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Emmanuel Tambakui spent much time in prayer wrestling with one question— was he meant to be a...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/teacher%E2%80%99s-calling">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3"> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/healing-our-homes" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blog_post_header_950_x_502_px_1.png?itok=dYcPSS55" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/healing-our-homes">Healing Our Homes</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">A longtime resident of Lewiston, Maine, SIL’s Associate Executive Director Steve Moitozo has developed close relationships within the city and its large immigrant...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/healing-our-homes">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-2"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/language-preservation-bangladesh" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/12.png?itok=-yTBpirC" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/language-preservation-bangladesh">Language Preservation in Bangladesh</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Losing your language is not merely a linguistic loss. Woven into language is one’s culture and very identity. 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Once numbering over 3,000 people, in 1958 their numbers had dwindled...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/sixty-years-perseverance">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-3 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/strengthening-christian-families-program" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blog_post_2_950_x_502_px.png?itok=0_h2WnuH" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/strengthening-christian-families-program">Strengthening Christian Families Program</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Strong families help build resilience against some of society’s most perilous issues in Asia and beyond. “All my friends my age are dead because of drugs.” This...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/strengthening-christian-families-program">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5"> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/emanuel%E2%80%99s-story" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/321.png?itok=-e0KrM79" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/emanuel%E2%80%99s-story">Emanuel’s Story</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">One day, as young Emanuel carried lunch to his dad at his workplace, he noticed a group of children in school uniforms reading signs and posters as they walked along...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/emanuel%E2%80%99s-story">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-2"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/curbing-learning-crisis" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blogg_1.png?itok=vJHM0eNJ" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/curbing-learning-crisis">Curbing the Learning Crisis</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">SIL Bangladesh opens Learning Centers to fill Covid learning gap. 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When members of the Ayta Mag-Antsi community heard the book of Ruth read aloud...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/connecting-dots">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-3 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/harvesting-words" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blog_post_header_950_x_502_px.png?itok=la-aOMlV" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/harvesting-words">Harvesting Words</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">In a noteworthy initiative, the Kenga language community of Chad is set to release their very first dictionary later this year, marking a significant milestone in...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/harvesting-words">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-7"> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/small-start" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blog2.png?itok=CINzbldE" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/small-start">A Small Start</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Indonesian children show their natural learning potential despite enormous challenges. For more than fifteen years, the doors to the public school in Kosarek village*...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/small-start">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-2"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/ethnologue-scholarship-program" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blog_1.png?itok=HXxQ1qBs" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/ethnologue-scholarship-program">Ethnologue Scholarship Program</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">New program supporting linguists from local language communities selects first scholarship recipient. 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Following migratory routes handed down through the...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/mobile-schools-nomad-children-wins-top-unesco-award-0">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-2"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/building-awareness-against-human-trafficking" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled_950_x_502_px.jpg?itok=anA7G7r_" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/building-awareness-against-human-trafficking">Building Awareness Against Human Trafficking</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Deaf teachers create sign language books to educate vulnerable communities about the dangers of exploitation. Leer en español Deaf students in Latin America gathered for...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/building-awareness-against-human-trafficking">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-3 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/stepping-smaller-shoes" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/peru.png?itok=mN1M7EZ2" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/stepping-smaller-shoes">Stepping into Smaller Shoes</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Linguistics students shift perspectives to support learning in early education. 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Born...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/isolation-inspiration">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-2"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/over-airwaves" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blogg_0.png?itok=oTf9O_eD" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/over-airwaves">Over the Airwaves</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Radio drama helps African communities address Ebola concerns. 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Early learning in the mother tongue helps young students reach a better...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/language-healthy-tomorrow">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-2"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/cameroon-book-creation-contest" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/untitled_950_x_502_px.png?itok=iOGjjIoP" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/cameroon-book-creation-contest">Cameroon Book Creation Contest</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">In an effort to inspire more enthusiasm around writing and reading in local languages, SIL Cameroon hosted a book creation contest for the local public. In cooperation...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/cameroon-book-creation-contest">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-3 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/words-unread" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/cusco.png?itok=Od-XGGbL" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/words-unread">Words Unread</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Literacy programs in Peru deepen access to Scripture. In 1988 a dream came true for members of the Cusco Quechua faith community—the Bible published in their very own...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/words-unread">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-14"> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/local-citizens-become-sil-interns" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled_950_x_502_px_2.png?itok=c9t7oPGM" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/local-citizens-become-sil-interns">Local Citizens Become SIL Interns</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">In the English and Portuguese-speaking areas of Africa where SIL works, a new internship program has begun. These interns are young, professional men and women from...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/local-citizens-become-sil-interns">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-2"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/language-changes-tomorrow" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/lct.png?itok=IZ7ofZKY" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/language-changes-tomorrow">Language Changes Tomorrow</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">A new children’s program sets the stage for small change on a global scale. Language learning begins as early as the womb, making language a crucial tool for impactful...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/language-changes-tomorrow">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-3 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/healing-hidden-wounds" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/14f14e98-7f5e-401f-b3b8-2dbb0ee8a1b3.png?itok=CzfJwoLq" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/healing-hidden-wounds">Healing the Hidden Wounds</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">A trauma healing program saves lives in a fiercely persecuted community. Many communities around the world exist in historical hotbeds of unrest and conflict. Recent...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/healing-hidden-wounds">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-15"> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/communicating-bible-stories-siberian-way" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/art.png?itok=ugzvhgPc" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/communicating-bible-stories-siberian-way">Communicating Bible Stories the Siberian Way</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">How local art supports culturally relevant Bible translation Every language is unique and can convey the truths about God and the Bible in a way that no other language...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/communicating-bible-stories-siberian-way">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-2"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/fresh-start-literacy" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/e18eaf63-594e-4a2f-bd76-4488867e3bd3.png?itok=967PWkvs" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/fresh-start-literacy">A Fresh Start for Literacy</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Fifty year-old literacy material is finding renewed purpose in the Mazatec speaking region of Mexico. In February 2022, Mexico’s National Institute of Indigenous...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/fresh-start-literacy">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-3 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/refugees%E2%80%94-different-kind-diaspora" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/cleneblog.png?itok=ShxP1QUC" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/refugees%E2%80%94-different-kind-diaspora">Refugees—A Different Kind of Diaspora</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">I spent a year in a refugee camp after my family left Rwanda in 1994. So I know the pain and trouble people go through in refugee camps. Refugees in Africa make up a...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/refugees%E2%80%94-different-kind-diaspora">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-16"> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/nation-small-valued" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blog_0.jpg?itok=CxlmHnRc" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/nation-small-valued">A Nation Small but Valued</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">One African community realizes their worth. One of the most uplifting moments in the Old Testament takes place when God makes a promise to Abraham to extend a blessing...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/nation-small-valued">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-2"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/understanding-impact-digital-language-support" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled_950_x_502_px_1.png?itok=sixR8KW6" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/understanding-impact-digital-language-support">Understanding the Impact of Digital Language Support</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">In the era of the Internet and global communications, immeasurable amounts of digital information are being created, shared and consumed. From emails, SMS text messages...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/understanding-impact-digital-language-support">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-3 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/modern-gutenberg-moment" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blogg.png?itok=_znHUq2s" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/modern-gutenberg-moment">A Modern Gutenberg Moment</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Smartphone technology puts information access in the hands of more people. It is estimated that 70% of the world’s population now have access to a smartphone, making it...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/modern-gutenberg-moment">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-17"> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/sil-and-intel%C2%AE-innovate-together" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled_950_x_502_px_0.png?itok=zT4oXsoh" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/sil-and-intel%C2%AE-innovate-together">SIL and Intel® Innovate Together</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">SIL collaborates with Intel® to expand language recognition technology for more users. Imagine navigating a bustling, new city for the first time. Now imagine tackling...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/sil-and-intel%C2%AE-innovate-together">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-2"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/why-does-language-even-matter" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/literacy.png?itok=ilLCkAoD" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/why-does-language-even-matter">Why Does Language Even Matter?</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Do you remember what it was like to take your seat on your very first day in school, bright eyed and bushy tailed—eager to please? Imagine, if you will, that once the...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/why-does-language-even-matter">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-3 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/%E2%80%98-eating-wrong-hand%E2%80%99" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/final.png?itok=E_Q1zJdf" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/%E2%80%98-eating-wrong-hand%E2%80%99">‘Like Eating with the Wrong Hand!’</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Early in 2022, a Scripture Engagement (SE) research team working in an Asian nation met with local pastors and leaders to try to make sense of the research team’s data...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/%E2%80%98-eating-wrong-hand%E2%80%99">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-18"> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/seizing-decade" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/idil.png?itok=h5qQEvyK" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/seizing-decade">Seizing the Decade</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">The International Decade of Indigenous Languages amplifies SIL’s mission to support language communities. The start to the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/seizing-decade">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-2"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/trauma-healing-soldiers" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/cover_pic.png?itok=B25F__ou" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/trauma-healing-soldiers">Trauma Healing for Soldiers</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">When ethnic conflict in Ethiopia was increasing and the war in the northern regions began, SIL leaders met with the SIL Ethiopia Scripture Engagement team in November...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/trauma-healing-soldiers">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-3 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/partnership-project-video" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/video-project.png?itok=Q1LexBQn" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/partnership-project-video">In Partnership with Project Video</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Todd and Becky Bequette, the local SIL team members, help to facilitate the relationship between the B* Video Project team and the main Project Video office based in...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/partnership-project-video">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-19"> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/light-would-not-fade" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled_950_x_502_px.png?itok=prPTYUtt" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/light-would-not-fade">A Light that Would Not Fade</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">The Keliko of South Sudan boldly maintain faith and hope despite years of repeated conflict, displacement and trauma. The statistics of people living in diaspora...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/light-would-not-fade">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-2"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/songs-faith-and-culture" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/final-music.png?itok=glPGHafk" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/songs-faith-and-culture">Songs of Faith and Culture</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Workshops in Indonesia equip participants to make scripture songwriting their own. On a visit to remote islands in the Maluku province in Indonesia, Latupeirissa was...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/songs-faith-and-culture">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-3 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/working-toward-local-ownership-tanzania" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/tanzania.png?itok=GtNu4eai" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/working-toward-local-ownership-tanzania">Working Toward Local Ownership in Tanzania</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">“When can we start? We’re ready!” The Nyika language community (about 25,000 speakers in Rukwa Region, western Tanzania) is eager to have Scripture in their own language...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/working-toward-local-ownership-tanzania">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-20"> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/supporting-diaspora-communities" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blog.png?itok=l1Y4-oyQ" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/supporting-diaspora-communities">Supporting Diaspora Communities</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">With more people on the move than ever before, diaspora populations present a major area of impact affecting the world’s peoples. Many embark on this journey with hope...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/supporting-diaspora-communities">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-2"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/language-and-artificial-intelligence" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/tech.png?itok=_tQdg3jo" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/language-and-artificial-intelligence">Language and Artificial Intelligence</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Advancements in AI models shrink the digital language gap. Despite impressive strides forward technologically, only about 600 of the world's 7,151 languages* are...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/language-and-artificial-intelligence">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-3 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/engaging-diaspora-communities-move" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/image_blog_0.png?itok=ghD8-C29" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/engaging-diaspora-communities-move">Engaging Diaspora: Communities on the Move</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Diaspora communities face particular opportunities and challenges in pursuing a better life. In 2020 the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/engaging-diaspora-communities-move">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-21"> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/gift-teachers-and-students-alike" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/kids_0.jpg?itok=HTcDtyt9" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/gift-teachers-and-students-alike">A Gift for Teachers and Students Alike</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">The group of preschool teachers sat quietly on the floor, eagerly listening to their trainer. All were speakers of the Lahi* language of West Asia. They had been...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/gift-teachers-and-students-alike">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-2"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/local-arts-classrooms" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/pic_5.jpg?itok=ksCYZdTN" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/local-arts-classrooms">Local Arts in Classrooms</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">“If it is true that a picture is worth a thousand words,” explains SIL Ethnoarts Consultant, Todd Saurman, “then the pictures . . . need to be related to [a community's...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/local-arts-classrooms">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-3 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/doing-things-digital" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/screen_shot_2022-03-31_at_1.32.17_pm.png?itok=rtVtPByb" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/doing-things-digital">Doing Things Digital</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">SIL’s Digital Strategy Guides help language resources find life online With the demand for digital content increasing daily, the ability to create and distribute...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/doing-things-digital">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-22"> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/change-mindset" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/2849626a-b5e4-407a-a97b-94c712b451bf.jpeg?itok=9VsVhQhb" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/change-mindset">A Change of Mindset</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">In February 2021, a friend in Jos, Nigeria, visited me. He told me about a new school he recently started to reach out to a Hausa speaking community. The community and...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/change-mindset">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-2"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/ready-receive" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/asl_bible.jpg?itok=UwdurpEF" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/ready-receive">Ready to Receive</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Deaf Christians welcome the first full translation of the Bible in American Sign Language. After more than four decades of work, translators recently crossed the finish...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/ready-receive">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-3 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/beating-learning-poverty-africa" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/header.png?itok=FjfM6Ki2" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/beating-learning-poverty-africa">Beating Learning Poverty in Africa!</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">It’s well known that the COVID pandemic has had a detrimental impact on the lives of young children, students and youth around the world and has exacerbated inequalities...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/beating-learning-poverty-africa">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-23"> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/power-local-language" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/church.jpg?itok=94p7PbMS" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/power-local-language">The Power of the Local Language</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">The idea that God could speak to people in Mugalo* didn’t seem reasonable to a local church in Southeast Asia. Some people considered it too “coarse” and questioned...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/power-local-language">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-2"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/building-better-storybook" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled-1_1.jpg?itok=y7c2ndRq" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/building-better-storybook">Building a Better Storybook</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Bloom helps create more accessible books for special needs readers. India-based organization, Chetana Charitable Trust , continues to provide parents in local...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/building-better-storybook">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-3 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/early-start-learning" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/au-picjpg.jpg?itok=4yfyHojb" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/early-start-learning">An Early Start on Learning</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Mother tongue preschools give children an educational head start. Children from the Kali* community in Eurasia often endure nearly insurmountable difficulties in school...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/early-start-learning">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-24"> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/child-labour-hopeless-case" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/group.png?itok=OtLKUm6s" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/child-labour-hopeless-case">Child Labour - A Hopeless Case?</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">From collecting molluscs in mosquito-infested swamps to farming vegetables all day in the sweltering heat, child labour is still common in many parts of the world...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/child-labour-hopeless-case">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-2"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/literacy-better-life" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/literacy-in-africa_0.png?itok=o2Cu6YJz" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/literacy-better-life">Literacy for a Better Life</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Literacy skills empower women in Africa to thrive. Lack of basic literacy skills imposes major disadvantages on many women across Africa. The inability to read and write...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/literacy-better-life">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-3 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/dignity-dirt" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled-1_0.png?itok=qyl-uVBt" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/dignity-dirt">Dignity in Dirt</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Faith and farming initiative restores positive self-image to Nigerian farmers. Dirty hands and long hours readily distinguish those who work the land cultivating crops...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/dignity-dirt">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-25"> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/trauma-healing-community" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled-1.png?itok=EmAmwKk5" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/trauma-healing-community">Trauma Healing in Community</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">The Oral Story-based Trauma Healing training program came to Niger in 2018. Story-based trauma healing was originally designed as an oral program for communities, like...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/trauma-healing-community">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-2"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/build-book-save-life" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/jane.png?itok=3eVQtq8H" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/build-book-save-life">Build a Book, Save a Life</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Question: How Do You Write a Book When Lives are Literally on the Line? Answer: Very carefully. If you’re alive and have access to the internet (which I think we can...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/build-book-save-life">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-3 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/learning-leadership" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled-2_0.jpg?itok=nbkO6hDU" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/learning-leadership">Learning Leadership</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">A new generation of leaders and advocates emerge in rural Bangladesh As the world makes strides toward equal access, equality and social justice for all, traditionally...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/learning-leadership">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-26"> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/signing-hope-seeing-change" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled-1.jpeg?itok=kVVCm0R5" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/signing-hope-seeing-change">Signing Hope, Seeing Change</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Until recently, few Deaf children participated in Tanzanian church services. Inspired by this observation, BILAT—a Deaf NGO committed to Bible translation, promoting...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/signing-hope-seeing-change">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-2"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/closing-covid-19-information-gap" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/ps-img-20210323-wa0012_0.png?itok=AupvWWEr" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/closing-covid-19-information-gap">Closing the COVID-19 Information Gap</a></h3> 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src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/malawi_trauma_healing_story_header.jpg?itok=8En7Mxjq" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/healing-and-hope-refugees">Healing and Hope for Refugees</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Grace Simon, a refugee herself, has emerged as a leader in establishing a network of Trauma Healing* groups, even though she had only attended one Trauma Healing...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/healing-and-hope-refugees">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> 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language learning materials in something of a new language for us—...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/powerful-practical-english-lessons">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-2"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/covid-19-response-and-reflections" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/c19_response_and_reflections_story_header.jpg?itok=Jomng_Xc" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/covid-19-response-and-reflections">COVID-19: Response and Reflections</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">As the COVID-19 pandemic spread indiscriminately around the world, many local communities experienced the effects of this unprecedented crisis to a disproportionate...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/covid-19-response-and-reflections">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 card views-column-3 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/perseverance-and-partnership" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/chad_header.jpg?itok=IFpXqZkr" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/perseverance-and-partnership">Perseverance and Partnership</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">When COVID-19 swept through Chad, a country of 15 million in the northern part of Central Africa, many local communities saw the urgent need to warn those around them...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/perseverance-and-partnership">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-2"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div 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But what if the translation is into a...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/hidden-their-hearts">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-2 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/teacher%E2%80%99s-calling" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blog_post_header_950_x_502_px_2.png?itok=PZmPS86l" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/teacher%E2%80%99s-calling">The Teacher’s Calling</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">A young Cameroonian discovers his talent to change lives through literacy. 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Once numbering over 3,000 people, in 1958 their numbers had dwindled...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/sixty-years-perseverance">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-2 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/strengthening-christian-families-program" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blog_post_2_950_x_502_px.png?itok=0_h2WnuH" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/strengthening-christian-families-program">Strengthening Christian Families Program</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Strong families help build resilience against some of society’s most perilous issues in Asia and beyond. “All my friends my age are dead because of drugs.” This...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/strengthening-christian-families-program">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-7"> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/emanuel%E2%80%99s-story" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/321.png?itok=-e0KrM79" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/emanuel%E2%80%99s-story">Emanuel’s Story</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">One day, as young Emanuel carried lunch to his dad at his workplace, he noticed a group of children in school uniforms reading signs and posters as they walked along...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/emanuel%E2%80%99s-story">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-2 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/curbing-learning-crisis" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blogg_1.png?itok=vJHM0eNJ" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/curbing-learning-crisis">Curbing the Learning Crisis</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">SIL Bangladesh opens Learning Centers to fill Covid learning gap. 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Following migratory routes handed down through the...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/mobile-schools-nomad-children-wins-top-unesco-award-0">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-2 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/building-awareness-against-human-trafficking" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled_950_x_502_px.jpg?itok=anA7G7r_" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/building-awareness-against-human-trafficking">Building Awareness Against Human Trafficking</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Deaf teachers create sign language books to educate vulnerable communities about the dangers of exploitation. Leer en español Deaf students in Latin America gathered for...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/building-awareness-against-human-trafficking">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-14"> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/stepping-smaller-shoes" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/peru.png?itok=mN1M7EZ2" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/stepping-smaller-shoes">Stepping into Smaller Shoes</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Linguistics students shift perspectives to support learning in early education. 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Try as he might, Guillermo could not connect with his family. 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Yet scholars of...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/language-and-poverty">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-18"> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/emerging-voices-media" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled_950_x_502_px_5.png?itok=R5CgZ2Za" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/emerging-voices-media">Emerging Voices in Media</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">SIL training in media production helps aspiring communicators develop valuable new skills. As advancements in digital media continue to accelerate, more widely creative...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/emerging-voices-media">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-2 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/sil-ethiopia-celebrates-50-years-language-work" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/ethiopia2.png?itok=iogiB_DR" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/sil-ethiopia-celebrates-50-years-language-work">SIL Ethiopia Celebrates 50 Years of Language Work</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">In March SIL Ethiopia celebrated its 50 years of accomplishments in partnership with both governmental and nongovernmental organizations. The Ethiopian Evangelical...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/sil-ethiopia-celebrates-50-years-language-work">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-19"> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/language-healthy-tomorrow" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/lct_nepal.png?itok=WuY48FkB" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/language-healthy-tomorrow">Language for a Healthy Tomorrow</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Schoolchildren in Nepal are tackling social issues and creating change in their community. Early learning in the mother tongue helps young students reach a better...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/language-healthy-tomorrow">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-2 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/cameroon-book-creation-contest" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/untitled_950_x_502_px.png?itok=iOGjjIoP" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/cameroon-book-creation-contest">Cameroon Book Creation Contest</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">In an effort to inspire more enthusiasm around writing and reading in local languages, SIL Cameroon hosted a book creation contest for the local public. In cooperation...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/cameroon-book-creation-contest">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-20"> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/words-unread" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/cusco.png?itok=Od-XGGbL" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/words-unread">Words Unread</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Literacy programs in Peru deepen access to Scripture. In 1988 a dream came true for members of the Cusco Quechua faith community—the Bible published in their very own...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/words-unread">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-2 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/local-citizens-become-sil-interns" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled_950_x_502_px_2.png?itok=c9t7oPGM" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/local-citizens-become-sil-interns">Local Citizens Become SIL Interns</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">In the English and Portuguese-speaking areas of Africa where SIL works, a new internship program has begun. These interns are young, professional men and women from...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/local-citizens-become-sil-interns">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-21"> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/language-changes-tomorrow" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/lct.png?itok=IZ7ofZKY" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/language-changes-tomorrow">Language Changes Tomorrow</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">A new children’s program sets the stage for small change on a global scale. Language learning begins as early as the womb, making language a crucial tool for impactful...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/language-changes-tomorrow">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-2 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/healing-hidden-wounds" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/14f14e98-7f5e-401f-b3b8-2dbb0ee8a1b3.png?itok=CzfJwoLq" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/healing-hidden-wounds">Healing the Hidden Wounds</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">A trauma healing program saves lives in a fiercely persecuted community. Many communities around the world exist in historical hotbeds of unrest and conflict. Recent...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/healing-hidden-wounds">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-22"> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/communicating-bible-stories-siberian-way" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/art.png?itok=ugzvhgPc" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/communicating-bible-stories-siberian-way">Communicating Bible Stories the Siberian Way</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">How local art supports culturally relevant Bible translation Every language is unique and can convey the truths about God and the Bible in a way that no other language...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/communicating-bible-stories-siberian-way">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-2 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/fresh-start-literacy" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/e18eaf63-594e-4a2f-bd76-4488867e3bd3.png?itok=967PWkvs" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/fresh-start-literacy">A Fresh Start for Literacy</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Fifty year-old literacy material is finding renewed purpose in the Mazatec speaking region of Mexico. 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So I know the pain and trouble people go through in refugee camps. Refugees in Africa make up a...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/refugees%E2%80%94-different-kind-diaspora">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-2 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/nation-small-valued" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blog_0.jpg?itok=CxlmHnRc" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/nation-small-valued">A Nation Small but Valued</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">One African community realizes their worth. One of the most uplifting moments in the Old Testament takes place when God makes a promise to Abraham to extend a blessing...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/nation-small-valued">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-24"> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/understanding-impact-digital-language-support" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled_950_x_502_px_1.png?itok=sixR8KW6" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/understanding-impact-digital-language-support">Understanding the Impact of Digital Language Support</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">In the era of the Internet and global communications, immeasurable amounts of digital information are being created, shared and consumed. From emails, SMS text messages...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/understanding-impact-digital-language-support">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-2 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/modern-gutenberg-moment" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blogg.png?itok=_znHUq2s" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/modern-gutenberg-moment">A Modern Gutenberg Moment</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Smartphone technology puts information access in the hands of more people. It is estimated that 70% of the world’s population now have access to a smartphone, making it...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/modern-gutenberg-moment">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-25"> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/sil-and-intel%C2%AE-innovate-together" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled_950_x_502_px_0.png?itok=zT4oXsoh" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/sil-and-intel%C2%AE-innovate-together">SIL and Intel® Innovate Together</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">SIL collaborates with Intel® to expand language recognition technology for more users. Imagine navigating a bustling, new city for the first time. Now imagine tackling...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/sil-and-intel%C2%AE-innovate-together">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-2 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/why-does-language-even-matter" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/literacy.png?itok=ilLCkAoD" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/why-does-language-even-matter">Why Does Language Even Matter?</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Do you remember what it was like to take your seat on your very first day in school, bright eyed and bushy tailed—eager to please? Imagine, if you will, that once the...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/why-does-language-even-matter">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-26"> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/%E2%80%98-eating-wrong-hand%E2%80%99" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/final.png?itok=E_Q1zJdf" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/%E2%80%98-eating-wrong-hand%E2%80%99">‘Like Eating with the Wrong Hand!’</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Early in 2022, a Scripture Engagement (SE) research team working in an Asian nation met with local pastors and leaders to try to make sense of the research team’s data...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/%E2%80%98-eating-wrong-hand%E2%80%99">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-2 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/seizing-decade" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/idil.png?itok=h5qQEvyK" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/seizing-decade">Seizing the Decade</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">The International Decade of Indigenous Languages amplifies SIL’s mission to support language communities. The start to the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/seizing-decade">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-27"> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/trauma-healing-soldiers" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/cover_pic.png?itok=B25F__ou" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/trauma-healing-soldiers">Trauma Healing for Soldiers</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">When ethnic conflict in Ethiopia was increasing and the war in the northern regions began, SIL leaders met with the SIL Ethiopia Scripture Engagement team in November...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/trauma-healing-soldiers">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-2 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/partnership-project-video" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/video-project.png?itok=Q1LexBQn" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/partnership-project-video">In Partnership with Project Video</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Todd and Becky Bequette, the local SIL team members, help to facilitate the relationship between the B* Video Project team and the main Project Video office based in...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/partnership-project-video">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-28"> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/light-would-not-fade" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled_950_x_502_px.png?itok=prPTYUtt" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/light-would-not-fade">A Light that Would Not Fade</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">The Keliko of South Sudan boldly maintain faith and hope despite years of repeated conflict, displacement and trauma. The statistics of people living in diaspora...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/light-would-not-fade">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-2 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/songs-faith-and-culture" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/final-music.png?itok=glPGHafk" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/songs-faith-and-culture">Songs of Faith and Culture</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Workshops in Indonesia equip participants to make scripture songwriting their own. On a visit to remote islands in the Maluku province in Indonesia, Latupeirissa was...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/songs-faith-and-culture">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-29"> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/working-toward-local-ownership-tanzania" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/tanzania.png?itok=GtNu4eai" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/working-toward-local-ownership-tanzania">Working Toward Local Ownership in Tanzania</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">“When can we start? We’re ready!” The Nyika language community (about 25,000 speakers in Rukwa Region, western Tanzania) is eager to have Scripture in their own language...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/working-toward-local-ownership-tanzania">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-2 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/supporting-diaspora-communities" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blog.png?itok=l1Y4-oyQ" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/supporting-diaspora-communities">Supporting Diaspora Communities</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">With more people on the move than ever before, diaspora populations present a major area of impact affecting the world’s peoples. Many embark on this journey with hope...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/supporting-diaspora-communities">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-30"> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/language-and-artificial-intelligence" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/tech.png?itok=_tQdg3jo" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/language-and-artificial-intelligence">Language and Artificial Intelligence</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Advancements in AI models shrink the digital language gap. Despite impressive strides forward technologically, only about 600 of the world's 7,151 languages* are...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/language-and-artificial-intelligence">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-2 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/engaging-diaspora-communities-move" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/image_blog_0.png?itok=ghD8-C29" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/engaging-diaspora-communities-move">Engaging Diaspora: Communities on the Move</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Diaspora communities face particular opportunities and challenges in pursuing a better life. In 2020 the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/engaging-diaspora-communities-move">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-31"> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/gift-teachers-and-students-alike" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/kids_0.jpg?itok=HTcDtyt9" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/gift-teachers-and-students-alike">A Gift for Teachers and Students Alike</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">The group of preschool teachers sat quietly on the floor, eagerly listening to their trainer. All were speakers of the Lahi* language of West Asia. They had been...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/gift-teachers-and-students-alike">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-2 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/local-arts-classrooms" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/pic_5.jpg?itok=ksCYZdTN" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/local-arts-classrooms">Local Arts in Classrooms</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">“If it is true that a picture is worth a thousand words,” explains SIL Ethnoarts Consultant, Todd Saurman, “then the pictures . . . need to be related to [a community's...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/local-arts-classrooms">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-32"> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/doing-things-digital" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/screen_shot_2022-03-31_at_1.32.17_pm.png?itok=rtVtPByb" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/doing-things-digital">Doing Things Digital</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">SIL’s Digital Strategy Guides help language resources find life online With the demand for digital content increasing daily, the ability to create and distribute...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/doing-things-digital">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-2 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/change-mindset" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/2849626a-b5e4-407a-a97b-94c712b451bf.jpeg?itok=9VsVhQhb" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/change-mindset">A Change of Mindset</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">In February 2021, a friend in Jos, Nigeria, visited me. He told me about a new school he recently started to reach out to a Hausa speaking community. The community and...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/change-mindset">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-33"> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/ready-receive" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/asl_bible.jpg?itok=UwdurpEF" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/ready-receive">Ready to Receive</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Deaf Christians welcome the first full translation of the Bible in American Sign Language. 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Some people considered it too “coarse” and questioned...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/power-local-language">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-2 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/building-better-storybook" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled-1_1.jpg?itok=y7c2ndRq" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/building-better-storybook">Building a Better Storybook</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Bloom helps create more accessible books for special needs readers. 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In December 2023, Deaf teachers from Colombia, El Salvador, and...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/building-interactive-sign-language-books">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-4"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/literacy-app-makes-reading-fun" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blogg_2.png?itok=300meJme" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/literacy-app-makes-reading-fun">Literacy App Makes Reading Fun</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">When translation advisor to the Finongan language team in Papua New Guinea, Chris Rice, learned about SIL’s Alpha Tiles literacy app during a workshop in Thailand, he...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/literacy-app-makes-reading-fun">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-5"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/hidden-their-hearts" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/32.png?itok=CwUYVmPW" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/hidden-their-hearts">Hidden in Their Hearts</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">When you think about Bible translation, most likely your first mental image is of words on a page, or text on a computer screen. But what if the translation is into a...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/hidden-their-hearts">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-6"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/teacher%E2%80%99s-calling" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blog_post_header_950_x_502_px_2.png?itok=PZmPS86l" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/teacher%E2%80%99s-calling">The Teacher’s Calling</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">A young Cameroonian discovers his talent to change lives through literacy. Emmanuel Tambakui spent much time in prayer wrestling with one question— was he meant to be a...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/teacher%E2%80%99s-calling">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-7"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/healing-our-homes" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blog_post_header_950_x_502_px_1.png?itok=dYcPSS55" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/healing-our-homes">Healing Our Homes</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">A longtime resident of Lewiston, Maine, SIL’s Associate Executive Director Steve Moitozo has developed close relationships within the city and its large immigrant...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/healing-our-homes">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-8"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/language-preservation-bangladesh" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/12.png?itok=-yTBpirC" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/language-preservation-bangladesh">Language Preservation in Bangladesh</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Losing your language is not merely a linguistic loss. Woven into language is one’s culture and very identity. While it may be expedient to use a language of wider...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/language-preservation-bangladesh">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-9"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/care-wheels" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blog_2.png?itok=6_YdJ0Mj" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/care-wheels">Care On Wheels</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Mobile health clinic provides care to remote communities in Melanesia. Much of the world would consider the roads leading to Wopepa in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/care-wheels">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-10"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/play-and-learn-home" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/solomon.png?itok=yo0m4XkS" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/play-and-learn-home">Play and Learn at Home</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">An innovative new tool helps parents transmit culture and learning. “Maybe it’s because we have been learning together [that] she wants me to bring her to school.” One...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/play-and-learn-home">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-11"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/sixty-years-perseverance" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/pngg.png?itok=zGwPcABn" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/sixty-years-perseverance">Sixty Years of Perseverance</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">The Binumarien people live in remote villages in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. Once numbering over 3,000 people, in 1958 their numbers had dwindled...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/sixty-years-perseverance">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-12"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/strengthening-christian-families-program" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blog_post_2_950_x_502_px.png?itok=0_h2WnuH" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/strengthening-christian-families-program">Strengthening Christian Families Program</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Strong families help build resilience against some of society’s most perilous issues in Asia and beyond. “All my friends my age are dead because of drugs.” This...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/strengthening-christian-families-program">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-13"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/emanuel%E2%80%99s-story" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/321.png?itok=-e0KrM79" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/emanuel%E2%80%99s-story">Emanuel’s Story</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">One day, as young Emanuel carried lunch to his dad at his workplace, he noticed a group of children in school uniforms reading signs and posters as they walked along...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/emanuel%E2%80%99s-story">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-14"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/curbing-learning-crisis" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blogg_1.png?itok=vJHM0eNJ" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/curbing-learning-crisis">Curbing the Learning Crisis</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">SIL Bangladesh opens Learning Centers to fill Covid learning gap. In 2020, Covid brought education systems worldwide to an abrupt halt as parents and children alike...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/curbing-learning-crisis">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-15"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/sil%E2%80%99s-first-deafblind-workshop" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/33.png?itok=Ea9LqRYe" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/sil%E2%80%99s-first-deafblind-workshop">SIL’s First DeafBlind Workshop</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Imagine you are Deaf. Your whole world is focused on seeing. Your eyes are the way you learn language. Now imagine that you are told you are going blind and imagine the...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/sil%E2%80%99s-first-deafblind-workshop">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-16"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/forging-new-pathways" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blog_post_header_950_x_502_px_0.png?itok=QBbZVKHn" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/forging-new-pathways">Forging New Pathways</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Graduate students find new ways to join community development efforts. The people of Papua New Guinea (PNG) use more languages across their Melanesian island nation than...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/forging-new-pathways">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-17"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/connecting-dots" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/header_0.png?itok=nuAiL9jA" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/connecting-dots">Connecting the Dots</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Linking data between similar languages accelerates translation efforts in the Philippines. When members of the Ayta Mag-Antsi community heard the book of Ruth read aloud...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/connecting-dots">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-18"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/harvesting-words" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blog_post_header_950_x_502_px.png?itok=la-aOMlV" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/harvesting-words">Harvesting Words</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">In a noteworthy initiative, the Kenga language community of Chad is set to release their very first dictionary later this year, marking a significant milestone in...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/harvesting-words">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-19"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/small-start" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blog2.png?itok=CINzbldE" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/small-start">A Small Start</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Indonesian children show their natural learning potential despite enormous challenges. For more than fifteen years, the doors to the public school in Kosarek village*...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/small-start">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-20"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/ethnologue-scholarship-program" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blog_1.png?itok=HXxQ1qBs" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/ethnologue-scholarship-program">Ethnologue Scholarship Program</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">New program supporting linguists from local language communities selects first scholarship recipient. Intuitively it seems clear that those best positioned to contribute...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/ethnologue-scholarship-program">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-21"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/tanzanian-sign-language-textbook-project" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/w.jpg?itok=2Lp5y40C" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/tanzanian-sign-language-textbook-project">Tanzanian Sign Language Textbook Project</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">BILAT is a Deaf organization in Tanzania. In the last several years they have taken a special interest in Deaf children by providing help for Deaf school children who...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/tanzanian-sign-language-textbook-project">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-22"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/habits-healthy-life" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled_950_x_502_px_3.png?itok=5utHFWOY" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/habits-healthy-life">Habits for a Healthy Life</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">School literacy program in a local Nepali language helps people of all ages make healthier choices. Bibek’s teachers once thought he was a naughty child—willful and...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/habits-healthy-life">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-23"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/nyiha-new-testament-project-brings-community-together" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/nyiha.png?itok=_NRWSYL_" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/nyiha-new-testament-project-brings-community-together">Nyiha New Testament Project Brings Community Together</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Richard Yalonde serves as Team Leader for the Mbeya Cluster Project of Tanzania. 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But millions of children have few to no...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/celebrating-new-books-children-mali">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-25"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/mobile-schools-nomad-children-wins-top-unesco-award-0" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/unescoaward.png?itok=7RMNufLX" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/mobile-schools-nomad-children-wins-top-unesco-award-0">Mobile Schools for Nomad Children Wins Top UNESCO Award</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">The Bakarwal Gujars are nomadic pastoralists living on the southern side of the Himalayas in Pakistan and India. Following migratory routes handed down through the...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/mobile-schools-nomad-children-wins-top-unesco-award-0">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-26"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/building-awareness-against-human-trafficking" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled_950_x_502_px.jpg?itok=anA7G7r_" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/building-awareness-against-human-trafficking">Building Awareness Against Human Trafficking</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Deaf teachers create sign language books to educate vulnerable communities about the dangers of exploitation. Leer en español Deaf students in Latin America gathered for...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/building-awareness-against-human-trafficking">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-27"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/stepping-smaller-shoes" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/peru.png?itok=mN1M7EZ2" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/stepping-smaller-shoes">Stepping into Smaller Shoes</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Linguistics students shift perspectives to support learning in early education. In Peru’s capital city of Lima, university students from across South and Central America...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/stepping-smaller-shoes">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-28"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/isolation-inspiration" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/mexico.png?itok=Mi2J9ewi" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/isolation-inspiration">From Isolation to Inspiration</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">A local team tied together by faith and family translates the Bible into Mexican Sign Language (LSM). Try as he might, Guillermo could not connect with his family. Born...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/isolation-inspiration">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-29"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/over-airwaves" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blogg_0.png?itok=oTf9O_eD" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/over-airwaves">Over the Airwaves</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Radio drama helps African communities address Ebola concerns. Local staff buzzed with excitement as the Minister of Health for the Democratic Republic of the Congo...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/over-airwaves">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-30"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/education-life" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/png_e4life.png?itok=wWc4RG5z" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/education-life">Education For Life</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">A Story of Innovation & Collaboration in Papua New Guinea Koen den Hartogh, an SIL language technology consultant working in Papua New Guinea, had a simple idea in...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/education-life">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-31"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/ethnologue-welcomes-new-program-director" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/jill2.png?itok=CCbaEKT7" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/ethnologue-welcomes-new-program-director">Ethnologue Welcomes New Program Director</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Caribbean born linguist and influential educator, Jill Paterson-Charles, begins role as Ethnologue program director. On the small Caribbean island of Grenada, a young...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/ethnologue-welcomes-new-program-director">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-32"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/language-journey" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blog_0.png?itok=Yybq5I2X" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/language-journey">The Language Journey</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Philippines workshop offers communities decision-making tools in determining the future of their languages. In May 2023 SIL consultants facilitated a five-day language...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/language-journey">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-33"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/skill-show-and-tell" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/media_training.png?itok=86GDSEJ-" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/skill-show-and-tell">The Skill to Show and Tell</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Media production training gives participants a powerful, creative platform to share their stories. Years of experience in training staff from radio, TV and language...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/skill-show-and-tell">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-34"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/language-and-poverty" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/woman_poverty.png?itok=GV3mbj01" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/language-and-poverty">Language and Poverty</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">What is Poverty? 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Yet scholars of...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/language-and-poverty">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-35"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/emerging-voices-media" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled_950_x_502_px_5.png?itok=R5CgZ2Za" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/emerging-voices-media">Emerging Voices in Media</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">SIL training in media production helps aspiring communicators develop valuable new skills. As advancements in digital media continue to accelerate, more widely creative...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/emerging-voices-media">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-36"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/sil-ethiopia-celebrates-50-years-language-work" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/ethiopia2.png?itok=iogiB_DR" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/sil-ethiopia-celebrates-50-years-language-work">SIL Ethiopia Celebrates 50 Years of Language Work</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">In March SIL Ethiopia celebrated its 50 years of accomplishments in partnership with both governmental and nongovernmental organizations. The Ethiopian Evangelical...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/sil-ethiopia-celebrates-50-years-language-work">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-37"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/language-healthy-tomorrow" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/lct_nepal.png?itok=WuY48FkB" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/language-healthy-tomorrow">Language for a Healthy Tomorrow</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Schoolchildren in Nepal are tackling social issues and creating change in their community. Early learning in the mother tongue helps young students reach a better...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/language-healthy-tomorrow">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-38"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/cameroon-book-creation-contest" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/untitled_950_x_502_px.png?itok=iOGjjIoP" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/cameroon-book-creation-contest">Cameroon Book Creation Contest</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">In an effort to inspire more enthusiasm around writing and reading in local languages, SIL Cameroon hosted a book creation contest for the local public. In cooperation...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/cameroon-book-creation-contest">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-39"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/words-unread" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/cusco.png?itok=Od-XGGbL" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/words-unread">Words Unread</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Literacy programs in Peru deepen access to Scripture. In 1988 a dream came true for members of the Cusco Quechua faith community—the Bible published in their very own...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/words-unread">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-40"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/local-citizens-become-sil-interns" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled_950_x_502_px_2.png?itok=c9t7oPGM" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/local-citizens-become-sil-interns">Local Citizens Become SIL Interns</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">In the English and Portuguese-speaking areas of Africa where SIL works, a new internship program has begun. These interns are young, professional men and women from...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/local-citizens-become-sil-interns">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-41"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/language-changes-tomorrow" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/lct.png?itok=IZ7ofZKY" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/language-changes-tomorrow">Language Changes Tomorrow</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">A new children’s program sets the stage for small change on a global scale. Language learning begins as early as the womb, making language a crucial tool for impactful...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/language-changes-tomorrow">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-42"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/healing-hidden-wounds" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/14f14e98-7f5e-401f-b3b8-2dbb0ee8a1b3.png?itok=CzfJwoLq" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/healing-hidden-wounds">Healing the Hidden Wounds</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">A trauma healing program saves lives in a fiercely persecuted community. Many communities around the world exist in historical hotbeds of unrest and conflict. Recent...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/healing-hidden-wounds">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-43"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/communicating-bible-stories-siberian-way" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/art.png?itok=ugzvhgPc" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/communicating-bible-stories-siberian-way">Communicating Bible Stories the Siberian Way</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">How local art supports culturally relevant Bible translation Every language is unique and can convey the truths about God and the Bible in a way that no other language...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/communicating-bible-stories-siberian-way">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-44"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/fresh-start-literacy" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/e18eaf63-594e-4a2f-bd76-4488867e3bd3.png?itok=967PWkvs" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/fresh-start-literacy">A Fresh Start for Literacy</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Fifty year-old literacy material is finding renewed purpose in the Mazatec speaking region of Mexico. In February 2022, Mexico’s National Institute of Indigenous...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/fresh-start-literacy">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-45"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/refugees%E2%80%94-different-kind-diaspora" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/cleneblog.png?itok=ShxP1QUC" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/refugees%E2%80%94-different-kind-diaspora">Refugees—A Different Kind of Diaspora</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">I spent a year in a refugee camp after my family left Rwanda in 1994. So I know the pain and trouble people go through in refugee camps. Refugees in Africa make up a...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/refugees%E2%80%94-different-kind-diaspora">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-46"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/nation-small-valued" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blog_0.jpg?itok=CxlmHnRc" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/nation-small-valued">A Nation Small but Valued</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">One African community realizes their worth. One of the most uplifting moments in the Old Testament takes place when God makes a promise to Abraham to extend a blessing...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/nation-small-valued">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-47"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/understanding-impact-digital-language-support" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled_950_x_502_px_1.png?itok=sixR8KW6" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/understanding-impact-digital-language-support">Understanding the Impact of Digital Language Support</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">In the era of the Internet and global communications, immeasurable amounts of digital information are being created, shared and consumed. From emails, SMS text messages...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/understanding-impact-digital-language-support">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-48"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/modern-gutenberg-moment" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blogg.png?itok=_znHUq2s" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/modern-gutenberg-moment">A Modern Gutenberg Moment</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Smartphone technology puts information access in the hands of more people. It is estimated that 70% of the world’s population now have access to a smartphone, making it...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/modern-gutenberg-moment">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-49"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/sil-and-intel%C2%AE-innovate-together" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled_950_x_502_px_0.png?itok=zT4oXsoh" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/sil-and-intel%C2%AE-innovate-together">SIL and Intel® Innovate Together</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">SIL collaborates with Intel® to expand language recognition technology for more users. Imagine navigating a bustling, new city for the first time. Now imagine tackling...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/sil-and-intel%C2%AE-innovate-together">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-50"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/why-does-language-even-matter" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/literacy.png?itok=ilLCkAoD" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/why-does-language-even-matter">Why Does Language Even Matter?</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Do you remember what it was like to take your seat on your very first day in school, bright eyed and bushy tailed—eager to please? Imagine, if you will, that once the...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/why-does-language-even-matter">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-51"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/%E2%80%98-eating-wrong-hand%E2%80%99" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/final.png?itok=E_Q1zJdf" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/%E2%80%98-eating-wrong-hand%E2%80%99">‘Like Eating with the Wrong Hand!’</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Early in 2022, a Scripture Engagement (SE) research team working in an Asian nation met with local pastors and leaders to try to make sense of the research team’s data...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/%E2%80%98-eating-wrong-hand%E2%80%99">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-52"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/seizing-decade" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/idil.png?itok=h5qQEvyK" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/seizing-decade">Seizing the Decade</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">The International Decade of Indigenous Languages amplifies SIL’s mission to support language communities. The start to the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/seizing-decade">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-53"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/trauma-healing-soldiers" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/cover_pic.png?itok=B25F__ou" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/trauma-healing-soldiers">Trauma Healing for Soldiers</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">When ethnic conflict in Ethiopia was increasing and the war in the northern regions began, SIL leaders met with the SIL Ethiopia Scripture Engagement team in November...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/trauma-healing-soldiers">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-54"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/partnership-project-video" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/video-project.png?itok=Q1LexBQn" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/partnership-project-video">In Partnership with Project Video</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Todd and Becky Bequette, the local SIL team members, help to facilitate the relationship between the B* Video Project team and the main Project Video office based in...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/partnership-project-video">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-55"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/light-would-not-fade" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled_950_x_502_px.png?itok=prPTYUtt" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/light-would-not-fade">A Light that Would Not Fade</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">The Keliko of South Sudan boldly maintain faith and hope despite years of repeated conflict, displacement and trauma. The statistics of people living in diaspora...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/light-would-not-fade">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-56"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/songs-faith-and-culture" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/final-music.png?itok=glPGHafk" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/songs-faith-and-culture">Songs of Faith and Culture</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Workshops in Indonesia equip participants to make scripture songwriting their own. On a visit to remote islands in the Maluku province in Indonesia, Latupeirissa was...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/songs-faith-and-culture">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-57"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/working-toward-local-ownership-tanzania" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/tanzania.png?itok=GtNu4eai" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/working-toward-local-ownership-tanzania">Working Toward Local Ownership in Tanzania</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">“When can we start? We’re ready!” The Nyika language community (about 25,000 speakers in Rukwa Region, western Tanzania) is eager to have Scripture in their own language...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/working-toward-local-ownership-tanzania">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-58"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/supporting-diaspora-communities" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/blog.png?itok=l1Y4-oyQ" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/supporting-diaspora-communities">Supporting Diaspora Communities</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">With more people on the move than ever before, diaspora populations present a major area of impact affecting the world’s peoples. Many embark on this journey with hope...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/supporting-diaspora-communities">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-59"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/language-and-artificial-intelligence" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/tech.png?itok=_tQdg3jo" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/language-and-artificial-intelligence">Language and Artificial Intelligence</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Advancements in AI models shrink the digital language gap. Despite impressive strides forward technologically, only about 600 of the world's 7,151 languages* are...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/language-and-artificial-intelligence">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-60"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/engaging-diaspora-communities-move" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/image_blog_0.png?itok=ghD8-C29" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/engaging-diaspora-communities-move">Engaging Diaspora: Communities on the Move</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Diaspora communities face particular opportunities and challenges in pursuing a better life. In 2020 the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/engaging-diaspora-communities-move">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-61"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/gift-teachers-and-students-alike" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/kids_0.jpg?itok=HTcDtyt9" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/gift-teachers-and-students-alike">A Gift for Teachers and Students Alike</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">The group of preschool teachers sat quietly on the floor, eagerly listening to their trainer. All were speakers of the Lahi* language of West Asia. They had been...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/gift-teachers-and-students-alike">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-62"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/local-arts-classrooms" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/pic_5.jpg?itok=ksCYZdTN" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/local-arts-classrooms">Local Arts in Classrooms</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">“If it is true that a picture is worth a thousand words,” explains SIL Ethnoarts Consultant, Todd Saurman, “then the pictures . . . need to be related to [a community's...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/local-arts-classrooms">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-63"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/doing-things-digital" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/screen_shot_2022-03-31_at_1.32.17_pm.png?itok=rtVtPByb" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/doing-things-digital">Doing Things Digital</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">SIL’s Digital Strategy Guides help language resources find life online With the demand for digital content increasing daily, the ability to create and distribute...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/doing-things-digital">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-64"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/change-mindset" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/2849626a-b5e4-407a-a97b-94c712b451bf.jpeg?itok=9VsVhQhb" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/change-mindset">A Change of Mindset</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">In February 2021, a friend in Jos, Nigeria, visited me. He told me about a new school he recently started to reach out to a Hausa speaking community. The community and...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/change-mindset">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-65"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/ready-receive" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/asl_bible.jpg?itok=UwdurpEF" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/ready-receive">Ready to Receive</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Deaf Christians welcome the first full translation of the Bible in American Sign Language. After more than four decades of work, translators recently crossed the finish...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/ready-receive">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-66"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/beating-learning-poverty-africa" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/header.png?itok=FjfM6Ki2" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/beating-learning-poverty-africa">Beating Learning Poverty in Africa!</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">It’s well known that the COVID pandemic has had a detrimental impact on the lives of young children, students and youth around the world and has exacerbated inequalities...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/beating-learning-poverty-africa">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-67"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/power-local-language" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/church.jpg?itok=94p7PbMS" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/power-local-language">The Power of the Local Language</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">The idea that God could speak to people in Mugalo* didn’t seem reasonable to a local church in Southeast Asia. Some people considered it too “coarse” and questioned...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/power-local-language">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-68"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/building-better-storybook" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled-1_1.jpg?itok=y7c2ndRq" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/building-better-storybook">Building a Better Storybook</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Bloom helps create more accessible books for special needs readers. India-based organization, Chetana Charitable Trust , continues to provide parents in local...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/building-better-storybook">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-69"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/early-start-learning" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/au-picjpg.jpg?itok=4yfyHojb" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/early-start-learning">An Early Start on Learning</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Mother tongue preschools give children an educational head start. Children from the Kali* community in Eurasia often endure nearly insurmountable difficulties in school...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/early-start-learning">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-70"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/child-labour-hopeless-case" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/group.png?itok=OtLKUm6s" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/child-labour-hopeless-case">Child Labour - A Hopeless Case?</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">From collecting molluscs in mosquito-infested swamps to farming vegetables all day in the sweltering heat, child labour is still common in many parts of the world...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/child-labour-hopeless-case">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-71"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/literacy-better-life" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/literacy-in-africa_0.png?itok=o2Cu6YJz" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/literacy-better-life">Literacy for a Better Life</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Literacy skills empower women in Africa to thrive. Lack of basic literacy skills imposes major disadvantages on many women across Africa. The inability to read and write...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/literacy-better-life">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-72"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/dignity-dirt" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled-1_0.png?itok=qyl-uVBt" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/dignity-dirt">Dignity in Dirt</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Faith and farming initiative restores positive self-image to Nigerian farmers. Dirty hands and long hours readily distinguish those who work the land cultivating crops...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/dignity-dirt">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-73"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/trauma-healing-community" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled-1.png?itok=EmAmwKk5" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/trauma-healing-community">Trauma Healing in Community</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">The Oral Story-based Trauma Healing training program came to Niger in 2018. Story-based trauma healing was originally designed as an oral program for communities, like...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/trauma-healing-community">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-74"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/build-book-save-life" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/jane.png?itok=3eVQtq8H" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/build-book-save-life">Build a Book, Save a Life</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Question: How Do You Write a Book When Lives are Literally on the Line? Answer: Very carefully. If you’re alive and have access to the internet (which I think we can...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/build-book-save-life">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-75"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/learning-leadership" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled-2_0.jpg?itok=nbkO6hDU" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/learning-leadership">Learning Leadership</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">A new generation of leaders and advocates emerge in rural Bangladesh As the world makes strides toward equal access, equality and social justice for all, traditionally...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/learning-leadership">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-76"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/signing-hope-seeing-change" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/untitled-1.jpeg?itok=kVVCm0R5" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/signing-hope-seeing-change">Signing Hope, Seeing Change</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Until recently, few Deaf children participated in Tanzanian church services. Inspired by this observation, BILAT—a Deaf NGO committed to Bible translation, promoting...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/signing-hope-seeing-change">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-77"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/closing-covid-19-information-gap" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/ps-img-20210323-wa0012_0.png?itok=AupvWWEr" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/closing-covid-19-information-gap">Closing the COVID-19 Information Gap</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Deaf Organizations Unite to Provide Access to Vital Health Information Imagine living in this pandemic world without access to knowledge about the virus, like how to...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/closing-covid-19-information-gap">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-78"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/healing-and-hope-refugees" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/malawi_trauma_healing_story_header.jpg?itok=8En7Mxjq" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/healing-and-hope-refugees">Healing and Hope for Refugees</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Grace Simon, a refugee herself, has emerged as a leader in establishing a network of Trauma Healing* groups, even though she had only attended one Trauma Healing...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/healing-and-hope-refugees">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div 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us—...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/powerful-practical-english-lessons">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-80"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/covid-19-response-and-reflections" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/c19_response_and_reflections_story_header.jpg?itok=Jomng_Xc" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/covid-19-response-and-reflections">COVID-19: Response and Reflections</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">As the COVID-19 pandemic spread indiscriminately around the world, many local communities experienced the effects of this unprecedented crisis to a disproportionate...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/covid-19-response-and-reflections">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-81"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/perseverance-and-partnership" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/chad_header.jpg?itok=IFpXqZkr" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/perseverance-and-partnership">Perseverance and Partnership</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">When COVID-19 swept through Chad, a country of 15 million in the northern part of Central Africa, many local communities saw the urgent need to warn those around them...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/perseverance-and-partnership">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-82"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/responding-global-pandemic" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/creative_approach_header2.jpg?itok=-nOxww7s" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/responding-global-pandemic">Responding to a Global Pandemic</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">The global impact of a deadly virus requires creative thinking to respond effectively. Ingenuity is crucial because no single language or solution exists to inform those...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/responding-global-pandemic">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-83"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/madagascan-movement" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/madagascan_movement.jpg?itok=l16xDspD" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/madagascan-movement">A Madagascan Movement</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">As told by Serge Razafinjatoniary The FJKM Zoara Fanantenana Ambohipo (FJKM Ambohipo Church) has a double advantage for ministry: it is in Madagascar’s capital city of...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/madagascan-movement">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-84"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/naskapi-model-project" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/naskapi_2.jpg?itok=MkOM93KE" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/naskapi-model-project">Naskapi Model Project</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">(Photo above) More than 1,000 Naskapis now live in their community of Kawawachikamach in Quebec, surrounded by forests and swamy muskeg (peat bog). Before settling here...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/naskapi-model-project">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-85"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/natqgu-solomon-islands" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/soloman_islands_b.jpg?itok=2ZRpt5q5" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/natqgu-solomon-islands">Natqgu of Solomon Islands</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Dr. Brenda Boerger, SIL Language and Culture Documentation Coordinator, led a team of five interns to Santa Cruz Island, in the Solomon Islands, for fieldwork in the...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/natqgu-solomon-islands">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-86"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/kamasau-east-sepik-province" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/kamasau_copy.jpg?itok=Vbpdaz6L" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/kamasau-east-sepik-province">Kamasau of East Sepik Province</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">The Kamasau language [kms] is spoken in the East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea. About 900 people live in this lowlands language area, but many of the children under...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/kamasau-east-sepik-province">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-87"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/dza-nigeria" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/dza_of_nigeria.jpg?itok=MqvEBvt-" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/dza-nigeria">Dza of Nigeria</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body"> About 100,000 Jenjo people live along the north bank of the Benue river at the intersection of Taraba, Gombe and Adamawa States in northeast Nigeria, and speak the Dza...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/dza-nigeria">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-88"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/barayin-chad" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/barayin_of_chad.jpg?itok=ff0ACyOJ" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/barayin-chad">Barayin in Chad</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Over the next few months, SIL will present our ongoing language and culture documentation efforts in some of the world's lesser-known languages in conjunction with the...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <h6 class="field-content blog-post-read-more"><a href="/blog/barayin-chad">Read More</a></h6> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-89"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/node/%5Bnid%5D"><a href="/blog/bungu-map" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default" data-hover=""><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/images/story/bungu_is_on_the_map.jpg?itok=l_pcN6AU" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></a></div> </div> <div class="blog-post-title-wrapper"> <h3 class="blog-post-title"><a href="/blog/bungu-map">Bungu is on the Map!</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><hr/></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body views-field-body-wrapper"> <div class="field-content views-field-body">Bungu, a tonal language, now has a writing system ready for testing and literacy training. - 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