Support Mentawai community to help preserve their language, economic independence, and one of the world’s most pristine biosphere reserves

Support Mentawai community to help preserve their language, economic independence, and one of the world’s most pristine biosphere reserves

by Hoang | Sep 21, 2021 | Impact stories

Language is a shared experience. Imagine a student who returns home from school and lacks the ability to speak with their grandparents, close relatives, or even their parents. Indigenous Mentawai students face that reality every day. Indigenous Mentawai school and...
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