ubuntu

I am because we are

Ubuntu is a very unique word. It has been said that maybe South Africa only has one export product: not gold or diamonds, but the concept of ubuntu that we can teach the world.

(oo-boon-too) n.  Zulu or Xhosa word, a traditional African belief. Ubuntu is a term for humaneness, for caring, sharing and being in harmony with all of creation. “Africans have a thing called ubuntu. It is about the essence of being human, it is part of the gift that Africa will give the world. It embraces hospitality, caring about others, being willing to go the extra mile for the sake of another. We believe that a person is a person through other persons, that my humanity is caught up, bound up, inextricably, with yours. When I dehumanize you, I inexorably dehumanize myself. The solitary human being is a contradiction in terms. Therefore you seek to work for the common good because your humanity comes into its own in community, in belonging.” - Archbishop Desmond Tutu On the front of the t-shirt ubuntu is framed by the contours of Table Mountain: Cape Town’s famous icon.

• MotherTongues ubuntu hoodie: 80% organic cotton, 20% recycled polyester, fair labor, Pakistan.
• Adult Small (fit: 38-40"), in black
• On the front pocket is the word ubuntu framed by Table Mountain. On the back is a poetic description of ubuntu, with a graphic depicting community and connections in Africa.