Principle # 3 – Ujima
Pronounced (oo-JEE-mah)
Kwanzaa Principle: Collective Work and Responsibility
English Translation: To Work or Exercise
Ujima means Collective Work and Responsibility. This means we should build and take care of our communities. We should all work together to provide solutions to our problems as a community.
“Let us continue to work together to develop and nurture in future generations a culture of human rights, to promote freedom, security and peace in all nations.” – Kofi Annan, former Ghanaian Diplomat