<Li> In Kihaya (Bahaya) there is a saying, "Omwana taba womoi," which translates as "A child belongs not to one parent or home ." </Li> <Li> In Kijita (Wajita) there is a proverb which says "Omwana ni wa bhone," meaning regardless of a child's biological parent (s) its upbringing belongs to the community . </Li> <Li> In Swahili, the proverb "Asiye funzwa na mamae hufunzwa na ulimwengu" approximates to the same . </Li> <Ul> <Li> It Takes a Village by Jane Cowen - Fletcher, published in 1994 </Li> <Li> It Takes a Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us, by Hillary Rodham Clinton, published in 1996 </Li> </Ul>

It takes a village to educate a child