Almost all African languages are rich with proverbs. In many cases, failure to grasp an African proverb is considered to be tantamount to failure to grasp the subtleties and finesse of African wisdom. Understanding idioms will positively affect education and prepare a righteous, well-educated, and wise people who know well to deal with life in various situations, which has historically played an essential role in educating African people.

Albeit being a didactical saying, a proverb in African tradition Is a storehouse of wisdom and philosophy which is fraught with wit, humour and poetic values. The scarcity of idioms in courses and western curriculums stands as a barrier to understanding them. A continent as culturally vibrant as Africa is also abound in age-old wisdom and proverbs.

Heritage Library channel will be creating episodes aimed to shed light on the importance of idioms usage to link traditions and customs and African culture with education. Moreover, to point out the appropriate use of idioms that suites the situation. This assists to build a generation that embodies morality and respects its elders.

Traditionalists hold the belief that idioms are the most important subcategory in language formulation. As Africans we cannot afford to ignore idioms and proverbs any longer, as we steer ourselves back to our ancestral roots through the natural use of the target language. Idioms are ancient phrases and are usually generated in a situation that needs to be brief and wise in speech.

History advises us that it is hard times like wars, drought, floods, and even hunger that played founding roles for Idioms to exist. Also, in celebrating times like marriage, harvest, and conquest our ancestors had the experience of living and dealing with idioms in daily life. Many African nations rely on nature for livelihood and have thus developed a unique insight into nature's laws. African proverbs help to understand the profundities of nature and its elements.

The idioms and proverbs broadcast sessions will be the most exciting for our channel subscribers. The episodes will be centred around an old African ancestor who sits in the centre of a circle of children, presenting them with a proverb or an idiom for them to interpret within a short space of time.
This will be fun way for both parents and children to engage and participate as a family as they all try to decode these lexical expressions while learning linguistic conventions.