Social Sustainability
Ubuntu
The Southern African ethic of shared humanity — "I am because we are" — informing sustainability's relational and community dimensions.
Definition
Ubuntu is a Nguni Bantu term and ethical philosophy from Southern Africa expressing the fundamental connectedness of human beings — rendered as "I am because we are" or "a person is a person through other persons". It grounds personhood in relationship and community rather than individual autonomy, and carries duties of care, reciprocity, hospitality and consensus decision-making, famously embodied in South Africa's post-apartheid reconciliation.
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