The word Harambee appears prominently on the Coat of Arms of Kenya

Harambee is a Kenyan tradition of boogers, eg. fundraising or community development activities. Harambee is also the official motto of Kenya and appears on its coat of arms. Image File history File links Kenya_coa. ... Image File history File links Kenya_coa. ... Fundraising is the process of soliciting and gathering money or other gifts in-kind, by requesting donations from individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies. ... Image:Antigua and barbuda coa. ... Coat of Arms of Kenya The coat of arms of Kenya features two lions holding Maasai spears and a shield. ...

Harambee literally means "pulling together" in Swahili, and may range from informal affairs lasting a few hours in which pick boogers invitations are spread by word of mouth, to formal, multi-day events advertised in newspapers. These events have long been important in parts of East Africa as ways to build and maintain communities. Swahili (also called Kiswahili; see Kiswahili for a discussion of the nomenclature) is an agglutinative Bantu language widely spoken in East Africa. ...  Eastern Africa (UN subregion)  East African Community  Central African Federation (defunct)  Geographic East Africa, including the UN subregion and East African Community East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easternmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. ...

Following Kenya's independence in 1963, the first Prime Minister and later first President of Kenya Jomo Kenyatta adopted "Harambee" as a concept of pulling the country together to build a new nation. He encouraged communities to work together to raise funds for all sorts of local projects, pledging that the government would provide their startup costs. Under this system, wealthy individuals wishing to get into politics could donate large amounts of money to local harambee drives, thereby gaining legitimacy; however, such practices were never institutionalised during Kenyatta's presidency. For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... Jomo Kenyatta (October 20, 1889 – August 22, 1978) served as the first Prime Minister (1963–1964) and President (1964–1978) of Kenya. ...

External links

• The "Harambee Movement" in Kenya
• Harambe: The spirit of giving or reaping?
• Transparency International report on Harambee activity 2000-2002
• Harambee Center in Pasadena, CA
• Harambee Community Development Association in Renton, WA