With indigenous languages under threat worldwide due to globalization, the visit to Ekhamanzi Primary School, placed emphasis on UNESCO's mission of safeguarding linguistic diversity, promoting multilingualism and cultural diversity.The days celebrations included interactive games and performances such as amaHubo, indlamu, izaga nezisho (Zulu Idioms) and guess the langauge, which encouraged the learners to express themselves in their native language.

 

"𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒈𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅. 𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒈𝒆, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒈𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕" - Neslon Mandela