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Ep: 15: Navigating/Utilizing Resources Pt. 2: Understanding an Esusu & Religious vs Human Resources
We are so happy to have Mama Yinka Winfrey and her young man Ayinde to join us for this episode. They joined us to continue our conversation on Navigating Resources focusing on understanding what is known as an ‘esusu’ also known as a ‘sou-sou’. An esusu describes traditional forms of cooperation in African societies where groups of individuals contribute to informal savings and credit associations for their mutual benefit. This conversation is timely as there are many currently participating in esusus around the country to either make up for financial setbacks they are facing due to the global pandemic or simply to participate in collective economics with friends and family.
As a people, we have always been resourceful and much more productive with the collective support of any kind, especially the financial kind. Including our young people in conversations and even chances to participate in the collective economics our families participate in provides them with valuable lessons that will benefit both them and our families for generations to come.
We are also discussing religious vs human resources, defining and discussing these types of resources as we understand them. Including this in the conversation allows for our young people to understand why we may invest in the resources that are necessary to support our faith practices, as well as to help them utilize the resources available through the people in their lives. This was a very informative and powerful conversation, and we hope that you both benefit from it and enjoy as much as we did!
A little about our guests:
***Mama Yinka: Mother, owner of the business highlighted in this episode: Ruby Royal Floral: Floral arrangements/floral design: IG: @rubyroyalfloral: Phone: 770 882 9515
***Ayinde: Rising 10th grader, avid reader, accomplished young academic, and overall great young man.
Family motto: “7 principles to live by: 1. Live life well 2. Have fun 3. Be happy 4. Make mistakes/Own them and learn with them 5. Travel & explore yourself and the world 6. Eat well 7. Be happy”
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We are so happy to have Mama Yinka Winfrey and her young man Ayinde to join us for this episode. They joined us to continue our conversation on Navigating Resources focusing on understanding what is known as an ‘esusu’ also known as a ‘sou-sou’. An esusu describes traditional forms of cooperation in African societies where groups of individuals contribute to informal savings and credit associations for their mutual benefit. This conversation is timely as there are many currently participating in esusus around the country to either make up for financial setbacks they are facing due to the global pandemic or simply to participate in collective economics with friends and family.
As a people, we have always been resourceful and much more productive with the collective support of any kind, especially the financial kind. Including our young people in conversations and even chances to participate in the collective economics our families participate in provides them with valuable lessons that will benefit both them and our families for generations to come.
We are also discussing religious vs human resources, defining and discussing these types of resources as we understand them. Including this in the conversation allows for our young people to understand why we may invest in the resources that are necessary to support our faith practices, as well as to help them utilize the resources available through the people in their lives. This was a very informative and powerful conversation, and we hope that you both benefit from it and enjoy as much as we did!
A little about our guests:
***Mama Yinka: Mother, owner of the business highlighted in this episode: Ruby Royal Floral: Floral arrangements/floral design: IG: @rubyroyalfloral: Phone: 770 882 9515
***Ayinde: Rising 10th grader, avid reader, accomplished young academic, and overall great young man.
Family motto: “7 principles to live by: 1. Live life well 2. Have fun 3. Be happy 4. Make mistakes/Own them and learn with them 5. Travel & explore yourself and the world 6. Eat well 7. Be happy”