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Give five reasons why children are important in traditional African community

Give five reasons why children are important in traditional African community.

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Importance of children in traditional African communities
(i) For social status/ prestige
(ii) They are a source of labour
(iii) A source of wealth
(iv) For remembrance of dead relatives
(v) For continuation of perpetual of life
(vi) To complete the marriage bond/ blessing in marriage
(vii) To strengthen the marriage relationship
(viii) To offer security in old age/ provide for old parents/ bury
(ix) To protect the community against invasion
(x) To inherit power of property
joseph rimiru answered the question on January 16, 2018 at 18:57

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