About UsThe Aikuma Project is coordinated by Steven Bird, advised by Robyn Perry and Manuel Maqueda. Our technical lead is Mat Bettinson.
We focus on "treasure languages", a term proposed by the Rama people of Nicaragua, to refer to the thousands of small languages still spoken in the world today. Aikuma means "meeting place" in Usarufa, a language of Papua New Guinea. The Usarufa people were the first to trial the original Aikuma app in 2012. |
Vision |
Our vision is for a world that sustains thousands of living languages.
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Mission |
To design scalable methods for strengthening the world's treasure languages.
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Four Propositions |
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The Aikuma Project is fiscally sponsored by the Social Good Fund, a tax-deductible 501c3 nonprofit organization.
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