African Proverbs are my Lifehacks | Mulenga Kapwepwe | TEDxLusaka
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- How can we use African proverbs as lifehacks? Using a number of African proverbs as examples, Mulenga Kapwepwe outlines and explores in this light- hearted but insightful talk, how the collective wisdom of African proverbs has helped her hack the complexities of life and living.
Mulenga Kapwepwe graduated from the University of Zambia with a double major in Psychology and Sociology. Mulenga has a rich background in local traditions and arts, and has worked as a cultural consultant with government agencies, international and local organisations and private sector firms. Throughout the years in this capacity, Mulenga has participated in the review and development of national cultural policies and legal frameworks, thus improving the conditions under which artists do their work. She currently serves as Chairperson of the National Arts Council of Zambia. Mulenga has written a number of award-winning plays, a book and has received numerous commendations for her contributions to the Art and Culture.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
I truly love this woman. Each time she speaks, I learn a lot from her wisdom.
the way she talks, carries herself and talks is quite something. The intelligence pouring out of her mouth is😍🙌🏿👏🏿👏🏿
So powerful
I agree totally!!!!
Wow thanks, "The pot who boils over only soils himself" kept me out of harms way and Ubuntu is my no1. Thanks for shareing this.
African proverbs are beautiful
I Like this subject of proverbs
Like the BEMBA PROVERB which talks about procrastination , we can also learn from the followingTUMBUKA PROVERB which says , "MBUZI IKULYA APO BAYIMANGILILA " translated to A GOAT EATS FROM WHERE ITS TIED , many are the situations where we are in a bad situation, we mostly have the attitude of procrastinating , but remember that if a goat would wait until its untied for it to eat Its food it would stave to death, therefore always try to change the bad situation and do what you are suppose to do , like the lady just mention do not blame God for having created a tiger but thank him for not creating it with wings .
gabriel mkandawire 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
THATS A SAFE WAY TO SEE THE WILDERNE🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆
My dad would have loved this. Good job African development bank on bringing this to zambia
Your dress code is on point
Proverbs is the way of true Israel. " I will open my mouth in a parable, and utter dark sayings of old ".
Thanks for sharing this wonderful story most people have gone through this
Indeed we should continue teaching our children in proverbs some of us who had village life we understand the value of proverbs thank you for your explainations.
Excellent talk. Some great proverbs for me to learn...and I think I can come up with one for my future...
"Akunazinyane leMvubu ladliwa zingwenya kwagcweba iziziba" - This one is for the pain felt by my people.
Yesssss!
One of my problem about Africa is that we Africans accept to communicate with each other in foreign languages like English, French, potugese instead of making one of our languages official .
nebrew centric Giptian
I can use pular , songhai & hausa.
But I already knew u could not understand.
+nebrew centric Giptian- I see you trolling everywhere. Get a life! You can't stand us, but you ways seem to find your way around us.
I hear you and agree with you on that, but I am glad its in english so that I and those of us on this side of the Atlantic can understand our culture and hear about it. You have to take into account that, even though she may not be aware of it, she is also speaking to those Africans outside of Africa who aren't connected to their culture. Don't mind the english per say, just until we reconnect with our original languages.
Swahili is the official African language my people...
@@joeljohns2504 Swahili is not the official african language. It is mainly spoken in East African and not the other African region.
Timeless. Love your surname : )
@Mulenga Kapwepwe nice one ! I wish the current generation can learn a lot from the rich culture of proverbs
Wow, smart person... What original insights and comparsion she presented and how well articulated!!!
I have a kikuyu proverbs book, I'll start reading it. Thanks for the reminder, I was actually thinking like you when I bought it. Johns from kenya
I also grew up with many Buganda proverbs and I hope we write them down and appreciate their origin because I have seen in history where the origins of things are not appreciated. Like I still wonder why local rivers and lakes are still not named after local names even after colonialism. Like in Uganda we have lakes, national parks named after queen Victoria, Elisabeth etc and it's time to appreciate diversity by starting to appreciate your self.
Great presentation on the importance of proverbs. Wish she had acknowledged the co-author of the book they wrote together...nways..nipa Zed..
Wow this is simply amazing. We need more of such
Doe, 's not the Holy-bible Contain the most substantial Proverbs?
There where two tribes, each tribe had 10 elders. The king over both these tribes gave to each elder $1000, the first tribes elders said let us buy fishing canoes and they caught barely enough to feed there tribe. The second tribe said lets put our money together and buy a fishing trawler and caught many fish.. More then there tribe needed, so they sold there surplus to other tribes and there health and prosperity waxed great!
These trawler people will also DEPLETE fish populations , but , the boat people will ALWAYS have fish by NOT overfishing.
Lovely and Factful!😍❤️🌞🙏
a great talk!
"when an old man dies, a library burns"
Just because a story is not true (abraham-ics)
Does not mean it holds no truth.
---billygundum---
This is sooo good. I get it!
Wow
Thanks 😊 so much for motivating me to learn and apply proverbs in my daily life, especially in tough time.
"Inkoni ikubise mukeba uyirenza urugo". If you find the stick used to wip your enemy, you throw it over the fence. Meaning: You don't assist your enemy.😮
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Swahili is the African language! We were stripped of our language, names and...divide and rule
From Zambia to Angola is not a long way. Afrikan proverbs are the bedst. They have knowlege.
Ba mulamu awe ifi fisuma sana twa lilileni.
Can someone in Africa tell me about the Falú peoples is my Hertage but my grandpa keeps it a secret
If you aren't curious enough to do your own research, well, you can't expect strangers to be curious for you.
Please be my mom? Please..........
"Not the Dalai Lama, no. Idi Amin."
w African provvlerbs
& bruh Dave: This woman us from Africa and is still vulturing 🤔