D-26, South Extension-Part II, New Delhi - 110049

info@languageandlearningfoundation.org

https://languageandlearningfoundation.org/

The Language and Learning Foundation (LLF) is a non-profit focused on continuous professional development of teachers and teacher educators, and on improving foundational learning of students through early literacy and multilingual education programs. LLF works closely with state governments to catalyse education system reform at scale in India.

FOUNDER and DIRECTOR of the Language and Learning Foundation (LLF), Dhir has worked in the primary education sector for 30 years. He has served as Principal Secretary of Education with the Government of Assam, as Director in the Ministry of Human Resource Development and as Project Director of numerous large-scale programs for universal primary education. He has also served as Senior Advisor to UNICEF India, Advisor to the Ministry of Education in Nepal, Asia Regional Director and Chief Program Officer with Room to Read and Country Director of TESS India. He has contributed to the development and implementation of early grade reading programs in several African and Asian countries as well as first language-based multilingual education programs in several states in India.

Villa 3074 Amitié 1, BP: 10 737 Dakar-Liberté, Senegal

(+221) 33 825 71 19

ared@ared-edu.org

https://ared-edu.org/

Directeur Général d’ARED, spécialisée en développant des compétences dans l’utilisation des langues nationales et un réseau de partenariat dans la formation, la recherche-action et l’édition en langues nationales. ARED offre des programmes d’éducation participatifs permettant aux individus et aux communautés de base de faire des choix informés.

R.J.H. Fortuijnstraat 185

1019 WK Amsterdam, Netherlands

info@rutufoundation.org

https://www.rutufoundation.org/

Founder and director of the Rutu Foundation, which supports mother tongue and multilingual education by training teachers, developing multilingual materials and raising awareness of the importance of learners’ own languages. Creator of the Language Friendly Schools initiative.

Co-founders:

Dr. Ellen-Rose Kambel

and

Dr. Emmanuelle Le Pichon-Vorstman

info@languagefriendlyschool.org

https://languagefriendlyschool.org/#welcoming

Co-founder with Ellen-Rose Kambel of the LFS Initiative, which supports students, teachers and school staff to create an inclusive and language friendly learning environment that recognizes and embraces students’ multilingualism, and takes action to give space to these languages within the school community.

association@educationalroleoflanguage.org

educationalroleoflanguage.org/

The Educational Role of Language (ERL) Framework aims to place language in the center of education for four reasons as explained in the ERL manifesto: ERL-MANIFESTO.pdf (educationalroleoflanguage.org)

The ERL Framework also covers the ERL Journal, conferences, and the ERL Network.

michal.daszkiewicz@ug.edu.pl

Based at the University of Gdańsk, Poland, Michał is the convenor of ERL and works to address the links between language and schooling, methodology, culture, and personality. He is involved in the ‘Education for Democracy’ initiative, developed by Collegium Nobilium Novum Foundation (fcnn.pl).