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A Stream of Voices
Zubair Torwali shares his journey in language revitalization, the creation of the Simam Festival, and the revival of Torwali musical traditions.
Igor Xoyon shares the journey and successes of Nimaläj Kaqchikel Amaq’, a Kaqchikel language immersion school located in Chimaltenango, Guatemala.
The program's goal is to enable adults to become speakers who, in turn, may pass the language to others, especially as older first-language speakers become fewer and fewer.
In 2018, an awareness-raising and training workshop with youth led to a program focused on revitalizing the Iyasa language.