The importance of maintaining a Gender Perspective in the Medium-Term Strategy for Official Languages Policy Implementation

NLEAP organises workshops for Partner Institutes to build awareness about the gender components in the Strategy Framework for Languages Policy NLEAP, in collaboration with its Partner Institutions, organised sessions for their team members to raise awareness about how Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment factored in the Strategy Framework for the...

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Working together to enhance the Management of Translation and Interpretation Services in the Public Sector

NLEAP hosts workshop for Senior Translators in the Public Sector on the Draft Translation and  Interpretation Management Plan (TIMP) The Department of Official Languages, with the support of NLEAP, hosted a workshop for Senior Translators in the Public Sector to present the Draft TIMP. The DOL facilitates the effective implementation...

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NLEAP spearheads Inaugural Networking Meeting with the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Focal Points of the Language Sector

A Landmark in Ensuring Gender Sensitive Bilingual Delivery of Public Services Coordinating the very first networking meeting of the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Focal Points (GEWE Focal Points) from the partner institutions was a significant landmark for NLEAP. Organised in collaboration with the National Languages Divisions (NLD) of the...

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The Language Sector meets to review progress and plan for the future

NLEAP hosts stakeholder workshop for annual work planning The guardians and stewards of the Language Sector, National Languages Division of the Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government (NLD -The Ministry), the Official Languages Commission (OLC), the Department of Official Languages (DOL) and the National Institute...

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Empowering Civil Society Organisations to promote National Integration and Reconciliation through Languages

NLEAP organises a Coordination and Networking Session for National Languages Fund Call 2 Recipients On the 31st  of March 2022 the National Languages Equality Advancement Project (NLEAP) along with the National Languages Division of Ministry of Public Services, Provincial Councils and Local Government ( The Ministry) hosted  a Networking &...

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Sign Languages: Challenges and Difficulties to Equal Participation and Access

NLEAP supports webinar conducted to mark International Day of Sign Languages Every year on the 23rd of September, the world marks the International Day of Sign Languages. This year in the midst of COVID-19 restrictions, the Official Languages Commission (OLC) and the Department of Official Languages (DOL) in collaboration with...

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DOL Conducts Five Day Training for Tamil/English Translators

NLEAP supports strengthening translation services in Sri Lanka   A five-day translation program (Tamil/English) was jointly conducted by the Department of Official Languages (DOL) and NLEAP. 19 Government translators including 11 females and 8 males, coming from all parts of the island, including Jaffna and Batticaloa, were able to further...

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NLEAP provides Technical Support to Partner Institutions

COVID mitigation strategy to forge ahead with Official Language Policy Implementation   2020 and the effects of the COVID pandemic placed severe restrictions on the plans NLEAP had with its partner institutions to support the effective implementation of the Official Languages Policy. As the threat of COVID continues to still...

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