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===Malawi=== In [[Malawi]], the same philosophy is called "uMunthu" in the local [[Chewa language]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/67211|title=Pambazuka - Teaching uMunthu for global peace|work=pambazuka.org|date=4 March 2016}}</ref> According to the Catholic Diocese of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Zomba|Zomba]] bishop Rt. Rev. Fr. [[Thomas Msusa]], "The African worldview is about living as one family, belonging to God".<ref name="freireproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://freireproject.org/content/umunthu-peace-and-education-malawi%E2%80%99s-44th-independence-anniversary |title=uMunthu, Peace and Education: On Malawi's 44th Independence Anniversary|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722234550/http://www.freireproject.org/content/umunthu-peace-and-education-malawi%E2%80%99s-44th-independence-anniversary|archive-date=22 July 2012|author=Steve Sharra|year=2008 }}</ref> Msusa noted that in Africa "We say 'I am because we are', or in [[Chichewa]] ''kali kokha nkanyama, tili awiri ntiwanthu'' (when you are on your own you are as good as an animal of the wild; when there are two of you, you form a community)." The philosophy of uMunthu has been passed on through proverbs such as ''Mwana wa mnzako ngwako yemwe, ukachenjera manja udya naye'' (your neighbor's child is your own, his/her success is your success too).<ref name="freireproject.org"/> Some notable Malawian uMunthu philosophers and intellectuals who have written about this worldview are [[Augustine Musopole]], [[Gerard Chigona]], [[Chiwoza Bandawe]], [[Richard Tambulasi]], [[Harvey Kwiyani]] and [[Happy Kayuni]]. This includes Malawian philosopher and theologist [[Harvey Sindima]]’s treatment of uMunthu as an important African philosophy is highlighted in his 1995 book ''Africa’s Agenda: The legacy of liberalism and colonialism in the crisis of African values''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=2327|title=Community of Life: Ecological Theology in African Perspective.}}</ref> In film, the English translation of the proverb lent its hand to forming the title of [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s 2008 documentary, ''[[I Am Because We Are]]'', about Malawian orphans.
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