Collaborative Partners

NASW has established partnerships with several international organizations and joined several multi-agency coalitions:

Issue Focused Groups

• Campaign for U.S. Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
• Child Labor Coalition
• International Family Planning Coalition
• ONE Campaign
• Working Group on Ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

International Development Groups

NASW is a member of or has a Memorandum of Understanding for ongoing collaborative work with the following organizations:

• American International Health Alliance
• Building Bridges Coalition
• Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa
• InterAction
• Physicians for Peace
• United Nations Association of the USA
• United Nations Foundation
• US Global Leadership Coalition

Social Work and Social Welfare Groups

NASW collaborates on international issues with and/or is a member of several social work organizations:

• International Federation of Social Workers
• International Council on Social Welfare
• Council on Social Work Education 
• International Association of Schools of Social
• Korea Association of Social Workers
• Tanzania Association of Social Workers