Using thematic analysis, this study examined social workers’ (n = 21) descriptions of whatIndigenised social work practice in Uganda entails. Responses from semi-structured interviewsrevealed the following three themes that inform social workers’ understanding of Indigenisedsocial work practice: (1) collective action and mutuality, (2) communal welfare and respect forlife and (3) liberation and restoration. The discussion aims at understanding the hallmarks ofeach description in relation to the notions of Indigenised social work as culturally inclusive andresponsive practice, developmental social work and political action.