ABCD-Training-of-Trainers-Tools-July-2013
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ourselves that we have too many problems to overcome -- to slip into a paralyzing sense <strong>of</strong><br />
hopelessness. And yet if we flip the coin, we have so much to be excited about. ... We can if we just turn<br />
ourselves around and start looking at our jobs -- and ourselves -- differently; if we kill negative talk and<br />
celebrate our successes. ... In the long run, what is more likely to be more useful: Demoralizing a<br />
successful workforce by concentrating on their failures or helping them over their lasts few hurdles by<br />
building a bridge with their successes? (Thomas White, President, GTE Telephone Operations)<br />
If you want to build a ship, then don't drum up men to gather wood, give orders, and divide the work.<br />
Rather, teach them to yearn for the far and endless sea. (Antoine de Saint-Exupery)<br />
Examples <strong>of</strong> Proverbs (can also be found in the <strong>Training</strong> Materials Guide)<br />
(Source: Oxfam Canada Ethiopia Office, 2010)<br />
There are many proverbs that can be used to describe what we mean by <strong>ABCD</strong> in a commonly<br />
understood way. The proverbs below are examples provided by local <strong>ABCD</strong> facilitators in Ethiopia. In<br />
plenary or in small groups, you could ask participants to brainstorm local proverbs that they could use<br />
to help simplify what we mean by <strong>ABCD</strong>. It could also be a homework assignment.<br />
Proverb Language Approximate English Interpretation and relevance to<br />
translation<br />
<strong>ABCD</strong><br />
B’ejyalework<br />
endemedabyikoteral<br />
Amharic Gold at hand is like bronze People <strong>of</strong>ten do not value asset<br />
they have at hand<br />
Ye<br />
kotunawerdbilayebibitwant<br />
alech<br />
Amharic Trying to get what is on the<br />
ro<strong>of</strong> she dropped what she had<br />
under her armpit.<br />
People <strong>of</strong>ten try to get asset from<br />
distance place and in the process<br />
lose what they have<br />
Kesbekesinqulal be Amharic Little by little, an egg becomes If we are patient we can grow.<br />
igruatihedalech<br />
leg.<br />
Dirbiabiranbesayasir Amharic When spider webs unite, they<br />
can tie up a lion<br />
If we bring small assets together<br />
we can build up our capital.<br />
Ye abaynlijiwuhatemaw Amharic Children <strong>of</strong> the Nile are thirsty We sit in the middle <strong>of</strong> resource<br />
but don’t know how to use it.<br />
Cimmismanaguutteetqunxu<br />
rmanafixxe<br />
Ifaansoratandukkananyaat<br />
u<br />
Midhaangowwaa bona<br />
nyaataniitumidhaangamna<br />
agannanyaatu<br />
Oromiffa<br />
Oromiffa<br />
Oromiffa<br />
Saving fills the house; expenses<br />
empties it<br />
What we prepare when there<br />
is light we eat when it is dark<br />
Fool’s harvest is eaten during<br />
summer (dry season);the<br />
clever’s eaten during the<br />
winter (wet season)<br />
What we save during good harvest<br />
we eat during bad harvest<br />
Signifies the importance <strong>of</strong> saving<br />
for the bad times.<br />
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