Tuko Sawa is a Swahili expression meaning we are okay. It also means we are equal or we are the same. Tuko Sawa is an equality and fairness tool, which is very helpful tool for reminding ourselves that we are all created equal, endowed with consciousness and that we are capable of making a choice of treating Others with compassion and dignity.
The Tuko Sawa concept is informed by transactional analysis; a humanistic psychology that explores how we interact with each other. Tuko Sawa goes further by encouraging people to self-moderate their actions because in doing so, one is left with a contented sense of wellbeing by knowing that they did the thing, at the right time even if no one was looking.
Tuko Sawa is empowering and humbling at the same time as we are forced to see ourselves in Others knowing that we share the same life cycle, despite our vast differences. Infact Tuko Sawa is founded on the fact that the whole web of life is a "unity in diversity" and that every Being has a right to be on this planet, therefore our role is to be of service to one another.
Understood properly, the Tuko Sawa tool can heighten self-awareness and recalibration of our thoughts, words and actions.
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