30/10/2026
🌍 WISDOM IS WEALTH:
Lessons from the Iteso Table
Our Southern African Regional Executive Director, Mr Okey Machesa, who comes from Zimbabwe, sat down with us to talk about a way of life that shows what real richness looks like.
The Iteso people, whose homeland lies across the border of Kenya and Uganda, prepare and share their meals almost entirely with what the land gives them:
🏺 Clay pots that keep food and drink cool
🥥 Calabash and gourd cups for drinking
🍃 Banana leaves used as covers and holders
🪵 Hand-carved wooden bowls and utensils
🌿 Natural ways to keep flies away
Nothing is wasted. Everything has a purpose.
There is a lesson here for all of us. When we use the resources we have wisely and with intention, we don't just get by, we thrive.
Richness isn't only about what we can buy. It's also the knowledge our elders kept about the natural world around us.
At the African Kingdoms Diaspora Alliance, we believe this heritage is worth protecting, celebrating and passing on.
🎥 Watch the full interview with Mr Okey Machesa, and tell us in the comments: what traditional wisdom from your community still guides how you live today?
