Enduring Tongues expands indigenous ;anguage learning access to over 7,000 community members in Aklan

Efforts to safeguard the Philippines’ linguistic heritage are gaining momentum through Enduring Tongues, a community-based initiative focused on early childhood education. In partnership with the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NICP), the program has developed children’s picture books for 16 communities in Aklan, benefitting more than 7,000 members across distinct ethnolinguistic groups.  Positioned as a first-of-its-kind collaboration, the commission, Enduring Tongues, introduces a scalable, child-centered approach to language preservation by integrating cultural knowledge into accessible, community-driven learning materials.  The initiative aligns with the broader goals of the United Nations’ International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-2032), which calls for strengthened efforts […]... Keep on reading: Enduring Tongues expands indigenous ;anguage learning access to over 7,000 community members in Aklan

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