The Zulu saying umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu (a person is a person through others) emphasises community collectivism. Embracing diversity, one story scarf at a time.

Archbishop Tutu explains, “A person with Ubuntu is affirming of others and does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when others are humiliated. Ubuntu is the essence of being human. You can't exist as a human being in isolation. It speaks about our interconnectedness. When you have this quality - Ubuntu - you are known for your generosity.”

Xenophobia Works Against the Spirit of Ubuntu.