Our Language Projects
Working with communities to find sustainable language solutions
Gao Language Development Project (Solomon Islands)
Tax-deductible
The Gao Language Development Project aims to strengthen local language development projects by providing quality language program management. This project will support the training and development of a local language program manager with skills and knowledge to oversee and support up to 11 translation projects, with the potential to add further language engagements within the Solomon Islands. The project provides for formal academic training, mentoring, salaries and program activities.
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Papuan Malay Literature Development (Indonesia)
Tax-deductible
Building capacity in Papuan writers, by providing quality training and mentoring as they create and promote Papuan Malay materials and contribute to language development efforts in the region.
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Flourishing Communities Project (diaspora communities in Australia)
Partnering with diaspora communities to see them flourish in and through their languages.
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Completed language projects
Over the past decade, SILA has assisted in literacy and language development projects across the Asia-Pacific region, including bilingual education programs in China, literacy initiatives in the Solomon Islands, Chad, Nepal, and Papua New Guinea. These projects built local capacity through teacher training, development of educational materials in minority languages, and establishment of community resources that have helped many learners develop literacy skills in the languages they value.
Our Funds
Overseas Aid and Development Fund
Tax-deductible
By investing in this tax-deductible fund, you will directly contribute to local communities thriving using the languages they value – through training, language development, literacy and education.
Overseas Student Support Fund
SILA in collaboration with BTA in Papua New Guinea trained two Papua New Guinea translators in a 1-year diploma in 2019.
This project aims to support others from Pacific Island countries in undertaking diploma and graduate diploma studies.
Library Fund
Tax-deductible
The SILA library provides access to resources in a variety of subjects associated with Language, Linguistics, Literacy, Anthropology, Translation, Community Development and related topics. Our collection houses approximately 38,000 print resources. It also includes scripture and scripture portions in languages from around the world, including historical and rare publications, as well as literacy primers and dictionaries from a wide range of minority languages.
We are proud of our growing collection of resources relating to the languages of Australia’s First Nations’ communities.
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Bequests
“A legacy of generosity: Bring life and flourishing to communities around the world“
Other ways to give
Gifts for any of these funds/purposes may be made offline (via phone), online, by direct debit, credit card or cheque.
Give offline: To give over the phone, please call (03) 97122 601 or email We’re happy to help!
Pay by cheque: Made out to ‘SIL Australia’ and posted to:
SILA
70 Graham Road
Kangaroo Ground VIC 3097
Include a clear indication of the intended recipient/purpose.
Questions?
Please use the contact form below for more information about any of these funds or current needs.
