Semantic Coherence: SIL Global – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

[H1] Life in everylanguage.
We are a global community of local organizations that walk alongside minority language communities to help them use their languages to flourish.
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[H4] Global Mission. Local Approach.
We share one mission, but our work looks different in each place, shaped by the goals and realities of the communities we serve.
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[H2] Why Language?
[H3] Because language connects us to what matters most.
Spiritual GrowthLearningThriving Communities
Over 1.5 billion people don’t have Scripture in their language – or what they need to use and apply it.
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Over 750 million people can’t read or write in their own language.
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Non-dominant language communities struggle to access the resources they need to make informed decisions about their wellbeing.
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[H3] Stories & News
[H2] News
[H4] CCIH 2026
While health and wellbeing are vital to daily life and community flourishing, nearly 30% of the world’s population cannot access…
June 16, 2026
[H2] Stories
[H4] A Voice for the Wala
One man journeys from translator to national leader in the South Pacific. When Matthew Wale heard, in early 2002, that…
June 3, 2026
Solomon Islands
[H2] News
[H4] SIL-PNG Celebrates 70 Years
“In a land of more than 800 languages, your work has helped give voice to our people in their own…
May 23, 2026
Papua New Guinea
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[H2] Our Impact
[H3] Founded in 1934 with two students.Today, our impact involves:
4,213
[H6] staff & Volunteers
1,572
[H6] Language Communities
119
[H6] Countries
[H2] Where We Work
[H4] We are a global community rooted in local realities. Our activities in each place are guided by the cultures, priorities, and partnerships of the people we serve.
Explore the unique expressions of SIL across each region.

Americas
Africa
Eurasia
Asia
Pacific
Sign Languages

“The freedom to use our own languages provides an opportunity to unlock our full potential to succeed in education, thrive in society and encounter God in the deepest ways imaginable.”
[H6] DR. Johnstone ndunde, SIL Global Executive Director

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[H2] More Ways to Give
[H6] Matching Gifts
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[H6] Cash / Check Donations
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SIL GlobalKey 1207500 W Camp Wisdom RoadDallas, TX 75236
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[H5] Justin Hettinga
Regional Director
[H2] 7500 W Camp Wisdom Road, Dallas, TX 75236, USA

[H5] Stronger futures through America’s languages.
[H4] The Americas are where SIL’s story began. What started here decades ago continues today—stretching from the northern reaches of Canada and Alaska to the jungles of South America.
Across this vast region, we work hand-in-hand with churches and communities on Bible translation, capacity development, Scripture engagement, linguistics, literacy, and more, all supported by a workforce that increasingly comes from Latin American churches themselves.
In the Americas, we take a holistic, church-centric approach to our work. We believe that true, lasting, and sustainable impact happens when ownership rests in the hands of the people themselves, and especially the church. Our vision is a truly diverse global workforce serving under locally rooted leadership.
91
[H6] years SIL has beenworking in the americas
215
[H6] communities SIL is currently working with in the americas
[H2] Our Footprint
[H6] Bolivia
[H5] SIL Americas South
[H4] Jaime Ayala
South Regional Director
sur-director_americas@sil.org
[H6] Brazil
[H5] SIL Americas Brazil
[H4] Kelly Smith
Brazil Regional Director
kelly_smith@sil.org
silbrazil.org
[H6] Canada
[H5] SIL Americas North
[H4] Tom Woodward
Director
[H6] Colombia
[H5] SIL Americas South
[H4] Jaime Ayala
South Regional Director
sur-director_americas@sil.org
colombia.sil.org
[H6] Ecuador
[H5] SIL Americas South
[H4] Jaime Ayala
South Regional Director
sur-director_americas@sil.org
[H6] Guatemala
[H5] SIL Americas South
[H4] Jaime Ayala
South Regional Director
sur-director_americas@sil.org
[H6] Jamaica
[H5] SIL Americas North
[H4] Tom Woodward
Director
[H6] Mexico
[H5] ILV AC
Instituto Lingüístico de Verano
[H4] Gama Astivia
Director
director@ilvmx.org
ILVMX.com
ILV Mexico
[H6] Peru
[H5] SIL Americas South
[H4] Jaime Ayala
South Regional Director
sur-director_americas@sil.org
peru.sil.org
[H5] CILTA
Curso Internacional de Lingüistica, Traducción y Alfabetización
[H4] Francisco Linares
CILTA Director
inscripciones_cilta@sil.org
ciltaglobal.com
[H6] USA
[H5] SIL Americas North
[H4] Tom Woodward
Director
[H5] SIL US
[H4] Greg Salzman
Chief Executive Officer
us.sil.org
sil-us
[H2] Stories & News from Americas
[H2] Stories
[H4] Learning’s Next Chapter
Bilingual classrooms transform learning for children in Amazonia. On a bright September day in 2025, something new spread through a…
April 7, 2026
Peru
[H2] Stories
[H4] The Food of Joy
Literacy programs help revitalize minds and restore dignity in local Colombian communities. You would never suspect from the lines in…
July 23, 2025
Colombia
[H2] Stories
[H4] The Right Door
An unexpected encounter in Mexico draws one woman into a lifelong commitment to support her language. In 2004, Jeanne Austin…
June 14, 2025
Mexico
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[H2] Make a Difference
[H3] Support the work happening in the Americas
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[H5] Uche Nweke
Regional Director
[H2] 7 Masaba Road, Upper Hill, Nairobi
afrique.sil.org/

[H5] SIL Africa is made of 20 SIL community organizations, working across 28 countries.
[H4] In Africa, language shapes identity, learning, and faith. SIL works so every community can flourish in the language they value most.
In Africa, our core areas of service are in Bible translation, linguistics, literacy, advocacy, media, Scripture engagement, and language technology. This work helps people learn in their own language, preserve cultural identity, access vital information, and encounter God’s Word.
By building local capacity and partnerships, SIL Africa ensures the work lasts beyond individual projects. In a region facing rapid change and the risk of marginalized languages being left behind, strong leadership and collaboration are essential. SIL Africa is committed to equipping the next generation and fostering innovation so Africa’s languages and people flourish for generations to come.
64
years SIL has beenworking in Africa
545
Communities SIL is currently working with in Africa
[H2] Our Footprint
[H6] Angola
[H5] SIL Southern Africa
[H4] Patrick Cogdill
Director
director_southernafrica@sil.org
[H6] Benin
[H5] SIL Togo-Benin
[H4] Evenamédé Ayité
Director
director_togo-benin@sil.org
togo-benin.sil.org
SILTogoBenin
siltogobenin
[H6] Botswana
[H5] SIL Southern Africa
[H4] Patrick Cogdill
SIL Southern Africa Director
director_southernafrica@sil.org
[H6] Burkina Faso
[H5] SIL Burkina Faso
[H4] Joël Ganamé
SIL Burkina Faso Director
director_burkina@sil.org
sil-burkina.org
[H6] Cameroon
[H5] SIL Cameroon
[H4] Apolinaire Ambassa
SIL Cameroon Director
director_cameroon@sil.org
silcam.org
silcameroon
sil-cameroon
[H6] Central African Republic
[H5] SIL Central African Republic
[H4] Jacques Sossoukpe
SIL Central African Republic Director
director_car@sil.org
[H6] Chad
[H5] SIL Chad
[H4] David Ratou
SIL Chad Director
director_chad@sil.org
[H6] Congo
[H5] SIL Congo
[H4] Thaliane Zaou Goma
SIL Congo Director
director_congo@sil.org
sil-congobrazza.org
[H6] Côte d’Ivoire
[H5] SIL Côte d’Ivoire
[H4] Genevieve Koui
SIL Côte d’Ivoire Director
director_ci@sil.org
silcotedivoire
[H6] Democratic Republic of Congo
[H5] Eastern Congo Group
[H4] Andy Anguandia Alo
SIL Eastern Congo Group Director
director_ecg@sil.org
[H6] Ethiopia
[H5] SIL Ethiopia
[H4] Yonathan Zeamanuel
SIL Ethiopia Director
director_ethiopia@sil.org
silethiopia.org
SILEthiopia
sil-ethiopia-international
[H6] Guinea-Bissau
[H5] SIL Southern Africa
[H4] Patrick Cogdill
SIL Southern Africa Director
director_southernafrica@sil.org
[H6] Kenya
[H5] SIL Kenya
[H4] Manasseh Wekundah
SIL Kenya Director
manasseh_wekundah@sil.org
[H6] Madagascar
[H5] SIL Southern Africa
[H4] Patrick Cogdill
SIL Southern Africa Director
director_southernafrica@sil.org
[H6] Malawi
[H5] SIL Southern Africa
[H4] Patrick Cogdill
SIL Southern Africa Director
director_southernafrica@sil.org
[H6] Mali
[H5] SIL Mali
[H4] Amagana Kouriba
SIL Mali Director
director_mali@sil.org
[H6] Mozambique
[H5] SIL Southern Africa
[H4] Patrick Cogdill
SIL Southern Africa Director
director_southernafrica@sil.org
[H6] Namibia
[H5] SIL Southern Africa
[H4] Patrick Cogdill
SIL Southern Africa Director
director_southernafrica@sil.org
[H6] Niger
[H5] SIL Niger
[H4] Evanamédé Ayité
SIL Niger Director
director_niger@sil.org
[H6] Nigeria
[H5] SIL Nigeria
[H4] Zachariah Yoder
SIL Nigeria Director
director_nigeria@sil.org
nigeria.sil.org
SILNigeria
[H6] Sao Tome and Principe
[H5] SIL Southern Africa
[H4] Patrick Cogdill
SIL Southern Africa Director
director_southernafrica@sil.org
[H6] Senegal
[H5] SIL Senegal
[H4] David Wilkinson
SIL Senegal Director
director_seb@sil.org
senegal.sil.org
[H6] South Africa
[H5] SIL Southern Africa
[H4] Patrick Cogdill
SIL Southern Africa Director
director_southernafrica@sil.org
[H6] South Sudan
[H5] SIL South Sudan
[H4] Laura Robison
SIL South Sudan Director
director_southsudan@sil.org
southsudan.sil.org
[H6] Tanzania
[H5] SIL Tanzania
[H4] David Wafo
SIL Tanzania Director
director_tanzania@sil.org
tanzania.sil.org
sil-tanzania-mawasiliano
[H6] Togo
[H5] SIL Togo-Benin
[H4] Evenamédé Ayité
SIL Togo-Benin Director
director_togo-benin@sil.org
togo-benin.sil.org
SILTogoBenin
siltogobenin
[H6] Uganda
[H5] SIL Uganda
[H4] Martin Alibu
SIL Uganda Director
director_uganda@sil.org
uganda.sil.org
[H6] Zambia
[H5] SIL Southern Africa
[H4] Patrick Cogdill
SIL Southern Africa Director
patrick_cogdill@sil.org
[H2] Stories & News from Africa
[H2] Stories
[H4] David’s Story
My name is David Gunzar. Born and raised in the heart of South Omo Zone, specifically in the rural village…
May 19, 2026
Ethiopia
[H2] Stories
[H4] Fair Start
“Imagine a world where the power of words unlocks the doors to opportunity and understanding.” This vision seemed distant for…
March 9, 2026
Ethiopia
[H2] News
[H4] IDIL 2026 Cameroon
SIL Cameroon hosts 4th annual International Decade of Indigenous Languages event. SIL’s fourth annual celebration of the International Decade of…
February 25, 2026
Cameroon
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[H2] Make a Difference
[H3] Support the work happening in Africa
GIVE TODAY