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Se wo were fi na wosankofa a yenkyi.

Literally: “It is not wrong to go back for that which you have forgotten.

Akan, Ghana

What it means

Known as Sankofa, this is one of the most recognized Akan proverbs, often shown as a bird reaching back to retrieve an egg from its own back. It teaches that moving forward doesn't mean abandoning the past — you must sometimes go back and reclaim what was lost, forgotten, or taken, in order to move ahead wisely. It's the idea at the heart of this app's mission.

This proverb is rooted in Ghana, part of West Africa.

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