20.500.12556/RUL-183610 »Naše« predstave o Afriki in glasovi iz vasi Runyenjes: kritična analiza skozi dekolonialno perspektivo v socialnem delu magistrsko delo »Our« ideas of Africa and the voices from the village of Runyenjes: a critical analysis through a decolonial perspective in social work magistrsko delo V svojem magistrskem delu sem iskala povezavo med predstavami študentk in študenta o Afriki in tem, kako bi lokalno prebivalstvo v vasi Runyenjes (Kenija) želelo, da si predstavljamo to celino. V teoretičnem delu sem pisala o kolonizaciji, revščini in rasizmu. Navedla sem tudi stereotipe, predsodke in predstave o Afriki v medijih. Nadaljevala sem z opredelitvijo dekolonizacije in povezavo te teme s socialnim delom. Na koncu sem predstavila metodo glas fotografije. Izvedla sem kvalitativno raziskavo, pri kateri sem opravila polstrukturirane intervjuje in vpeljala metodo glas fotografije. Intervjuje sem opravila s študentkami in študentom Fakultete za socialno delo, ki še nikoli niso bili v Afriki, ter z lokalnim prebivalstvom iz vasi Runyenjes v Keniji, s katerimi sem navezala stik med študijskim obiskom v januarju 2025. Ob intervjujih sem izvedela, kakšne predstave imajo študentke in študent o Afriki, od kod te izhajajo ter katere kompetence bi po njihovem mnenju potrebovali za strokovno delo v mednarodnem kontekstu, seznanila pa sem se tudi z vplivom predstav na strokovno delo. V Keniji sem izvedela, kako na izdelke študentk in študenta gledajo lokalni prebivalci, kako se ob tem počutijo in kako bi sami opisali Afriko. Prav tako smo se pogovarjali o socialnem delu v Keniji, o vstopanju tujcev v lokalno skupnost, o morebitnih izzivih tega in njihovem pogledu na Evropo. Izsledki so pokazali, da so najpogostejše asociacije slovenskih študentk in študenta, povezane z Afriko, skupnost, večja mesta, vročina, kultura, turizem, revščina, rituali in raznoliko prebivalstvo, s čimer se prebivalci vasi Runyenjes strinjajo in pozitivno gledajo na te predstave. Ideje o Afriki izhajajo predvsem iz medijev, knjig, vzgoje staršev, oglasov, izobraževanja in poznanstev. Prebivalci vasi Runyenjes bi si želeli, da si Afriko predstavljamo kot dom kulture, skupnosti, raznolikosti, naravnih bogastev in kot celino, ki bi jo z veseljem obiskali. Kljub uradnemu koncu politike kolonializma se v »naših« predstavah še vedno pojavlja kolonialna miselnost, ki se kaže v posplošenih podobah, nevidnosti raziskovalk in raziskovalcev oziroma aktivistov in aktivistk iz Afrike ter v prikazovanju Afrike samo z zahodne, enodimenzionalne perspektive. Socialni delavci in socialne delavke morajo pri delu v mednarodnem okolju upoštevati kulturni kontekst, prepoznavati lastne stereotipe, delovati protirasistično in skozi dekolonialno perspektivo z visoko stopnjo samorefleksije in kulturne kompetentnosti gojiti kulturo dialoga. Sodelovanje s skupnostjo mora temeljiti na spoštovanju, pozdravljanju, vzajemnem sodelovanju s skupnostjo, sprejemanju kulture in učenju jezika. In my master's thesis, I made a connection between the perceptions that students have of Africa and how the local population in the village of Runyenjes (Kenya) would like the world to perceive Africa. In the theoretical part, I wrote about colonization, poverty, and racism. I also presented stereotypes, prejudices, and perceptions of Africa in the media. I continued with a definition of decolonization and the connection of this topic to social work. Finally, I presented the photovoice method. I conducted qualitative research, during which I carried out semi-structured interviews and introduced the photovoice method into the research. I interviewed students from the Faculty of Social Work who had never been to Africa and local residents from the village of Runyenjes in Kenya, with whom I had established contact during a study visit in January 2025. Through the interviews, I learned what ideas students have about Africa, where these ideas come from, what skills they would need for professional work in an international context, and how these ideas influence their professional work. In Kenya, I learned how local residents view the students' products, how they feel about this, and how they would describe Africa themselves. We also talked about social work in Kenya, foreigners entering the local communities, the potential challenges of this, and their view of Europe. The results showed that the most common associations of Slovenian students are community, larger cities, heat, culture, tourism, poverty, rituals, and a diverse population, with which the residents of Runyenjes agree and view these perceptions positively. Ideas about Africa come mainly from the media, books, parental upbringing, advertisements, education, and acquaintances. The residents of the village of Runyenjes would like the world to imagine Africa as a home of culture, community, diversity, natural resources, and they would love more tourist visits. Despite the official end of colonialism, a colonial mindset still persists in »our« perceptions, manifesting itself in generalized stereotypes, the invisibility of researchers and activists from Africa, and the portrayal of Africa solely from a Western, one-dimensional perspective. When working in an international context, social workers must take the cultural context into account, recognize their own stereotypes, act in an anti-racist manner, and foster a culture of dialogue through a decolonial perspective with a high degree of self-reflection and cultural competence. Collaboration with the community must be based on respect, welcoming, mutual cooperation with the community, cultural acceptance, and language learning. predstave o Afriki in Evropi mednarodno socialno delo dekolonialna perspektiva lokalno prebivalstvo iz vasi Ruyenjes kolonialni diskurz sodelovanje s skupnostjo perceptions of Africa and Europe international social work decolonial perspective local population of the village of Ruyenjes colonial discourse community engagement true false false [L. 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