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Line 2: ==History== GILLBT grew out of work begun by linguists from [[Wycliffe Bible Translators]], who began working with the [[Institute of African Studies]] at the [[University of Ghana]] in 1962. In 1980, a new organisation was established to continue the work, the Ghana Institute of Linguistics (GIL). In 1982, its name was changed to the Ghana Institute of Linguistics, Literacy and Bible Translation (GILLBT).<ref name=WGA/> ==Associations== GILLBT has continued its original connection with the University of Ghana, mainly with the Institute of African Studies (IAS), but also with the Institute of Adult Education, the ~~linguistics~~Department ~~department~~of Linguistics, and the Language Centre. Linguistic and anthropological research conducted by GILLBT members is often published by IAS.<ref name=UG/> GILLBT is also a member organisation of the [[Wycliffe Global Alliance]].<ref name=WGA/> ==Funding== GILLBT is funded from a variety of sources, including individual donors and other organisations. It has also generated income from running guesthouses in [[Accra]] and [[Tamale, Ghana\|Tamale]] and operating a printing press.<ref name=GW0703/> ==Work== ===Literacy and education=== GILLBT has partnered with other organisations to run a [[Complementary Basic Education]] programme, which offers nine months of classes in mother tongue literacy for unschooled children.<ref name=GNA1013/> Line 18 ⟶ 19: ==References== {{reflist\|refs= <ref name=GILLBT-impact>{{cite web\|title=Impact\|url=http://www.gillbt.org/2012/03/achievements/\|work=GILLBT\|accessdate=3 March 2014\|date=16 March 2012}}</ref> <ref name=GW0703>{{cite news\|title=Literacy contributes to national development- GILLBT\|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/crime/artikel.php?ID=39595\|newspaper=GhanaWeb\|date=21 July 2003}}</ref> <ref name=GNA1013>{{cite news\|title=Out of School Children attend classes\|url=http://www.ghananewsagency.org/education/out-of-school-children-attend-classes--66115\|newspaper=Ghana News Agency\|date=17 October 2013}}</ref> <ref name=UG>{{cite web\|title=GILLBT \|url=http://ias.ug.edu.gh/index.php/academiccollaborations/gillbt \|work=Institute of African Studies \|publisher=University of Ghana \|accessdate=3 March 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301213744/http://ias.ug.edu.gh/index.php/academiccollaborations/gillbt \|archivedate=1 March 2014 }}</ref> <ref name=WGA>{{cite web\|title=GILLBT - Ghana\|url=http://www.wycliffe.net/partners/tabid/62/Default.aspx?continent=AFR&country=GH&entity=GHD\|work=Wycliffe Global Alliance\|accessdate=3 March 2014\|archive-date=29 March 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329212059/http://www.wycliffe.net/partners/tabid/62/Default.aspx?continent=AFR&country=GH&entity=GHD\|url-status=dead}}</ref> }} {{Christianity in Ghana}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:1980 establishments in Ghana]] Line 30 ⟶ 33: [[Category:Christianity in Ghana]] [[Category:Civic and political organisations of Ghana]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1980]]