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  • Kenya: The key role of national languages in education and training
    ADEA,  Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 10:16 

    As we celebrate International Mother Language Day, let’s look at how the Government of Kenya has taken steps to ensure that 18 national languages are being used in the school curriculum, promoting cultural and linguistic diversity.

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  • Literacy and national languages in Africa: New activities of ADEA
    ADEA,  Wednesday, August 26, 2020 - 22:16 

    The International Mother Language Day, celebrated each year on 21 February, is an opportunity to promote linguistic and cultural diversity as well as multilingualism. What actions are planned to promote literacy and national languages in Africa? The ADEA Inter-Country Quality Node on Literacy and National Languages (ICQN-LNL) provides an overview of the situation.

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  • Disrupting the Status Quo to Address Illiteracy: The Global Book Alliance lights new paths to global literacy
    ADEA,  Monday, December 17, 2018 - 21:14 

    On February 21st, celebrations of International Mother Language Day remind us that the human family speaks approximately 7,000 languages. What magnificent diversity - more than 7,000 words for “love,” “child,” “rain.” More than 7,000 ways for children to express their aspirations and experiences.

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  • How should mother languages be included in national education systems?
    ADEA,  Friday, April 26, 2019 - 15:18 

    International Mother Language Day, proclaimed by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in November 1999, is celebrated each year on February 21 in order to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.

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  • Mother language education in Africa
    ADEA,  Friday, March 15, 2019 - 11:55 

    International Mother Language Day – proclaimed by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in November 1999 – has been celebrated every year since February 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity, as well as multilingualism.

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