NLEAP organises Inaugural Curriculum Development Committee Meeting The availability of professionally qualified and skilled Interpreters is critical to the effective implementation of the Official Languages Policy of Sri Lanka. NLEAP in partnership with the University Grants Commission convened the Inaugural Curriculum Development Committee Meeting to discuss the development of the...
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...
NLEAP BULLETIN 2022 – APRIL TO JUNE NLEAP BULLETIN 2022 Apr Jun...
Language, a key marker of identity, has been fundamental in human communication. Every nation and government needs to take action to uphold language rights of all citizens. In Sri Lanka, language rights have played a significant role in the struggle for power and resources of the different ethnic societies. 1956...
Article by Dr Jehan Perera The passion and sense of threat that the issue of language generated amongst Sri Lankans has long past. But the language problem persists. Despite hopes of peacebuilders and Tamil-speakers, the national anthem continues to be sung only in Sinhala at Independence Day events, regular functions...
Winners of the of the All Island Essay Competition held to commemorate Official Languages Week. Over 1210 essays in Sinhala, Tamil, and the English language had been sent by school children for the All Island Essay Competition held in 2021 conducted by the Official Languages Commission in collaboration with...
Palm Foundation promotes Community Integration and Reconciliation through Second Language Learning and Street Dramas Recently NLF Partner, Palm Foundation conducted a special event at the Kosgolla village in Walapane on 26th of May 2022 to celebrate the completion of the Tamil language class. Nearly 300 community members including children, youth...
The main actors in the Language Sector meet to work on Medium-Term plans based on Strategy Framework The National Languages Division(NLD) of the Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government (the Ministry), with the support of NLEAP, organised a meeting with its Partner Institutions, the Department...
NLF Partner CEJ fosters a new generation of Language Rights Advocates NLF Partner, Centre for Equality and Justice (CEJ) recently conducted a virtual orientation on the 15th of June for university students who signed up as University Champions for Language Rights. The recently formed coterie of Language Champions comprised 34...
NLEAP conducts 3 Virtual Orientation Sessions for the National Languages Fund (NLF) Call 2 Partners. The Call 2 NLF partners participated in a series of virtual orientation sessions to familiarise themselves with some of the areas critical to the successful implementation of NLEAP. The first session on Finance & Administration...
