{"id":3034,"date":"2022-02-21T14:17:55","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T14:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianassociationofnigeria.org\/?p=3034"},"modified":"2022-02-21T14:17:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T14:17:59","slug":"commemoration-international-mother-language-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianassociationofnigeria.org\/?p=3034","title":{"rendered":"Commemoration: International Mother Language Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"539\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/christianassociationofnigeria.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CAN-1-INTERNATIONAL-MOTHER-LANGUAGE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christianassociationofnigeria.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CAN-1-INTERNATIONAL-MOTHER-LANGUAGE.jpg 539w, https:\/\/christianassociationofnigeria.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CAN-1-INTERNATIONAL-MOTHER-LANGUAGE-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) joins the world in commemorating the INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY with a strong support for the initiative, as it helps in ensuring no language goes extinct.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The idea to celebrate International Mother Language Day was the initiative of Bangladesh. It was approved at the 1999 UNESCO General Conference and has been observed throughout the world since 2000 to be celebrated every 21st February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>CAN strongly believes believes in the high importance of cultural connectivity and linguistic diversity for sustainable societies, communities and peaceful co-existence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Globally 40 per cent of the population does not have access to an education in a language they speak or understand. Nevertheless, progress is being made in mother tongue-based multilingual education with growing understanding of its importance, particularly in early schooling, and more commitment to its development in public life.<br><strong>With this, CAN is calling on the educational sector in Nigeria to support language education and make it an effort to encourage Nigerian languages that are taught in schools.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"633\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/christianassociationofnigeria.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CAN-3-INTERNATIONAL-MOTHER-LANGUAGE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christianassociationofnigeria.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CAN-3-INTERNATIONAL-MOTHER-LANGUAGE.jpg 633w, https:\/\/christianassociationofnigeria.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CAN-3-INTERNATIONAL-MOTHER-LANGUAGE-600x400.jpg 600w, 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