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  • The Young Shall Grow in UK colors written on shop door.
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  • Life is like riding a bicycle; you do not fall off unless you stop pedaling.  Sierra Leonean proverb<br />
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Man parks his bicycle in front of the mosque as he enters for prayers.  Massina, Mali  1994
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  • Life is a gift of nature but beautiful living is a gift of wisdom.  Malawian proverb<br />
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A Maasai elder respected for wisdom and for mediation skills. Southern Kenya  1995
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  • All who live under the sun are plaited together like one big mat.  African proverb<br />
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Well-dressed young women from the John F. Kennedy Lycee For Girls were attending a special program commemorating the anniversary of the death of the late U.S President for whom their school was named. Dakar, Senegal 1988
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  • If you want to walk fast, walk alone; if you want to walk far, walk with others.  Zimbabwean proverb  <br />
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These elders were returning to their homes  after celebrating one of the important festivals for the Peul people, the Crossing of the Cattle. Diafarabé, Mali. 1994
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  • Life is the ability to breathe out every time you breathe in. Ugandan proverb<br />
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A model shows off a new design by a prominent Kenyan fashion designer. There is immense talent and sophistication on the African continent in the fields of fashion, music and the arts. Nairobi, Kenya  2002
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  • Each day that goes by and I am okay is a feast.  North African proverb<br />
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A woman boils fish to make fish oil to sell in the market. Massina, Mali  1994
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  • The wise do not comb themselves; if they do, they get hurt.  Ugandan proverb <br />
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A woman is having her hair styled.  As it will take several hours she makes herself comfortable, along with her daughter.  Women in Mali have a sophisticated sense of fashion, particularly in terms of their clothes and hairstyles.  The cheapest place to have their hair done is in the open-air market where a large, covered shed is devoted to this trade. Bamako, Mali  1992
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  • The life of an animal is a parable of man's life.   African proverb<br />
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A Dinka man in a cattle camp. The Dinka are pastoralists whose lives revolve around cattle. During the dry season, men move their cattle to special camps. Much time is spent grooming the cattle. Southern Sudan  1989
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  • The pillar of the world is hope.  Nigerian proverb<br />
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This was a very hopeful day to be in Asmara because Eritrea had finally received their independence from Ethiopia after a long civil war.  Most Eritreans were celebrating and dancing in the streets.  As we toured the city at the end <br />
of the day a group of children were dancing their way home after a soccer game. A new moon was rising in the sky and it looked like the boys were dancing on the edge of the earth. Asmara, Eritrea 1993
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  • Religion bridges God and man. African proverb<br />
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Many Africans have started their own churches, which feature a blend of Christianity and traditional religion.  This one was called The African Church of the Holy Spirit.  During the service there was ecstatic dancing, and talking in tongues. Members wear a uniform so people can easily identify them with their particular church. Nairobi, Kenya  1995
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  • The footprint of one person is narrow.  Congolese proverb<br />
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During the Peul Crossing of the Cattle festival the houses are cleaned, painted and decorated. This courtyard was decorated with a cat’s paw pattern created by three fingers dipped in white wash. Diafarabé, Mali. 1994
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  • She who spends time adorning herself knows she is going to dance.  Kenyan proverb<br />
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Young dancers make up their faces in preparation for a dance. Many schools have extracurricular activities encouraging music, dance, and drama.  Nairobi, Kenya  1990
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  • Without craziness, one does not live. Tanzanian proverb.<br />
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A Jola entertainer. For the Jola people of southern Senegal entertaining and dancing are an integral part of their culture. The Gambia  1994
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  • When a child behaves like an adult he sees what an adult sees.  African proverb<br />
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I was on assignment for UNICEF to document famine in war-torn southern Sudan.  It was a very difficult time for the people but the children always made the best of the situation. This young boy cleverly got my attention by imitating me, the photographer. Southern Sudan  1993
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  • In the great river of life there are large and small fish.   Ghanaian proverb<br />
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A fisherman fishes in the Niger River, a prominent river in West Africa. Bamako, Mali  1992
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  • If you can talk, you can sing; if you can walk, you can dance.  Zimbabwean proverb<br />
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Maasai men dancing a traditional warrior dance. Northern Kenya 1990
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  • A calabash with holes cannot be filled. Kenyan proverb<br />
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While visiting a women’s group that was setting up a dried fish business, I saw this woman sitting in a courtyard cleaning rice. As she was doing this most mundane job, she was beautifully dressed and so composed that even having her picture taken did not distract her from her work. Cleaning rice, Mbao, Senegal  1988
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  • The world is a mirror; it looks at you the same way you look at it.  North African proverb<br />
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This young Peul girl prepares for the annual Crossing of the Cattle Festival which takes place along the Niger River. The festival is a celebration of the return of the cattle herders who spent the dry season searching for food for the cattle. The return of the men symbolizes their having attained manhood. Diafarabé, Mali. 1994
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  • The poorest person in the world is not the one without money but the one without vision.  Ghanaian proverb<br />
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This young farmer, along with other villagers, had a vision to build a well with a storage tank for their village.  When I returned to this village in 2006, the village was much more prosperous and the tank was now a water tower supplying water for homes and for irrigation. Missira-Wadène, Senegal  1988
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  • Go softly in the world; if it is harmed, it does not return. Nigerian proverb<br />
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While visiting Djenné we took a tour of the countryside where the Bozo people live.  We found these unusual,  compact villages surrounded by mud walls with a mosque towering over the homes.  Inside we walked the narrow streets visiting families in their mud brick homes.  After we left the village these children decided to go fishing  in a nearby lake.  Djenné, Mali 1992
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  • A child is a store; what you tell her, she keeps.  Ugandan proverb<br />
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This Muslim girl attends a Koranic (religious) school where lessons are in Arabic. The board she carries serves as her writing pad. Sokoto, Nigeria  1989
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