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class="page-title">Why Languages Matter</h1> </div> <a id="main-content"></a> <div class="region region-content"> <section id="block-system-main" class="block block-system clearfix"> <div class="panel-display panel-1col clearfix" > <div class="panel-panel panel-col"> <div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h3 class="text-center" dir="ltr">Language impacts every aspect of human life, from the practical needs we each face every day to the deeper expressions of human experience.</h3> <h3 class="text-center" dir="ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/20151010_5892.jpeg" style="width: 100%;" /></h3> <h2 class="text-center" dir="ltr">聽</h2> <p dir="ltr">聽</p> </div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="block-views-cca898ab845004dd2c4b39249f59eba6" class="block block-views clearfix"> <div class="view view-why-language-matters-resources view-id-why_language_matters_resources view-display-id-block_sm visible-sm view-dom-id-1ad14f2c664c98234ea6d6f58536b734"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-responsive-grid views-responsive-grid-horizontal views-columns-2 row"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-first"> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <div class="field-content"><div id="821-img" class="expand-button"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/300x300/public/about/food_0.jpg?itok=gH-GJOtD" width="300" height="300" alt="" /></div> <h6>Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger</h6> <div id="821-text" class="expand-text"> <p><span>Income improvement and hunger relief within ethnolinguistic communities is achieved when life-changing information is communicated in a language that people understand well. </span></p> <p class="about-section-readmore-button"><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://www.sil.org/node/824" target="_blank">Read More</a></p> </div> <p><a id="821-btn" class="expand-button"><img src="/sites/all/themes/sil/images/down-blue-arrow.png" /></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-2 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <div class="field-content"><div id="820-img" class="expand-button"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/300x300/public/about/schoolroom_1.jpg?itok=zg4hakas" width="300" height="300" alt="" /></div> <h6>Achieve universal primary education</h6> <div id="820-text" class="expand-text"> <p><span>When taught in their local language, students readily transfer literacy skills to official languages of education, acquiring essential tools for life-long learning. The results are the growth of self esteem and a community that is better equipped to become literate in languages of wider communication.</span></p> <p><span>聽</span></p> <p><a class="btn btn-default" href="/node/825">READ MORE</a></p> </div> <p><a id="820-btn" class="expand-button"><img src="/sites/all/themes/sil/images/down-blue-arrow.png" /></a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2"> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <div class="field-content"><div id="819-img" class="expand-button"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/300x300/public/about/gender_0.jpg?itok=pWcXjkPa" width="300" height="300" alt="" /></div> <h6>Promote gender equality and empower women</h6> <div id="819-text" class="expand-text"> <p><span>In ethnolinguistic communities, boys are often encouraged to interact with others in languages of wider communication. Girls, however, are typically expected to stay close to home where the local language is often the only language used. Research shows that girls and women who are educated in languages familiar to them stay in school longer and achieve better results than those who do not get mother-tongue instruction.</span></p> <p><span>聽</span></p> <p><a class="btn btn-default" href="/node/826">READ MORE</a></p> </div> <p><a id="819-btn" class="expand-button"><img src="/sites/all/themes/sil/images/down-blue-arrow.png" /></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-2 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <div class="field-content"><div id="818-img" class="expand-button"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/300x300/public/about/mother_and_baby_0.jpg?itok=CfW7T_8P" width="300" height="300" alt="" /></div> <h6>Reduce child mortality</h6> <div id="818-text" class="expand-text"> <p><span>Poorly understood health information can lead to dangerous and even fatal misinformation. Ethnolinguistic communities are vulnerable to diarrhea, malaria and other common illnesses when they lack the resources and capability to obtain essential health knowledge.</span></p> <p><span>聽</span></p> <p><a class="btn btn-default" href="/node/827">READ MORE</a></p> </div> <p><a id="818-btn" class="expand-button"><img src="/sites/all/themes/sil/images/down-blue-arrow.png" /></a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3"> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <div class="field-content"><div id="817-img" class="expand-button"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/300x300/public/about/maternal_0.jpg?itok=3GwRAJ2p" width="300" height="300" alt="" /></div> <h6>Improve maternal health</h6> <div id="817-text" class="expand-text"> <p><span>Women need access to health information in a language they understand聽well. Language development facilitates the introduction of new concepts and the accurate translation of new terminology.</span></p> <p><span>聽</span></p> <p><a class="btn btn-default" href="/node/828">READ MORE</a></p> </div> <p><a id="817-btn" class="expand-button"><img src="/sites/all/themes/sil/images/down-blue-arrow.png" /></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-2 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <div class="field-content"><div id="816-img" class="expand-button"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/300x300/public/about/aids_0.jpg?itok=-wiK2kpe" width="300" height="300" alt="" /></div> <h6>Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases</h6> <div id="816-text" class="expand-text"> <p><span>People in ethnolinguistic communities are vulnerable to HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases due in part to the lack of essential information in the mother tongue. Reading materials in local languages that discuss hygiene, nutrition,and the prevention and treatment of diseases have proven to be effective in improving general health and life expectancy. </span></p> <p><span>聽</span></p> <p><a class="btn btn-default" href="/node/829">READ MORE</a></p> </div> <p><a id="816-btn" class="expand-button"><img src="/sites/all/themes/sil/images/down-blue-arrow.png" /></a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-last"> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <div class="field-content"><div id="815-img" class="expand-button"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/300x300/public/about/environment_0.jpg?itok=-dLo7pHf" width="300" height="300" alt="" /></div> <h6>Ensure environmental sustainability</h6> <div id="815-text" class="expand-text"> <p><span>Environmental preservation principles are communicated between languages through language development programs and literature production. As local populations learn appropriate technology while drawing on traditional knowledge of flora and fauna, they meet economic needs while protecting the environment.</span></p> <p><span>聽</span></p> <p><a class="btn btn-default" href="/node/830">READ MORE</a></p> </div> <p><a id="815-btn" class="expand-button"><img src="/sites/all/themes/sil/images/down-blue-arrow.png" /></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-6 views-column-2 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <div class="field-content"><div id="814-img" class="expand-button"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/300x300/public/about/tech_0.jpg?itok=PWDRLFQK" width="300" height="300" alt="" /></div> <h6>Initiate global partnerships for development</h6> <div id="814-text" class="expand-text"> <p><span>Mother-tongue revitalization ensures that a language continues to serve the changing goals of its speakers and provides a bridge for the community to meet its broader multilingual goals by acquiring a language of wider communication. Language development facilitates the broader exchange of traditional knowledge as well as making the benefits of global information and communications technologies available.</span></p> <p><span>聽</span></p> <p><a class="btn btn-default" href="/node/831">READ MORE</a></p> </div> <p><a id="814-btn" class="expand-button"><img src="/sites/all/themes/sil/images/down-blue-arrow.png" /></a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="view-footer"> <hr /> </div> </div> </section> <section id="block-views-f079dc227e932cbfe8c69703b8ac926f" class="block block-views clearfix"> <div class="view view-why-language-matters-resources view-id-why_language_matters_resources view-display-id-block_xs visible-xs view-dom-id-ce217f3e5b2f63c8066b849c24212cea"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-responsive-grid views-responsive-grid-horizontal views-columns-1 row"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-first"> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <div class="field-content"><div id="821-img" class="expand-button"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/300x300/public/about/food_0.jpg?itok=gH-GJOtD" width="300" height="300" alt="" /></div> <h6>Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger</h6> <div id="821-text" class="expand-text"> <p><span>Income improvement and hunger relief within ethnolinguistic communities is achieved when life-changing information is communicated in a language that people understand well. </span></p> <p class="about-section-readmore-button"><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://www.sil.org/node/824" target="_blank">Read More</a></p> </div> <p><a id="821-btn" class="expand-button"><img src="/sites/all/themes/sil/images/down-blue-arrow.png" /></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-2"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <div class="field-content"><div id="820-img" class="expand-button"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/300x300/public/about/schoolroom_1.jpg?itok=zg4hakas" width="300" height="300" alt="" /></div> <h6>Achieve universal primary education</h6> <div id="820-text" class="expand-text"> <p><span>When taught in their local language, students readily transfer literacy skills to official languages of education, acquiring essential tools for life-long learning. The results are the growth of self esteem and a community that is better equipped to become literate in languages of wider communication.</span></p> <p><span>聽</span></p> <p><a class="btn btn-default" href="/node/825">READ MORE</a></p> </div> <p><a id="820-btn" class="expand-button"><img src="/sites/all/themes/sil/images/down-blue-arrow.png" /></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-3"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <div class="field-content"><div id="819-img" class="expand-button"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/300x300/public/about/gender_0.jpg?itok=pWcXjkPa" width="300" height="300" alt="" /></div> <h6>Promote gender equality and empower women</h6> <div id="819-text" class="expand-text"> <p><span>In ethnolinguistic communities, boys are often encouraged to interact with others in languages of wider communication. Girls, however, are typically expected to stay close to home where the local language is often the only language used. Research shows that girls and women who are educated in languages familiar to them stay in school longer and achieve better results than those who do not get mother-tongue instruction.</span></p> <p><span>聽</span></p> <p><a class="btn btn-default" href="/node/826">READ MORE</a></p> </div> <p><a id="819-btn" class="expand-button"><img src="/sites/all/themes/sil/images/down-blue-arrow.png" /></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-4"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <div class="field-content"><div id="818-img" class="expand-button"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/300x300/public/about/mother_and_baby_0.jpg?itok=CfW7T_8P" width="300" height="300" alt="" /></div> <h6>Reduce child mortality</h6> <div id="818-text" class="expand-text"> <p><span>Poorly understood health information can lead to dangerous and even fatal misinformation. Ethnolinguistic communities are vulnerable to diarrhea, malaria and other common illnesses when they lack the resources and capability to obtain essential health knowledge.</span></p> <p><span>聽</span></p> <p><a class="btn btn-default" href="/node/827">READ MORE</a></p> </div> <p><a id="818-btn" class="expand-button"><img src="/sites/all/themes/sil/images/down-blue-arrow.png" /></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-5"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <div class="field-content"><div id="817-img" class="expand-button"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/300x300/public/about/maternal_0.jpg?itok=3GwRAJ2p" width="300" height="300" alt="" /></div> <h6>Improve maternal health</h6> <div id="817-text" class="expand-text"> <p><span>Women need access to health information in a language they understand聽well. Language development facilitates the introduction of new concepts and the accurate translation of new terminology.</span></p> <p><span>聽</span></p> <p><a class="btn btn-default" href="/node/828">READ MORE</a></p> </div> <p><a id="817-btn" class="expand-button"><img src="/sites/all/themes/sil/images/down-blue-arrow.png" /></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-6"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <div class="field-content"><div id="816-img" class="expand-button"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/300x300/public/about/aids_0.jpg?itok=-wiK2kpe" width="300" height="300" alt="" /></div> <h6>Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases</h6> <div id="816-text" class="expand-text"> <p><span>People in ethnolinguistic communities are vulnerable to HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases due in part to the lack of essential information in the mother tongue. Reading materials in local languages that discuss hygiene, nutrition,and the prevention and treatment of diseases have proven to be effective in improving general health and life expectancy. </span></p> <p><span>聽</span></p> <p><a class="btn btn-default" href="/node/829">READ MORE</a></p> </div> <p><a id="816-btn" class="expand-button"><img src="/sites/all/themes/sil/images/down-blue-arrow.png" /></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-7"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <div class="field-content"><div id="815-img" class="expand-button"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/300x300/public/about/environment_0.jpg?itok=-dLo7pHf" width="300" height="300" alt="" /></div> <h6>Ensure environmental sustainability</h6> <div id="815-text" class="expand-text"> <p><span>Environmental preservation principles are communicated between languages through language development programs and literature production. As local populations learn appropriate technology while drawing on traditional knowledge of flora and fauna, they meet economic needs while protecting the environment.</span></p> <p><span>聽</span></p> <p><a class="btn btn-default" href="/node/830">READ MORE</a></p> </div> <p><a id="815-btn" class="expand-button"><img src="/sites/all/themes/sil/images/down-blue-arrow.png" /></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-8"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <div class="field-content"><div id="814-img" class="expand-button"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/300x300/public/about/tech_0.jpg?itok=PWDRLFQK" width="300" height="300" alt="" /></div> <h6>Initiate global partnerships for development</h6> <div id="814-text" class="expand-text"> <p><span>Mother-tongue revitalization ensures that a language continues to serve the changing goals of its speakers and provides a bridge for the community to meet its broader multilingual goals by acquiring a language of wider communication. Language development facilitates the broader exchange of traditional knowledge as well as making the benefits of global information and communications technologies available.</span></p> <p><span>聽</span></p> <p><a class="btn btn-default" href="/node/831">READ MORE</a></p> </div> <p><a id="814-btn" class="expand-button"><img src="/sites/all/themes/sil/images/down-blue-arrow.png" /></a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="view-footer"> <hr /> </div> </div> </section> <section id="block-views-f30cdcc7e48cd8d62beb3452ab3b4897" class="block block-views clearfix"> <div class="view view-why-language-matters-resources view-id-why_language_matters_resources view-display-id-block_xl_md hidden-sm hidden-xs view-dom-id-a87fd508e6eab9d554a731806011b31d"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-responsive-grid views-responsive-grid-horizontal views-columns-3 row"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-first"> <div class="views-column col-md-4 views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <div class="field-content"><div id="821-img" class="expand-button"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/250x250/public/about/food_0.jpg?itok=x7eSdegF" width="250" height="250" alt="" /></div> <h6>Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger</h6> <div id="821-text" class="expand-text"> <p><span>Income improvement and hunger relief within ethnolinguistic communities is achieved when life-changing information is communicated in a language that people understand well. </span></p> <p class="about-section-readmore-button"><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://www.sil.org/node/824" target="_blank">Read More</a></p> </div> <p><a id="821-btn" class="expand-button"><img src="/sites/all/themes/sil/images/down-blue-arrow.png" /></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 views-column-2"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <div class="field-content"><div id="820-img" class="expand-button"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/250x250/public/about/schoolroom_1.jpg?itok=WbhNt6Eh" width="250" height="250" alt="" /></div> <h6>Achieve universal primary education</h6> <div id="820-text" class="expand-text"> <p><span>When taught in their local language, students readily transfer literacy skills to official languages of education, acquiring essential tools for life-long learning. The results are the growth of self esteem and a community that is better equipped to become literate in languages of wider communication.</span></p> <p><span>聽</span></p> <p><a class="btn btn-default" href="/node/825">READ MORE</a></p> </div> <p><a id="820-btn" class="expand-button"><img src="/sites/all/themes/sil/images/down-blue-arrow.png" /></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 views-column-3 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <div class="field-content"><div id="819-img" class="expand-button"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/250x250/public/about/gender_0.jpg?itok=De-NG2b7" width="250" height="250" alt="" /></div> <h6>Promote gender equality and empower women</h6> <div id="819-text" class="expand-text"> <p><span>In ethnolinguistic communities, boys are often encouraged to interact with others in languages of wider communication. Girls, however, are typically expected to stay close to home where the local language is often the only language used. Research shows that girls and women who are educated in languages familiar to them stay in school longer and achieve better results than those who do not get mother-tongue instruction.</span></p> <p><span>聽</span></p> <p><a class="btn btn-default" href="/node/826">READ MORE</a></p> </div> <p><a id="819-btn" class="expand-button"><img src="/sites/all/themes/sil/images/down-blue-arrow.png" /></a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2"> <div class="views-column col-md-4 views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <div class="field-content"><div id="818-img" class="expand-button"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/250x250/public/about/mother_and_baby_0.jpg?itok=kSEXdxvF" width="250" height="250" alt="" /></div> <h6>Reduce child mortality</h6> <div id="818-text" class="expand-text"> <p><span>Poorly understood health information can lead to dangerous and even fatal misinformation. Ethnolinguistic communities are vulnerable to diarrhea, malaria and other common illnesses when they lack the resources and capability to obtain essential health knowledge.</span></p> <p><span>聽</span></p> <p><a class="btn btn-default" href="/node/827">READ MORE</a></p> </div> <p><a id="818-btn" class="expand-button"><img src="/sites/all/themes/sil/images/down-blue-arrow.png" /></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 views-column-2"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <div class="field-content"><div id="817-img" class="expand-button"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/250x250/public/about/maternal_0.jpg?itok=9-XJ08kg" width="250" height="250" alt="" /></div> <h6>Improve maternal health</h6> <div id="817-text" class="expand-text"> <p><span>Women need access to health information in a language they understand聽well. Language development facilitates the introduction of new concepts and the accurate translation of new terminology.</span></p> <p><span>聽</span></p> <p><a class="btn btn-default" href="/node/828">READ MORE</a></p> </div> <p><a id="817-btn" class="expand-button"><img src="/sites/all/themes/sil/images/down-blue-arrow.png" /></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 views-column-3 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <div class="field-content"><div id="816-img" class="expand-button"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/250x250/public/about/aids_0.jpg?itok=vzyxAeA8" width="250" height="250" alt="" /></div> <h6>Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases</h6> <div id="816-text" class="expand-text"> <p><span>People in ethnolinguistic communities are vulnerable to HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases due in part to the lack of essential information in the mother tongue. Reading materials in local languages that discuss hygiene, nutrition,and the prevention and treatment of diseases have proven to be effective in improving general health and life expectancy. </span></p> <p><span>聽</span></p> <p><a class="btn btn-default" href="/node/829">READ MORE</a></p> </div> <p><a id="816-btn" class="expand-button"><img src="/sites/all/themes/sil/images/down-blue-arrow.png" /></a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-last"> <div class="views-column col-md-4 views-column-1 views-column-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <div class="field-content"><div id="815-img" class="expand-button"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/250x250/public/about/environment_0.jpg?itok=DdnWs-Dn" width="250" height="250" alt="" /></div> <h6>Ensure environmental sustainability</h6> <div id="815-text" class="expand-text"> <p><span>Environmental preservation principles are communicated between languages through language development programs and literature production. As local populations learn appropriate technology while drawing on traditional knowledge of flora and fauna, they meet economic needs while protecting the environment.</span></p> <p><span>聽</span></p> <p><a class="btn btn-default" href="/node/830">READ MORE</a></p> </div> <p><a id="815-btn" class="expand-button"><img src="/sites/all/themes/sil/images/down-blue-arrow.png" /></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 views-column-2"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <div class="field-content"><div id="814-img" class="expand-button"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/250x250/public/about/tech_0.jpg?itok=VLaqHzCd" width="250" height="250" alt="" /></div> <h6>Initiate global partnerships for development</h6> <div id="814-text" class="expand-text"> <p><span>Mother-tongue revitalization ensures that a language continues to serve the changing goals of its speakers and provides a bridge for the community to meet its broader multilingual goals by acquiring a language of wider communication. 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