by providing scholarships, bursaries, awards and other forms of financial assistance to persons of African descent enrolled in a social work degree program. • To do all incidental and ancillary things to achieve the other objectives above.
