African Proverb with Simon Okelo

“One who damages the character of another damages his own” ~ Nigerian Proverb It was in my 20’s that I first heard someone use the term “Be better, not bitter” and it has come up many times throughout my adult years. Let’s be honest, when you are hurt it is difficult at times to be…

African Proverbs with Simon Okelo

“Although the snake does not fly, it has caught the bird whose home is in the sky.” ~ Ghanaian Proverb It is not often that we think about a snake catching a bird. Most times it is the other way around with a bird grabbing a snake for it’s meal. That made me pay even…

African Proverbs with Simon Okelo

“To get lost is to learn the way.” ~ African Proverb I loved trying new ways to get home when I was a child. It was joy because I got to take in the sights and learn my way by using landmarks. Funny thing is that I taught my children to use landmarks as well….

Rotary Calcutta Metro City and Eastern India Rotary Welfare Trust distributed relief materials to the remote villages in the Gosaba area of Sundarbans with Abhijit Ganguly

Rotary Calcutta Metro City and Eastern India Rotary Welfare Trust distributed relief materials to the remote villages in the Gosaba area of Sundarbans. Noted social and environmental worker Anil Mistry of the Bally Nature & Wildlife Conservation Society coordinated the relief distribution program benefitting over 7000 residents of villages in the area. Several utility and…

African Proverbs with Simon Okelo

“Parents give birth to the body of their children, but not always to their characters” ~ African Proverb As a parent, there were a few things that came to the surface when I read this proverb. When birthing something new we do not know how it will react to the world or how the world…