2011 African Proverb of the Month

• Dec. 2011: “The one with many uncles slept hungry” – Maragoli (Kenya) Proverbs
• Nov. 2011: “A roaring lion does not catch any prey.” – Acholi (Uganda, South Sudan) Proverb
• Oct. 2011: “The woman finds an empty house, she doesn’t find riches.” – Luba-Kasai (Democratic Republic of Congo – DRC) Proverb
• Sep. 2011: “Women give birth with other women” – Alur (Democratic Republic of Congo – DRC and Uganda) Proverb
• Aug. 2011: “Things are miraculous: reeds produce water, forests produce firewood and fire produce ashes.” – Gusii (Kenya) Proverb
• Jul. 2011: “A woman is like the skin of kabundi (a very tiny wild animal) on which two men cannot sit. ” – Songye (Democratic Republic of Congo – DRC) Proverb
• Jun. 2011: “Faster, faster has finished off the people of Bwilo.” – Kara (Tanzania) Proverb
• May 2011: “A village never lacks a beautiful young woman” – Lingala (Democratic Republic of Congo – DRC, Republic of the Congo, Angola, Central African Republic) Proverb
• Apr. 2011: “To stay a long time in the water does not make you clean.” – Sukuma (Tanzania) Proverb
• Mar. 2011: “The people to whom things belong are the same people who are greedy.” – Rwanda (Rwanda) and Rundi (Burundi) Proverb
• Feb. 2011: “The dugout canoe does not know the depth of the water.” – Hangaza (Tanzania) Proverb
• Jan. 2011: “Individuals have different talents.” – Haya (Tanzania) Proverb