COVID-19 Social Work Response in Africa: Transformational Leadership in Emergency

Watch this webinar from IFSW Africa as Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services in Namibia Dr. Esther Utjiua Muinjangue joins a discussion panel to discuss the experiences of social workers during the COVID-19 crisis.

Dr. Esther Utjiua Muinjangue began her professional career as a social worker and has more than 20 years’ experience in the field of social work practice.

Growing up in a time in which there were basically two professions for girls, nursing or teaching, she decided pursue a career in social work, admitting “I had no clue what social work was all about, but I decided to go for it”.

Before taking up her current position, she worked for more than ten years as a social worker for the Ministry of Health and Social Services, with specific interest in the area of family and child care.