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Meet Ganesh Birua, a champion who is bringing the indigenous Ho language online
Ganesh Birua is a young activist from the Indian state of Odisha. Rising Voices talked with Birua to learn about his efforts to bring his mother tongue to the internet.
Talwyn Baudu believes that digital media may be a key factor in preserving Breton, a minority language
Talwyn Baudu is exploring the challenges and promises of sharing Breton, a language actively in decline, with the online world.
Alhassan Alidu is uplifting the Moore language by bringing it online
As the executive director of the Moore Wikimedia Community, Alhassan is providing Moore with a digital platform that exists in the face of dominating Western media and languages.
Translator Surajo Teete believes the Internet is the key to uniting Fulfulde language speakers
Surajo Teete's is motivated to digitize languages like Fulfulde in order to circumvent the geographic and political boundaries that limit us.
Meet Wali Ntumba, a Tshilubà language activist attempting to engage younger generations through digital resources
Through creating online learning materials, Wali hopes to inspire youth to gain confidence in their Tshilubà language skills.
Meet Robert Obiri, a digital strategist working with the Fante dialect
Robert Obiri's work focuses on making the Fante dialect of Ghana more prominent in online spaces.
Rana Tharu digital language activist Bikram Rana talks about his work to promote the language
From Nepal, Bikram Rana has worked to promote the Rana Tharu language through a variety of digital mediums.
Umasoye: A language activist who uses technology to make learning Ekpeye fun
Umasoye is a digital language activist from Nigeria that is using media tools to make the preservation and teaching of the Ekpeye language fun and engaging for younger generations.
Activist Emre Pshigusa talks about his work revitalizing the Circassian-Kabardian language
Through his research of the Circassian-Kabardian language at Ohio State University, Emre has been motivated to promote the language in digital spaces for its preservation.
Q&A with Cynthia Amoaba and her work with natural language processing in Ghana
Through her work with the initiative Ghana Natural Language Processing, Cynthia Amoaba has strived to increase the presence of Ghanaian languages in digital spaces.
Meet Prasanta Hembram, a Santali language digital activist from India
Prasanta Hembram works to make more online resources, educational content, and apps available in the Santali language.
Meet Alhassan Mohammed Awal, Dagbani language activist
From Ghana, Alhassan Mohammed Awal has been working to share knowledge in his native language of Dagbani through Wikimedia projects.
Q&A with Beñat Garaio, Basque language activist
In the Basque Country of Spain, Beñat Garaio has been working to promote the Basque language by organizing initiatives and events, engaging with diaspora communities, and taking part in academic support activities.
