FLI organized a Community of Practice (CoP) on culture and arts on March 14, 2019 in Islamabad which was attended by 16 people from 11 language communities of northern Pakistan. The event was aimed to figure out why the local arts and music were facing the danger of extinction and what steps should be taken to […]
Click HERE to read the article, published in daily Dawn.
Click HERE to read the article, published in daily Dawn
UN has declared the upcoming calendar year of 2019 the International year of Indigenous Languages. UNESCO has launched a website for awareness raising on indigenous languages. Organizations and individuals who work for preservation and development of indigenous languages can register with UNESCO and contribute. The website can be accessed by clicking on https://en.iyil2019.org/
16 people including three women from Khowar language community of Golaghmuli village in district Ghizer, GB gained the ability of writing in their mother tongue in a workshop. FLI held this Writers’ Workshop for Khowar Community in the first week of November 2018 in their village, Golaghmuli. The purpose of the activity was to enable […]
16 people including three women from Khowar language community of Golaghmuli village in district Ghizer, GB gained the ability of writing in their mother tongue in a workshop. FLI held this Writers’ Workshop for Khowar Community in the first week of November 2018 in their village, Golaghmuli. The purpose of the activity was to enable […]
FLI’s seven master trainers got the ability to develop maps to be included in their research work on languages. They can now make the maps in accordance with the requirements of their research project detailing the geographic aspects of information and use in their research work. Mr. Qandeel Hussain, a linguist who facilitated this training in FLI […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Forum for language Initiatives arranged a Community of Practice (CoP) on Indigenous Resources Management on 30th of April 2018 in Islamabad. 18 people belonging to various language and culture groups attended this one day event. The goal of this CoP was to provide the communities of North Pakistan an opportunity to share the very […]