Our mother tongues matter, says award-winning poet and mother language advocate, Joyce Ash. Join her to commemorate the International Mother Language Day in #Kenyang and English!
Feb 21, 2021 was International Mother Language Day! The UNESCO director General shared the following theme and thoughts with the international community!
“The theme of the Day this year, “Fostering multilingualism for inclusion in education and society”, thus encourages us to support multilingualism and the use of mother tongues, both at school and in everyday life. This is essential, because when 40% of the world’s inhabitants do not have access to education in the language they speak or understand best, it hinders their learning, as well as their access to heritage and cultural expressions. This year, special attention is being paid to multilingual education from early childhood, so that for children, their mother tongue is always an asset.”
— Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of International Mother Language Day
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