Family, community and Unhu/Ubuntu

The family

• Nuclear family: parents and children.
• Extended family: grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins and other relatives.
• Other families: single-parent, child-headed and foster families.

Roles: parents provide food, shelter, love, education and guidance; children respect elders, help with chores and study hard.

The community

People living in the same area who share services (schools, clinics, churches, markets). Community leaders include chiefs, headmen, village heads, councillors and religious leaders.

Unhu/Ubuntu

Being a good person who cares for others: "I am because we are." Values include respect, honesty, kindness, sharing, hospitality, responsibility and hard work.

Customs and celebrations

Weddings (roora/lobola), naming ceremonies, funerals, harvest celebrations, national holidays and religious festivals.

Rights and responsibilities of children

Rights: education, health care, protection from abuse, play, food and shelter. Responsibilities: respect others, obey rules, care for property and help at home.

Check yourself

1. Name two members of the extended family.
2. Give two values of Unhu/Ubuntu.
3. State one right and one responsibility of a child.