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Upon signing a 聽working agreement, SIL began to carry out its service to language communities under the auspices of the <em>Instituto Ling眉铆stico de Verano</em> (ILV).聽</h2> <p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In June 1998, the Colombian Congress decorated ILV with the </span><a href="https://colombia.sil.org/order_of_democracy_awa">"Orden de la Democracia"</a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> (Order of Democracy) award in recognition of its service to the country over a span of 36 years. On May 31, 2000, the working agreement was closed with a formal ceremony celebrating the great privilege of being able to work in cooperation with the Colombian government on behalf of the indigenous languages of Colombia. 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