African Wisdom in Image and Proverb
"I am because we are; we are because I am" South African proverb
Life is a proverb of creation. African proverb
All who live under the sun are plaited together like one big mat. African proverb
Southern Kenya 1995
Life is the best gift; the rest is extra. Tanzanian proverb
Massina, Mali 1994
Life is in community. African proverb
Southern Sudan 1989
Diafarab, Mali 1994
Life has two legs, male and female. African proverb
Children are the reward of life. Congolese proverb
Southern Sudan 1993
Lome, Togo
Bamako, Mali 1992
Southern Sudan 1989
Missira-Wadne, Senegal 1988
Sokoto, Nigeria 1989
Knowledge is like a garden; if it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested. Guinean proverb
Cotonou, Benin 1991
The Gambia 1994
Nairobi, Kenya 1990
Narok, Kenya 1994
Diafarab, Mali. 1994
Diafarab, Mali. 1994
One does not live without working. Tanzanian proverb
Djenn, Mali 1992
Mbao, Senegal 1988
Bamako, Mali 1992
If you can talk, you can sing; if you can walk, you can dance. Zimbabwean proverb
Nairobi, Kenya 1995
Nairobi, Kenya 1995
God is the contemporary of everything. African proverb
If you are going to ask from God, take a large basket. Nigerian proverb
Southern Kenya, 1995
Asmara, Eritrea 1993