African Proverbs are my Lifehacks | Mulenga Kapwepwe | TEDxLusaka

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

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  • @dalitsobotha7932
    @dalitsobotha79324 ай бұрын

    I truly love this woman. Each time she speaks, I learn a lot from her wisdom.

  • @ganju_san2675
    @ganju_san26754 жыл бұрын

    the way she talks, carries herself and talks is quite something. The intelligence pouring out of her mouth is😍🙌🏿👏🏿👏🏿

  • @OkeloJavan

    @OkeloJavan

    3 жыл бұрын

    So powerful

  • @clarencepinkard3395

    @clarencepinkard3395

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree totally!!!!

  • @rouxjw
    @rouxjw5 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @melissarivera7477
    @melissarivera74774 жыл бұрын

    African proverbs are beautiful

  • @NdeebwaKW
    @NdeebwaKW7 жыл бұрын

    My dad would have loved this. Good job African development bank on bringing this to zambia

  • @gabrielmkandawire1442
    @gabrielmkandawire14427 жыл бұрын

    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 .

  • @boladocemo3672

    @boladocemo3672

    4 жыл бұрын

    gabriel mkandawire 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

  • @soniamuhurihafner7216

    @soniamuhurihafner7216

    4 жыл бұрын

    THATS A SAFE WAY TO SEE THE WILDERNE🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆

  • @cujoemblakka1041
    @cujoemblakka10416 жыл бұрын

    Proverbs is the way of true Israel. " I will open my mouth in a parable, and utter dark sayings of old ".

  • @KennethShawSF
    @KennethShawSF6 жыл бұрын

    Excellent talk. Some great proverbs for me to learn...and I think I can come up with one for my future...

  • @chichidaniels2677
    @chichidaniels26774 жыл бұрын

    Your dress code is on point

  • @euniceainomugisha3042
    @euniceainomugisha30424 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing this wonderful story most people have gone through this

  • @josephmwewa6210
    @josephmwewa62102 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @mickymouse2445
    @mickymouse24454 жыл бұрын

    Wow, smart person... What original insights and comparsion she presented and how well articulated!!!

  • @sibonelodlamini9784
    @sibonelodlamini97844 жыл бұрын

    "Akunazinyane leMvubu ladliwa zingwenya kwagcweba iziziba" - This one is for the pain felt by my people.

  • @innovativearts9511
    @innovativearts95114 жыл бұрын

    Wow this is simply amazing. We need more of such

  • @mathewmwelachansa5233
    @mathewmwelachansa52337 жыл бұрын

    @Mulenga Kapwepwe nice one ! I wish the current generation can learn a lot from the rich culture of proverbs

  • @bollywoodtalks3043
    @bollywoodtalks30433 жыл бұрын

    Lovely and Factful!😍❤️🌞🙏

  • @farihahrashidi9360
    @farihahrashidi93606 жыл бұрын

    a great talk!

  • @chewemwangilwa2428
    @chewemwangilwa24287 жыл бұрын

    Great presentation on the importance of proverbs. Wish she had acknowledged the co-author of the book they wrote together...nways..nipa Zed..

  • @Alleninna
    @Alleninna2 ай бұрын

    Timeless. Love your surname : )

  • @joeljohns2504
    @joeljohns25045 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @IreneBisassoHoemNetwork
    @IreneBisassoHoemNetwork3 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @moliabangou7309
    @moliabangou73096 жыл бұрын

    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 .

  • @moliabangou7309

    @moliabangou7309

    6 жыл бұрын

    nebrew centric Giptian I can use pular , songhai & hausa. But I already knew u could not understand.

  • @honeyblossom17

    @honeyblossom17

    6 жыл бұрын

    +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.

  • @samuelkarl7345

    @samuelkarl7345

    6 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @joeljohns2504

    @joeljohns2504

    5 жыл бұрын

    Swahili is the official African language my people...

  • @freeyourmind8752

    @freeyourmind8752

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@joeljohns2504 Swahili is not the official african language. It is mainly spoken in East African and not the other African region.

  • @blossoulmnetwork8644
    @blossoulmnetwork8644 Жыл бұрын

    This is sooo good. I get it!

  • @billygundum
    @billygundum5 жыл бұрын

    Just because a story is not true (abraham-ics) Does not mean it holds no truth. ---billygundum---

  • @pastorchristinelmoore5551
    @pastorchristinelmoore5551 Жыл бұрын

    Yesssss!

  • @mrMacGoover
    @mrMacGoover4 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @kevinfalcao8657

    @kevinfalcao8657

    3 жыл бұрын

    These trawler people will also DEPLETE fish populations , but , the boat people will ALWAYS have fish by NOT overfishing.

  • @kehaniviera966
    @kehaniviera9666 жыл бұрын

    Wow

  • @vnonkwinn6233
    @vnonkwinn62332 жыл бұрын

    Doe, 's not the Holy-bible Contain the most substantial Proverbs?

  • @BeeBN
    @BeeBN3 жыл бұрын

    "when an old man dies, a library burns"

  • @raymondhammond750
    @raymondhammond7503 жыл бұрын

    👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

  • @GinaMmaduPharm
    @GinaMmaduPharm4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks 😊 so much for motivating me to learn and apply proverbs in my daily life, especially in tough time.

  • @marcelinocambanda2511
    @marcelinocambanda25114 жыл бұрын

    From Zambia to Angola is not a long way. Afrikan proverbs are the bedst. They have knowlege.

  • @ghostagee5232
    @ghostagee52322 жыл бұрын

    "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.😮

  • @franciscomandlate1029
    @franciscomandlate10294 жыл бұрын

    Swahili is the African language! We were stripped of our language, names and...divide and rule

  • @badformatuk
    @badformatuk4 жыл бұрын

    Please be my mom? Please..........

  • @jessicaencarnacion3931
    @jessicaencarnacion39314 жыл бұрын

    Can someone in Africa tell me about the Falú peoples is my Hertage but my grandpa keeps it a secret

  • @bgwrkr

    @bgwrkr

    10 ай бұрын

    If you aren't curious enough to do your own research, well, you can't expect strangers to be curious for you.

  • @trethasteppa8140
    @trethasteppa81406 жыл бұрын

    w African provvlerbs

  • @johnnkunde8680
    @johnnkunde8680 Жыл бұрын

    Ba mulamu awe ifi fisuma sana twa lilileni.

  • @fcentauri8
    @fcentauri84 жыл бұрын

    "Not the Dalai Lama, no. Idi Amin."

  • @charisseagnew1788
    @charisseagnew17884 жыл бұрын

    & bruh Dave: This woman us from Africa and is still vulturing 🤔

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