It is also present in many other countries, especially poor ones. As a child welfare specialist I know that if I wanted to become a social worker in a foreign country, there would be a need. The only country that has the highest rate of poverty leading to child welfare and social work in Africa. “Nearly two-thirds of the African population lives in extreme poverty, on less than US$1 a day (UNDP, 2005). Extended families and communities that are already chronically poor and food insecure are further challenged by the most recent risk, the HIV/AIDS pandemic” (Gabel, Gatenio, & Kamerman, p. 11). As you can see poverty is very high in Africa. Africa cannot support the need for social workers. “Most African nations do not have national social protection programs. They lack the financial resources and management capabilities necessary to meet the social protection needs of all their citizens and poverty. The African Union does not have a strategy specifically related to social protection, although some of its action plans and declarations call for support and financial assistance to marginalized and vulnerable groups” (Gabel, Gatenio and Kamerman,