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Jan. 2012: "Educate a woman, educate a nation." - Fanti (Ghana) Proverb
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Feb. 2012: "A village never lacks a beautiful young woman.." - Lingala (Democratic Republic of Congo – DRC, Republic of the Congo, Angola, Central African Republic) Proverb
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Mar. 2012: “The woman finds an empty house, she doesn’t find riches. ” - Luba-Kasai (Democratic Republic of Congo – DRC) Proverb
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Apr. 2012: "You cannot use a wild banana leaf to shield yourself from the rains and then tear it to pieces later when the rains come to an end. " - Nandi (Kenya) Proverb
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May 2012: "The person who has not travelled widely thinks his or her mother is the only cook (the best cook)." - Ganda (Uganda)
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Jun. 2012: "It takes a whole village to raise a child." - Igbo and Yoruba (Nigeria) Proverb
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Jul. 2012: "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) Saying
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Aug. 2012: "If you get a fine harvest of maize don’t break your local brotherhood and sisterhood." - Bembe (Democratic Republic of the Congo – DRC, Tanzania) Proverb
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Sep. 2012: "The old woman looks after the child to grow its teeth and the young one in turn looks after the old woman when she loses her teeth." - Akan (Ghana, Ivory Coast ) Proverb
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Oct. 2012: "The hyena with a cub does not eat up (consume) all the available food." - Akamba (Kenya) Proverb
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Nov. 2012: "Let the guest come so that the host or hostess may benefit (get well)." - Swahili (Eastern and Central Africa) Proverb
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Dec. 2012: "Women give birth with other women." - Alur (Democratic Republic of Congo – DRC and Uganda) Proverb
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African Proverbs Calendar