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John Lewis uses the metaphor of "walking with the wind" to talk about our role in the world in that it should be the union of the people and the strength that results from this union, what makes us resists the "strongest winds" that affect our society. What his metaphor suggest about what it takes to strengthen communities and make a positive difference in the world is that, as the case of the 15 children that remained united inside that house, people should maintain that unity under the most difficult circumstances because that would be the way to stand in front adversity and defeat it. Congressman John Lewis is one of the most influential African American legislators that supports civil rights.
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The old African proverb “If you educate a man you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman you educate a family (nation)” was a pioneer in its time for realizing the importance of women’s education when men predominated education opportunities. This maxim recognized the benefits of education and has repeatedly become the motivation for global development efforts to offer education opportunities for women. Yet, fundamentally this maxim bears problematic assumptions that further disempower women and reinforce patriarchal stereotypes. This essay seeks to unpack the assumptions behind the proverb by viewing how educating women is believed to lead to the development of the family and nation in the context of sub-Saharan Africa, an area still facing low female literacy rates and high gender disparity in the enrolment of formal schooling.
