Forum for Language Initiatives (FLI) held a 5-day orthographic workshop for Ushojo Language Community in Bishigram, Swat, under Small Grants and Ambassador’s Fund Program of USAID to provide the community with a program, comprising of documentation techniques and training for preservation and promotion of their mother tongue. Up to 16 people including researchers, teachers […]
FLI is first of its kind in the region addressing languages and multilingual education. During the last few years FLI has made some good progress towards its goals. Below a number of specific achievements of FLI are highlighted: Enhanced awareness among indigenous communities regarding the importance of mother tongues. Built the capacity of government and […]
The Forum for Language Initiatives (FLI) has reached an important milestone in its service to the language communities of the north as theSida-PMU funded ‘Mashal-e-Rah’ project concludes and a new project begins. To celebrate it a ceremony was held in Islamabadon 13 March. Presentations about the project and its achievements were made, and some individuals […]
The Forum for Language Initiatives (FLI) has launched a new book, Palula Text, the 8th book of its Cultural and Language Series. Palula Text, penned down jointly by Dr. Henrik Liljegren, a field linguist at Stockholm University, Sweden, and Naseem Haider, a local researcher in FLI, who is himself a native speaker of Palula, is a result […]
DTP-1 Workshop