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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear RNLDers,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Some of you will have seen the appeal for Pakistan which we
posted on RNLD's Facebook page earlier this month after <span style="" lang="EN-US">RNLD member
Fakhruddin of the Forum For Language Initiatives</span> (FLI)<span style="" lang="EN-US"> in Pakistan contacted us about
the devastating situation resulting from the monsoon floods. Fakhruddin and the
FLI are providing much needed relief to the language communities with which they
work. Fakhruddin told us that </span>Forum for Language Initiatives is a
non-government and non-profit organisation registered with the government of
Pakistan, working to enable the language communities of northern Pakistan to
preserve and develop their mother tongues. Although this organisation is not
involved in relief work, it has set into motion an initiative because the
language communities with whom it works have been severely affected by the
floods and are in a great deal of suffering. FLI is hoping to reach out to the
people first because the government is already facing a number of crises and
cannot cope reaching out to every community.<span style="" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Sorosoro has listed this appeal on their web site <</span><a href="http://www.sorosoro.org/en/floods-in-pakistan-makes-numerous-victims-in-linguistic-communities-of-the-north">http://www.sorosoro.org/en/floods-in-pakistan-makes-numerous-victims-in-linguistic-communities-of-the-north</a>>.<span style="" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Yesterday Nicholas Ostler of the Foundation for
Endangered Languages circulated a personal appeal (repeated at the end of this
email). Fakhruddin</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="" lang="EN-US">provided Nicholas
with the following information about FLI's work to provide aid.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">-----------------------------------------</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Currently, we are planning to provide small food packages
(see the detailed list below) to the effected people from the Gawri, Torwali,
Indus Kohistani and Palula language communities located in upper Swat, Chitral
and along the Indus River in northern Pakistan. These areas are among the
worst-hit in the country.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">At present, we have sufficient donations to purchase and
distribute these packages to 210 families (identified by community-based
organizations, which have been our partners language documentation,
preservation and promotion work), but the number of effected families from any
one of these communities number in the thousands. Each food package costs about
PKR 3000 (about USD 35). We want to be able to buy more packages to distribute
to more families, if we can raise additional funds. If your organization is
able to help us with this, we (and the families we serve) will greatly
appreciate it. We use a transparent system of distribution and all expenses are
documented properly. If requested, we can have an independent accountant audit
our records.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Each food package contains the following items: (The total
weight reflects an amount, which can be carried by a man since all major
bridges have been washed away and only pedestrian bridges remain or have been
temporarily built)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=""> </span>Flour
10 Kg</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=""> </span>Rice
5 Kg</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=""> </span>Cooking
oil 2.5 lt</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=""> </span>Tea
1 Kg</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=""> </span>Milk
powder 1 Kg</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=""> </span>Sugar
3 Kg</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=""> </span>Dates
1 Kg</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=""> </span>Pulses
5 Kg</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=""> </span>Biscuits
5 Packets</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Gratefully,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fakhruddin</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style=""></span></span><a href="mailto:fakhruddin@fli-online.org">fakhruddin@fli-online.org</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">-----------------------------------------</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">If you are able to provide support, please go to the FLI
web site at <</span><a href="http://www.fli-online.org/">http://www.fli-online.org/</a>><span style=""> <span lang="EN-US">which also has contact details,
or respond to Nicholas Ostler's appeal (below).</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Please consider forwarding this request and the web
link to others.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US">Personal appeal from Nicholas Ostler (Foundation for
Endangered Languages)</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Since we cannot apply FEL's charitable funds to this
humanitarian programme of FLI, I am proposing to gather such funds as I can,
and send them to FLI personally. If you wish to join me in this endeavour,
please send cheques (in pounds sterling or US dollars) made payable to me
Nicholas Ostler, at the address 172 Bailbrook Lane, Bath, BA1 7AA, England,
with a note making clear that this is for the FLI appeal. I intend to send
receipts to all, so please enclose a return address. Unfortunately, we have no
electronic media (such as credit card processors) available to receive these
funds. This particular appeal by me will close after the end of the FEL
conference, on 16 September 2010. In case of any difficulty (e.g. if you cannot
send cheques in UK or US currency) you may wish to contact Fakhruddin directly
at <a href="mailto:fakhruddin@fli-online.org">fakhruddin@fli-online.org</a>.</span></p>
<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Resource Network for Linguistic Diversity<br><a href="http://www.rnld.org">www.rnld.org</a><br><br>Directors<br>Margaret Florey<br>Nick Thieberger<br><br>Email: <a href="mailto:contact.rnld@gmail.com">contact.rnld@gmail.com</a><br>
Ph: +61 (0)4 3186-3727 (mob.)<br>skype: margaret_florey<br>