"One tree does not make a windbreak." - Somali Proverb

“One tree does not make a windbreak.”

- Somaliunity

Meaning

A single individual cannot protect the community; collective effort is needed for shelter.

Somali nomadic camps use rows of trees and bushes for wind protection. A lone tree provides no shelter against desert winds.

Origin

Somali

Language

Somali

“A single tree cannot make a forest.”

Malian

“Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.”

Kenyan

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