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2008 Calendar

  • June 2008 {Power and Responsibility} : “The chief’s son has to collect firewood when destiny destroys him.” – Moru (Sudan) Proverb
  • August 2008: “The dog does not worry when the chicken runs over to the bones” – Ewe-mina (Benin, Ghana, and Togo) Proverb
  • March 2008 {Advice} : “A child or youth who does not listen to an elder’s advice gets his or her leg broken.” – Nyanja (Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia) and Chewa (Malawi) and Bemba (Zambia) Proverb
  • April 2008 {Concern for Others} : “The person who has eaten and satisfied himself or herself does not care for the one who is hungry.” – Matengo (Tanzania) Proverb
  • May 2008 {Prayer} : “Swallow saliva before you cross a one-log bridge.” – Ngoni (Tanzania, Mozambique) Proverb
  • July 2008: “How easy it is to defeat people who do not kindle fire for themselves.” – Tugen (Kenya) Proverb
  • January 2008 {Unity} : “Unity is strength.” – Ganda (Uganda) Proverb
  • September 2008 {Respect for Others/Self} : “The camel does not see the bend in its neck.” – Arabic (Libya) Proverb
  • October 2008 {Success} : “Where there’s a will there’s a way.” – Swahili (Eastern and Central Africa) Proverb
  • November 2008 {Perseverance} : “grow into a palm tree.” – Esan (Nigeria) Proverb
  • December 2008 {Support/Encouragement} : “The one who fetches the water is the one who is likely to break the pot.” – Ga (Ghana) Proverb
  • February 2008 {Love} : “Love is blind.” – Mende (Sierra Leone) Proverb
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