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Martin Benjamin • TEDxYouth@Zurich

Silenced by Language

Martin discusses the economic and health implications of linguistic exclusion on more than half the world’s population, and how in today’s digital age, ‘language equity’ can open new opportunities to achieve international development goals.

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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxYouth@Zurich, an independent event.

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Martin discusses the economic and health implications of linguistic exclusion on more than half the world’s population, and how in today’s digital age, ‘language equity’ can open new opportunities to achieve international development goals.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxYouth@Zurich, an independent event.

Read more about TEDx.

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