{"id":1251,"date":"2023-08-10T07:26:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T07:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sadilar.org\/?page_id=1251"},"modified":"2026-08-06T10:32:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T08:32:49","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sadilar.org\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1251\" class=\"elementor elementor-1251\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6aa4175 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6aa4175\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b1d260\" data-id=\"6b1d260\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-857a790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"857a790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The\u00a0<strong>South African Centre for Digital Language Resources<\/strong> (SADiLaR) is a national centre supported by the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI).\u00a0SADiLaR has an\u00a0<strong>enabling function<\/strong>, with a focus on all official languages of South Africa, supporting research and development in the domains of language technologies and language-related studies in the humanities and social sciences.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sadilar.org\/about\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d9962d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d9962d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a11e62e\" data-id=\"a11e62e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-308bce5 elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"308bce5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-a7aa4d2 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"projects1\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><a class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" href=\"https:\/\/sadilar.org\/en\/sadilar-projects-2\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">SADiLaR Activities and Projects<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a1ddcf\" data-id=\"9a1ddcf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3467b2c elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"3467b2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-a7aa4d2 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"expertise1\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><a class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" href=\"https:\/\/sadilar.org\/en\/our-research\/\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">RESEARCH <\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">SADiLaR Research Activities<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d03945a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d03945a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fad1ef\" data-id=\"9fad1ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6faefd elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"a6faefd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-a7aa4d2 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"nodes1\"><\/div><div 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data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80d1823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80d1823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sadilar.org\/en\/higher-education-sector-support-hessp\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"320\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sadilar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HESSP-Logo-No-Slogan-RGB-Final-1024x410.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12050 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sadilar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HESSP-Logo-No-Slogan-RGB-Final-1024x410.png 1024w, https:\/\/sadilar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HESSP-Logo-No-Slogan-RGB-Final-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/sadilar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HESSP-Logo-No-Slogan-RGB-Final-768x308.png 768w, https:\/\/sadilar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HESSP-Logo-No-Slogan-RGB-Final-1536x616.png 1536w, https:\/\/sadilar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HESSP-Logo-No-Slogan-RGB-Final-2048x821.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/320;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ddc2cd\" data-id=\"1ddc2cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a301e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a301e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sadilar.org\/en\/hessp\/#capacity\"><strong>CAPACITY BUILDING<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sadilar.org\/en\/hessp\/#connecting\"><strong>CONNECTING PEOPLE<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sadilar.org\/en\/hessp\/#resources\"><strong>RESOURCES<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sadilar.org\/en\/hessp\/#languageplanning\"><strong>LANGUAGE PLANNING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce2359f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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