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  • 2013 African Proverb of the Month

2013 African Proverb of the Month

  • December 2013 – It is not possible to avoid a slippery home compound. (Mbeere (Kenya) Proverb
  • November 2013 – The paw prints (tracks) of a leopard are not be trodden in by a dog. Ganda (Uganda) Proverb
  • October 2013 – God cultivates with a blunt machete (large cleaver-like knife). Gikuyu (Kenya) Proverb
  • September 2013 – The water of the sea is only to be contemplated. Longo (Tanzania) Proverb
  • August 2013 – The patience of a young girl brings joy to the parents; at the end it brings celebration. Rundi (Burundi and Rwanda) Proverb
  • July 2013 – They share only water from the well. – Acholi (Uganda, South Sudan) Proverb
  • June 2013 – A hen drinks water while it raises its head upward – Vira (Democratic Republic of the Congo — DRC) Proverb
  • May, 2013 – Sweet words lure the snake out of its cave. – Haya (Tanzania) Proverb
  • April, 2013 – A fig tree cannot walk, but its roots go very far. Nyindu (Democratic Republic of the Congo — DRC) Proverb
  • March, 2013 – You overcame the rain, but what about the dew? Sumbwa (Tanzania) Proverb
  • February 2013 – As soon as you experience hunger pangs (feel hungry) why do you always want to eat? Sukuma (Tanzania) Proverb
  • January 2013, “When a person hides sickness, we will hear cries of distress.” Bukusu (Kenya) Proverb
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