Name: Dr. Kgomotso Jongman

Email: jongmank@ub.ac.bw

Position: President of ASSWA

Affiliation and Position (other than ASSWA):

IASSW President, Africa Region

Membership of organisations (other than ASSWA): Member- Botswana National Association of Social Workers

Educational Qualification/s: (Degrees):

D. Phil from the department of social work Stellenbosch university, dissertation, the role of social workers in promoting youth entrepreneurship in Botswana

Languages written and spoken:

Setswana and English

Interest Areas (social work teaching, research and practice):

Youth development especially youth entrepreneurship.

Personal development, professional development, social policy and community development.

Current Activities (social work teaching, research, practice, others):

• Current Research: The role of youth in national development: a case study of the national vision 2016.
• Supervising 5 post graduate students (Both Masters and one PhD) on issues of youth development
• Teaching social policy to undergraduates and masters students
• Teaching personal development course to undergraduate students