Equity and the Ubuntu Worldview: Navigating Shared Responsibilities and Fostering Solidarity in the Face of Inequality in Ireland and the United Kingdom

Mutwarasibo, Fidèle (2025). Equity and the Ubuntu Worldview: Navigating Shared Responsibilities and Fostering Solidarity in the Face of Inequality in Ireland and the United Kingdom. In: Chitando, Ezra; Okyere-Manu, Beatrice Dedaa; Chirongoma, Sophia and Dube, Musa W. eds. The Palgrave Handbook of Ubuntu, Inequality and Sustainable Development. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan (In Press).

Abstract

The Ubuntu worldview places interconnectedness at the centre of life in the community. Inequality goes against the essence of solidarity and empathy and is an antidote to Ubuntu. Growing up in East Africa, I learned much about valuing societal equity from my community. After moving to Western Europe and getting embedded in community life, I have learnt that no matter where I find myself in the future, the fight against inequalities will be required. In this chapter, through an autoethnographic lens, I share my insights into how inspired by Ubuntu, I have been fighting inequalities through awareness raising, mentoring, action research and advocating alongside others experiencing or fighting inequalities. Involving people in privileged positions in my social practices, avoiding speaking on behalf of people experiencing inequalities, and collaborating with people taking a stand on inequalities similar and dissimilar to those I was working on are some of Ubuntu's contributions to my social practices.

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