SIL Ethiopia
Working with local communities to develop language solutions that expand possibilities for a better life
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What we do
Language Development
Local language development, community literacy initiatives and mother tongue education programmes
Language & Culture
Capacity development in the academic study of languages, and the production of grammars and dictionaries
Tools & Resources
Local language websites, publications, special keyboarding solutions, advocacy and awareness raising in local languagesLocal to Local
Language Development
SIL Ethiopia is committed to helping language communities build up the resources and expertise they require to develop and sustain their languages in the future.
From surveying languages and dialects to working out how languages might best be written, we help lay a firm foundation for the further development of a language in education, literacy and translation.
Image below: Asadik teaching Gwama grammar.
School age and adult literacy education programmes
Literacy
Through local language literacy programmes we aim to empower local language experts, teachers and government agencies to deliver literacy programmes in their mother tongue. We work in partnership with local speakers to produce written materials to support the development of reading, writing and numeracy skills in the mother tongue.
Below: A local library bookshelf and bottom, developing a love of reading.
