"Nnọọ." It is a word that means "Welcome," but in the Igbo world, it carries the weight of acknowledging a long journey.

In this opening episode of Foundation Week, Yvonne Mbanefo invites you to stop being a lone observer and start becoming a steward of your heritage. Using the profound proverb of the "wearer and the washer," we explore why your Igbo heritage—much like a precious hand-woven Akwaete cloth—only retains its brilliance if you choose to wear it with pride.

In this episode, you will discover:

• The Philosophy of Welcome: Why Nnọọ is the first step in the "Stewardship of Relationship".
• The Wearer and the Washer: A deep dive into the Igbo proverb of value and preservation.
• The Scholar’s Spark: Insights from Victor Uchendu’s 1965 study on the 'reciprocity' at the heart of Igbo social life.
• The Nkume Method: Learn and practice your first three "drops" of the language.

Daily Proverb: Ị yiri akwa gị ka ọ na ọ bụghị gị ga-asụ ya, onye ga-asụ ya asụọ ya ka ọ na ọ bụghị ya ga-eyị ya.

If you wear your clothes as though you won't be the one to wash them, the person who washes them will do so as though they aren't the one to wear them.

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This has been Igbo Daily Drops with Yvonne Mbanefo.

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