The whole community is involved in the training of the young, and education itself has a necessary community and social aspect. The moral education of youth is taken seriously. Life has a festive dimension and is celebrated in adequate rites. Old folk are held in high esteem. The community regards their wisdom as prophetic, that is, as able to give direction for living in the circumstances of the present day.
Silence is treasured as a value.
Youth is give a gradual initiation to life and society. Blood alliances bind with a bond that is rarely broken. Hospitality is a duty and is the most common value in African Traditional Religion all over Africa. Between kith and kin and people of the same clan there is a very strong sense of sharing and of solidarity and belonging. Efforts are made to secure and promote justice and peace within the community.