Ghana: International Mother Tongue Day

[Francis Hult]

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International Mother Tongue Day
By Daily Graphic
Wed, 20 Feb 2008

February 21 every year is International Mother Tongue Day. The day was
declared by UNESCO in 1999 to be celebrated world-wide. The mother
tongue is so important in the upbringing and development of the child
that the day was instituted in recognition of its value and for the
promotion of its usage as an instrument for transmitting culture in
the socialisation of the child.Since its inception, however, this very
important day has not been given its due recognition in Ghana. Due to
the prominence which ought to be accorded to the use of the mother
tongue in transmitting culture and the development of the child, the
Bureau of Ghana Languages, a department under the Ministry of
Chieftaincy and Culture, wishes to associate itself with the
International Mother Tongue Day.

This is the first immediate step in preparing the minds of the
Ghanaian public towards the celebration of the Day in Ghana in grand
style. In the ensuing years, the programme, which will be
well-packaged, will mirror and deal with issues pertaining to the
local Ghanaian languages.

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