Harambee
/ˌhɑːrəmˈbeɪ/noun
A Kenyan tradition and slogan meaning to pull together or work collectively for a common purpose.
Did you know?Harambee became a powerful public slogan in Kenya after independence, and its force comes from Swahili’s imperative idea of collective pulling, not from any occult source.
Etymological Timeline
Swahili
Swahili
harambee
“pull together; let us all pull together”
20th Century
English
harambee
“a Kenyan call for communal effort and fundraising”
Modern English
English
Harambee
“a symbol of collective action, especially in Kenyan political and civic contexts”
Modern Swahili
Swahili
harambee
“let us all pull together”