Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
(Brundtland Report 1987)

The name The UsitawiNetwork

"Usitawi" comes from Kiswahili, the lingua franca of Eastern Africa, and means growth, ongoing development, progress, success and prosperity. Together with its corresponding verb "sitawi", the term is used to refer to positive developments in nature and in the entire sphere of human activity, from social occasions to the economy.