Mr Chima Umealo, the Coordinator of Pillar Igbo Schools, says the institutions were set up to promote Igbo language and cultural values in the United States and South Africa. Kansas Jayhawks nike femme Umealo, the President of Abia Union, South Africa, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Johannesburg on Friday that children in the schools were responding well to the study of Igbo language and culture. Canotte Detroit Pistons Air Jordan 3 Retro He said that the Igbo Diaspora Cultural Heritage Festival held in Maryland, US, was aimed at promoting the language and culture of Igbo people. buy wow gold “ The schools were set up to ensure that the language and culture of the Igbo do not become extinct. nike tn femme Air Max 90 Donna Nere
“ The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) had predicted that Igbo language was among those that will become extinct in the next 50 years. CORTEZ
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