• Obrafour unveiled as ambassador of “Kwahu State Book” - Hiplife star Michael Elliot Kwabena Okyere Darko popularly known as Obrafour has been unveiled as the brand ambassador of the Kwahu State Book, a project that aims to document the history of the people of the Kwahu state. A joint press release issued by the Ghana State Book Project, the Kwahu Traditional Council, Daasebre Development…
• International Mother Language Day - In November 1999, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) declared February 21 as International Mother Language Day. This day was instituted to promote linguistic and cultural diversity, multilingualism and to highlight greater awareness of the importance of mother language education. The institution of the day was also to bring to the fore…
• Ghana: save indigenous languages from extinction - Every year, International Mother Language Day is observed throughout the world on February 21. It is a day instituted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1999 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity, multilingualism and to highlight greater awareness of the importance of mother language education. The institution of the day…
• Speak your native language – Bureau of Ghana Languages - Schoolchildren in urban areas should speak their native language in order not to lose their culture and tradition, the Deputy Director of the Bureau of Ghana Languages, Mr Peter Essien, has recommended. He explained that language was part of culture so if children spoke their native language, they would get to know a lot more…
• Promote Ghanaian languages in educational institutions - The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2019 the International Year of Indigenous Languages to raise awareness of the crucial role languages play in people’s daily lives. It is the year that nations are supposed to take steps not only to celebrate the immense contribution of their indigenous languages but also to devise strategies to…