About the Asian Association for Social Welfare
Main Objectives of AASW
- To Look at Local Problems in an Asian Perspective
- To Create Social Policy for the Asian Region and Beyond
- To Support Social Development and Social Welfare
- To Create and Disperse Knowledge
- To Create New "Thinking"
- To Be Complementary, Synergetic and Symbiotic
- To Be Pragmatic, Integrative, and Innovative
- To Fill Information Gaps for the Practice and Theory
- To Establish Contacts with and Provide Consulting Services and Research to Local, National and International Government Bodies and Welfare Organizations
- To Provide a Platform for Networking of Experts
Topics to Be Dealt With Include
- "Rural Poverty" (contact Prof. Surendra Singh & Dr. Antonina Dashkina)
- "Terrorism, Social Policy and Social Work" (contact Prof. Aspalter & Dr. Dashkina)
- "Social Inequality and Social Integration" (contact Prof. Surendra Singh)
- "Disaster Prevention and Management" (contact Dr. Dashkina, Dr. Widmer, Dr. Du Toit)
- "Unemployment and Employment Issues" (contact Prof. Surendra Singh)
- "Social Security" (contact Prof. Kim Jinsoo and Prof. Christian Aspalter)
- "Population Problems and Migration" (contact Prof. Christian Aspalter)
- "Ecology and Environment" (contact Prof. Rajendran Muthu)
- "Abuse and Neglect" (contact Dr. Francois Du Toit)
- "Persons with Disability" (contact Prof. Muthu, Dr. Dashkina, Prof. Singh)
- "Problems of Ethnic and Indigenous People" (contact Prof. Surendra Singh)


