## Why

> 要想一年富足，就种粮
想要十年繁荣，就种树
如果你想要一百年的繁荣，那就培养人才

If you want one year of prosperity, grow grain.
If you want ten years of prosperity, grow trees.
If you want one hundred years of prosperity, grow people.

Source: Chinese Proverb
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This proverb teaches us that to achieve Zuzalu’s goals of “foster a global network of communities to advance humanity**”** we must grow the lives of the people in the communities where Zuzalu is located.

> "Bí ọwọ́ ọmọdé kò tó pẹpẹ...ti àgbàlagbà kòlè wọ akèrèngbè"

"If a kid's hand fails to reach the Peak of a cupboard, that of an adult cannot enter a Gourd"
Source: Yoruba Proverb
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This proverb teaches us that mentorship relationships are symbiotic. Just as the mentee will benefit from the mentor, the mentor will also benefit from having a mentee.