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</div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-short-desc"> <div class="field-content">SIL鈥檚 service with ethnolinguistic minority communities is motivated by the belief that all people are created in the image of God, and that languages and cultures are part of the richness of God's creation.</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination-2"> <div class="field-content discover-sil-readmore"><p><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/motivation">Read More</a></p></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-xs-12 views-column-2"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination-3"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/language-development" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default"><img class="img-responsive" 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class="field-content"><h5 class="discover-sil-title"><a href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/partnerships">Partnerships</a></h5></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-short-desc"> <div class="field-content">SIL's primary partnerships are with local language communities and with other agencies serving them. </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination-2"> <div class="field-content discover-sil-readmore"><p><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/partnerships">Read More</a></p></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <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-about-readmore-destination-3"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/technology-language-development" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/about/wstech_screen_0.jpg?itok=UTDGGG2c" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination"> <div class="field-content"><h5 class="discover-sil-title"><a href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/technology-language-development">Technology for Language Development</a></h5></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-short-desc"> <div class="field-content">Technology brings much of the world together, yet can also be a barrier to participation of some communities in the global community.</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination-2"> <div class="field-content discover-sil-readmore"><p><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/technology-language-development">Read More</a></p></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <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-about-readmore-destination-3"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/translation" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/about/png_national_translators_2.jpg?itok=NJTfUoUN" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination"> <div class="field-content"><h5 class="discover-sil-title"><a href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/translation">Translation</a></h5></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-short-desc"> <div class="field-content">SIL is involved in translation work in partnership with more than one thousand language communities around the world.</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination-2"> <div class="field-content discover-sil-readmore"><p><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/translation">Read More</a></p></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <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-about-readmore-destination-3"> <div class="field-content"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/about/advocacy_1.jpg?itok=EWIBYwge" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination"> <div class="field-content"><h5 class="discover-sil-title">Advocacy</h5></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-short-desc"> <div class="field-content">A history of engaging with communities in language development has given SIL insight into policies and structures that support local efforts.</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination-2"> <div class="field-content discover-sil-readmore"></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="view-footer"> <hr /> </div> </div> </section> <section id="block-views-discover-sil-block-xl-md" class="block block-views clearfix"> <div class="view view-discover-sil view-id-discover_sil view-display-id-block_xl_md hidden-sm hidden-xs view-dom-id-e0ccce3a4d6e2c0a3da2f731793788db"> <div class="view-header"> <hr /> </div> <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-field-about-readmore-destination-3"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/motivation" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/about/ilc_grad_celebration_song_9_0.jpg?itok=Irnlikwe" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination"> <div class="field-content"><h5 class="discover-sil-title"><a href="/about/discover/motivation">Faith & Service</a></h5></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-short-desc"> <div class="field-content">SIL鈥檚 service with ethnolinguistic minority communities is motivated by the belief that all people are created in the image of God, and that languages and cultures are part of the richness of God's creation.</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination-2"> <div class="field-content discover-sil-readmore"><p><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/motivation">Read More</a></p></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 views-column-2"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination-3"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/language-development" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/about/ndut_literacy_on_chalkboard_0.jpg?itok=X-uzFKzN" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination"> <div class="field-content"><h5 class="discover-sil-title"><a href="/about/discover/language-development">Language Development</a></h5></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-short-desc"> <div class="field-content">SIL works with ethnolinguistic minority communities as they build their capacity for the sustainable development of their own languages.</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination-2"> <div class="field-content discover-sil-readmore"><p><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/language-development">Read More</a></p></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 views-column-3 views-column-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination-3"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/academic-research" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/about/penyandingan_eb_074samatra_survey_0.jpg?itok=jlwv8iUH" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination"> <div class="field-content"><h5 class="discover-sil-title"><a href="/about/discover/academic-research">Academic Research</a></h5></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-short-desc"> <div class="field-content">Over 950 of SIL's workers hold advanced degrees, and many regularly present papers and publish their research.</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination-2"> <div class="field-content discover-sil-readmore"><p><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/academic-research">Read More</a></p></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </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-field-about-readmore-destination-3"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/training" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/about/cilta_students_2008_2.jpg?itok=BdO9Am7x" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination"> <div class="field-content"><h5 class="discover-sil-title"><a href="/about/discover/training">Training</a></h5></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-short-desc"> <div class="field-content">SIL offers training in a variety of disciplines relevant to sustainable language development.</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination-2"> <div class="field-content discover-sil-readmore"><p><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/training">Read More</a></p></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span 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views-field-field-about-short-desc"> <div class="field-content">Technology brings much of the world together, yet can also be a barrier to participation of some communities in the global community.</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination-2"> <div class="field-content discover-sil-readmore"><p><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/technology-language-development">Read More</a></p></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </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-field-about-readmore-destination-3"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/translation" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/about/png_national_translators_2.jpg?itok=NJTfUoUN" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination"> <div class="field-content"><h5 class="discover-sil-title"><a href="/about/discover/translation">Translation</a></h5></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-short-desc"> <div class="field-content">SIL is involved in translation work in partnership with more than one thousand language communities around the world.</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination-2"> <div class="field-content discover-sil-readmore"><p><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/translation">Read More</a></p></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-column col-md-4 views-column-2"> <div 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<section id="block-views-discover-sil-block-sm" class="block block-views clearfix"> <div class="view view-discover-sil view-id-discover_sil view-display-id-block_sm visible-sm view-dom-id-4b8b9e0d1563767db29c871d2914a22f"> <div class="view-header"> <hr /> </div> <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-field-about-readmore-destination-3"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/motivation" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/about/ilc_grad_celebration_song_9_0.jpg?itok=Irnlikwe" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination"> <div class="field-content"><h5 class="discover-sil-title"><a href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/motivation">Faith & Service</a></h5></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-short-desc"> <div class="field-content">SIL鈥檚 service with ethnolinguistic minority communities is motivated by the belief that all people are created in the image of God, and that languages and cultures are part of the richness of God's creation.</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination-2"> <div class="field-content discover-sil-readmore"><p><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/motivation">Read More</a></p></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <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-about-readmore-destination-3"> <div class="field-content"><a 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class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination"> <div class="field-content"><h5 class="discover-sil-title"><a href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/training">Training</a></h5></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-short-desc"> <div class="field-content">SIL offers training in a variety of disciplines relevant to sustainable language development.</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination-2"> <div class="field-content discover-sil-readmore"><p><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/training">Read More</a></p></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </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-field-about-readmore-destination-3"> <div class="field-content"><a 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global community.</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination-2"> <div class="field-content discover-sil-readmore"><p><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/technology-language-development">Read More</a></p></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"> <span class="field-content"><p> </p></span> </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-field-about-readmore-destination-3"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://www.sil.org/about/discover/translation" class="ihe-overlay ihe-overlay--default"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.sil.org/sites/default/files/styles/400x200/public/about/png_national_translators_2.jpg?itok=NJTfUoUN" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-about-readmore-destination"> <div 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