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Jan. 2011 : “You must treat the earth well. It was not given to you by your parents. It is loaned to you by your children.” – Kikuyu (Kenya) ProverbJan. 2011 : “You must treat the earth well. It was not given to you by your parents. It is loaned to you by your children.” – Kikuyu (Kenya) ProverbJan. 2011 : “You must treat the earth well. It was not given to you by your parents. It is loaned to you by your children.” – Kikuyu (Kenya) ProverbJan. 2011 : “You must treat the earth well. It was not given to you by your parents. It is loaned to you by your children.” – Kikuyu (Kenya) Proverb
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Jan. 2011 : “You must treat the earth well. It was not given to you by your parents. It is loaned to you by your children.” – Kikuyu (Kenya) Proverb

January 2011
Care of the Earth


Rigita thi wega; ndwaheiruio ni aciari; ni ngombo uhetwo ni ciana ciaku.
(Kikuyu)
Itunze arthi vyema; hukupewa na wazazi; bali umekopeshwa na wazao wako. (Swahili)
You must treat the earth well. It was not given to you by your parents. It is loaned to you by
your children
. (English)

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