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Sankofa learning is a life-long process
The past illuminates the present, Sankofa Asante Adinkra symbol means know your history is to know yourself, the search for knowledge is a life-long
process.
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Sankofa Asante Adinkra symbol
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Sankofa learning is a life-long process
The
Akan have an ancient and rich cultural heritage that includes the extensive use
of pictorial symbolism in the writing system known as Adinkra, which was
created by the Ashanti craftsmen of Ghana. Sankofa Ashanti or Asante Adinkra symbol represented
either by a bird with its head turned backward taking an egg off its back, or
as a curvy heart shape.
“Se
wo were fi na wosankofa a yenkyi,"
"It
is not wrong to go back for that which you have forgotten."
The
Akan believe that the past illuminates the present and that the search for
knowledge is a life-long process. The Sankofa symbol illustrates the quest for
knowledge and the importance of learning from the past.
Sankofa
Means:
san
means to return + ko means to go + fa means to look to seek and take= Sankofa
Sankofa
means return and get it, symbolizing the importance of learning from the past.
Sankofa also stands for you can always correct your mistakes or with wisdom use
past experiences to build a promising future. Know your history is to know yourself.
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Africa is surrounded by water but is not an island, here are a few African Island facts.
Madagascar is the 4th large island in the world and is located in the Indian Ocean supporting a unique biology, about 90% of its plants and animals are found nowhere else on earth.
Composed of 155 islands, Seychelles is Africa's smallest country. By far the largest island is Mahe, home to about 90% of the population and the site of its capital city of Victoria.
Cabo Verde has a strategic location 310 miles or 500 km from the west coast of Africa near major north-south sea routes; important communications station; important sea and air refueling site.
Africa is surrounded by water but by definition Africa is not an island because Africa is a continent. Continents can not be considered islands because of their size and also by historic definition since many people who study geography define islands and continents as two different things.
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