Information That Saves Lives

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Information That Saves Lives

Do you hate going to the doctor?

Imagine you went to the doctor’s office and she held up a strange-looking medical instrument and said, “Hello friends. I want to give this opportunity now. It can die like a mosquito, but it can also save your life.”* You would probably be more than just confused—you’d be scared. And the next time you felt sick, you might avoid the doctor altogether (and tell others in your community to do the same).

This is a problem that millions of people all over the world experience every time they go to the doctor, or some well-meaning healthcare provider attempts to give them vital, life-giving information…

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From Comix to Comics

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From Comix to Comics

Dr. Fraser Bennett studied French in high school, but may have learned more from the stack of Astérix comics in the back of the classroom than from the actual instruction.

It’s not a condemnation of high school education, as much as an insight into the fact that if you want kids to learn, you’ve got to speak to them in a language that they know and understand. It is also indicative of the fact that there are many, many ways a person can come to have a love of languages.

It might be argued that a love of languages is in Fraser’s blood…

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A World Apart, A World Together

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A World Apart, A World Together

It is almost certain that your life and the life of SIL LEAD staff member Kuchhat Narayan Chaudhary have been very, very different.

You likely did not grow up in a small farming family in Gobardiha village in the Dang district of Nepal, and you probably never had to help with plowing and grass cutting after school, or with taking the family’s sheep and buffalo out to graze…

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FOMO? Forget about it!

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FOMO? Forget about it!

Last week at the Digital Book World Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, SIL LEAD Executive Director Dr. Paul Frank spoke about what digital publishing has to offer languages without literature.

“Languages without literature… what are those?” you might ask, as you wonder what other glorious insights you might have missed by skipping another (admittedly hectic and overwhelming) conference.

Don’t worry – we’ve got you covered…

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