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FLI helped Khowar community translate UNESCO’s MLE Video

A language researcher of Khowar language community, Afsar Ali Khan translated UNESCO’s MLE promotional documentary in Khowar language and recorded the narration. FLI then dubbed the video. We appreciate the other language communities to do same as this short film highlights how UNESCO supports the idea of starting education with mother tongue. Click Here to […]

Seminar for local journalists of Skardu, GB organized

Watch TV report here; FLI’s organized a media seminar for the local journalists of Skardu in Skardu Press Club Gilgit Baltistan on July 15, 2018. Members of Press club attended including known writers of Balti language community. They demanded more programs so that Balti language could be promoted. FLI noted their demands and will surely […]

4 people from Hindko trained in Language Vitality Survey

The FLI conducted a six-day workshop in the Hindko speech community called, “Workshop for Planning the Future of Our Language” on April 19-24, 2018 in Abbotabad city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.  In the workshop, four participants from same Hindko speech community, among them two were females, trained as mother tongue facilitators. The main […]

Provincial roundtable discussion on language-in-education policy and practice in KP

SAHE and Forum for Languag e Initiatives (FLI) collaborated to organize a roundtable discussion on above topic. The event was hosted in Peshawar and was attended by official representatives from various govt. offices, educational institutions and civil society organizations. The discussion provided an opportunity to discuss the complexities surrounding the implementation of language policy in schools […]