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Africa has always had something powerful to offer the world, not only in resources, art, and culture, including human resources through migration and slavery, but also in wisdom. At the heart of this wisdom is Ubuntu, a philosophy of reciprocity and justice: I am because we are. Ubuntu is not an abstract idea, it is…
Africa, your soil shaped futures beyond your handYet your voice remains too seldom namedHarambee calls, Ubuntu waitsTo guide justice through open gates When social work and development workers visit Africa for conferences, they must remember the continent’s layered history and its present realities. Africa was once valued for slaves and territory. The challenge is that…
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To the global community, Africa contributes wisdom as well as resources. At the heart of this wisdom is Ubuntu, a philosophy of reciprocity, justice, and community: I am because we are (not I am because you are or I am because I am). In Kenya, Ubuntu is expressed through harambee, the value of working together,…
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