National Conference on the Preservation of Indigenous Languages (Costa Rica)
July 23, 2019 8:00 am - July 23, 2019 5:00 pm
Latin America and the Carribean | Costa Rica | San Jose | UNESCO, Paseo Colon, Costa Rica
Conferences / Advisory
The National Conference is focused on initiating a conversation about the importance of protecting the indigenous languages and generating recomendations for the development of a national road map and action plan focused on the preservation, promotion of and use of the languages. The event will place emphasis on bilingual education, access to information, the use of technology. The importance of developing measures and policies which will encourage young people to take interest in learning the languages will be one of the key elements in these discussions.