Linguapax Institute
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The Linguapax Institute is a non-governmental organization based in Barcelona
, Spain
, that is "dedicated to the preservation and promotion of linguistic diversity worldwide." Among its areas of concern are endangered languages and Multilingual Education
.
It was formed in 1987 after a UNESCO
experts meeting. In 2001 the UNESCO Center of Catalonia
(UNESCOCat) continued the project by establishing the Linguapax headquarters in Barcelona.
to one individual "in acknowledgement of their outstanding work in the field linguistic diversity and/or multilingual education."
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, that is "dedicated to the preservation and promotion of linguistic diversity worldwide." Among its areas of concern are endangered languages and Multilingual Education
Multilingual Education
Multilingual Education typically refers to "first-language-first" education, that is, schooling which begins in the mother tongue and transitions to additional languages...
.
It was formed in 1987 after a UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
experts meeting. In 2001 the UNESCO Center of Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
(UNESCOCat) continued the project by establishing the Linguapax headquarters in Barcelona.
Linguapax Prize
The Linguapax Prize is an award presented each year on International Mother Language DayInternational Mother Language Day
International Mother Language Day is an observance held annually on 21 February worldwide to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. It was first announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999...
to one individual "in acknowledgement of their outstanding work in the field linguistic diversity and/or multilingual education."
Linguapax International Network
Linguapax has steadily expanded its international activities and in 2006 formally established the "Linguapax International Network" consisting of 7 delegations:- Linguapax Africa, based at NACALCO in Cameroon
- Linguapax Asia, based at the University of TokyoUniversity of Tokyo, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
in Japan - Linguapax Latin America, based at CIESAS in Mexico
- Linguapax North America, based at the Endangered Language FundEndangered Language FundThe Endangered Language Fund is a small non-profit organization based in New Haven, Connecticut. E.L.F. supports endangered language maintenance and documentation projects that aim to preserve the world’s languages while contributing rare linguistic data to the scientific...
in the USA - Linguapax Eurasia, based at the University of Kalmykia in the Republic of Kalmykia of the Russian Federation
- Linguapax Europe, based at Unescocat in Barcelona, Spain
- Linguapax Pacific, based in New Caledonia.