Ubuntu was recently adopted as the first theme for the 2020–2030 global agenda for social work, and yet little research is available to explore how it is transmitted and implemented in communities. The authors present findings of a qualitative study conducted in an academic setting in South Africa, where the transmission of Ubuntu was discussed among 30 young adult ‘born frees’. Students seemed to embrace principles of Ubuntu as a whole; however, economic, social and cultural strains are documented as obstacles to its pragmatic application. Implications of community engagement through service learning as a means of strengthening Ubuntu are discussed.

Ubuntu 最近被采纳为 2020-2030 年全球社会工作议程的第一个主题，但很少有研究可以探索它是如何在社区中传播和实施的。作者介绍了在南非的一个学术环境中进行的一项定性研究的结果，该研究在 30 名“生来就自由的人”中讨论了 Ubuntu 的传播。学生们似乎接受了整个 Ubuntu 的原则。然而，经济、社会和文化压力被证明是其实际应用的障碍。讨论了通过服务学习作为加强 Ubuntu 的一种手段来参与社区参与的意义。