# @gatesfoundation on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DdCC0cZIAtu
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70163925-gatesfoundation-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-08T16:30:01.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Gates Foundation (@gatesfoundation) — https://gondola.cc/gatesfoundation

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This #InternationalLiteracyDay, we’re celebrating the power of learning in a language you understand. 

Learning how to read is hard enough. Doing it in a language you don’t speak at home can make it even harder. Less than one percent of people in Senegal speak French at home, yet it has long been the primary language used in schools. 

Now, a bilingual education program is helping more children learn in the languages they’re most comfortable with first—so they can read earlier, participate with confidence, and stay in school longer. 

Swipe to see how it’s transforming classrooms across Senegal.

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