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	Home Sankofa Drill Team Kuumba Gardens What is Kuumba Gardens? Victory Gardens Community Outreach Events Kwanzaa Assistance Plan P.O.W.E.R. Local Community Reward Links Contact	The Nguzo Saba (The Seven Principles) Kwanzaa was created to introduce and reinforce seven basic values of African culture which contribute to building and reinforcing family, community and culture among African American people as well as Africans throughout the world African community. These values are called the Nguzo Saba which in Swahili means the Seven Principles. Developed by Dr. Maulana Karenga (in 1966) , the Nguzo Saba stand at the heart of the origin and meaning of Kwanzaa, for it is these values which are not only the building blocks for community but also serve to reinforce and enhance them.