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class="page-header">Tanzania</h1> </div> </div> <div class="page-slider"> <div class="region region-slider"> <section id="block-bean-slideshow-home" class="block block-bean clearfix"> <div class="ds-1col entity entity-bean bean-slideshow view-mode-default clearfix"> <div class="field field-name-field-sil-slider-collection field-type-field-collection field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div id="flexslider-1" class="flexslider optionset-slideshow"> <ul class="slides"><li><div class="ds-1col entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-sil-slider-collection view-mode-full_width_slider clearfix"> <div class="group-sil-slider-wrapper field-group-div"><div class="group-sil-slider-text field-group-div"><div class="slide-title field field-name-field-sil-slider-title field-type-text field-label-hidden"><h2>We celebrate our life and culture.</h2></div><div class="field field-name-field-sil-slider-description"><p>Tanzanians speak more than 120 languages, which are "a great treasure of our history, customs, beliefs, technology, and culture." Today, many of Tanzania's languages remain unwritten, so their communities are unable to read them. We focus resources to help change that.</p> </div><div class="field field-name-field-sil-slider-link"><a href="https://tanzania.sil.org/we_celebrate_our_culture_heritage" class="btn btn-primary">Continue Reading</a></div></div></div><picture title="Women play traditional instruments during launch of Burunge New Testament. 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(photo: Ben Savaiko)" title="Women play traditional instruments during launch of Burunge New Testament. (photo: Ben Savaiko)" />  </picture></div> </li> <li><div class="ds-1col entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-sil-slider-collection view-mode-full_width_slider clearfix"> <div class="group-sil-slider-wrapper field-group-div"><div class="group-sil-slider-text field-group-div"><div class="slide-title field field-name-field-sil-slider-title field-type-text field-label-hidden"><h2>We work best in partnership.</h2></div><div class="field field-name-field-sil-slider-description"><p>SIL works together with many organisations, connecting local language communities with experts and resources worldwide.聽Together we help people create clear, natural, and accurate language resources they can embrace and celebrate with a powerful sense of ownership.</p> </div><div class="field field-name-field-sil-slider-link"><a href="https://tanzania.sil.org/partners" class="btn btn-primary">Continue Reading</a></div></div></div><picture title="Community leaders form Advisory Committee to local language programmes. (photo: Erick Bhuto)" class="img-responsive">  <source srcset="https://tanzania.sil.org/sites/tan/files/styles/slideshow_mobile/public/katavi-ac-erickbhuto.jpg?itok=clRBS9z5&timestamp=1527591676 1x" media="(max-width: 767px)" /> <source srcset="https://tanzania.sil.org/sites/tan/files/styles/slideshow_tablet/public/katavi-ac-erickbhuto.jpg?itok=yV4DmTte&timestamp=1527591676 1x" media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 979px)" /> <source srcset="https://tanzania.sil.org/sites/tan/files/styles/slideshow_normal/public/katavi-ac-erickbhuto.jpg?itok=Iwtr8lj6&timestamp=1527591676 1x" media="(min-width: 980px) and (max-width: 1199px)" /> <source srcset="https://tanzania.sil.org/sites/tan/files/styles/slideshow_wide/public/katavi-ac-erickbhuto.jpg?itok=vf3Smu1m&timestamp=1527591676 1x" media="(min-width: 1200px)" />    <img class="img-responsive" srcset="https://tanzania.sil.org/sites/tan/files/styles/slideshow_normal/public/katavi-ac-erickbhuto.jpg?itok=Iwtr8lj6&timestamp=1527591676 1280w" alt="image: Community leaders form Advisory Committee to local language programmes. (photo: Erick Bhuto)" title="Community leaders form Advisory Committee to local language programmes. (photo: Erick Bhuto)" />  </picture></div> </li> <li><div class="ds-1col entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-sil-slider-collection view-mode-full_width_slider clearfix"> <div class="group-sil-slider-wrapper field-group-div"><div class="group-sil-slider-text field-group-div"><div class="slide-title field field-name-field-sil-slider-title field-type-text field-label-hidden"><h2>We can all get involved.</h2></div><div class="field field-name-field-sil-slider-description"><p>Each language community has unique knowledge which informs our expertise. SIL has trained many Tanzanians in linguistics, literacy, programme management, and other fields. Many others have joined local reading groups, writing workshops, advisory committees and more.</p> </div><div class="field field-name-field-sil-slider-link"><a href="https://tanzania.sil.org/we_can_all_get_involved" class="btn btn-primary">Continue Reading</a></div></div></div><picture title="Bungu speakers celebrate completion of the language community's first literacy workshop. 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