“Innovative and Creative”

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.DONATIONS ARE NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED FOR THIS PROJECT.

Thank you to those to those who donated in the past.

Those words jumped to mind when we considered the IBT Torwali proposal for our 2019 Community Based Language Development grant program. This forward-thinking community initiative brings traditional folk tales in the Torwali language into the digital age by creating comics that can not only be shared via print media, but also easily distributed by cell phone. And that’s just the start.

From now until Christmas Day, a generous donor from the SIL LEAD board has offered to match all donations (up to $5K) for next year’s grantees. These new grantees are being selected now from more than 30 applications received.  The funds you give will help innovative projects like this one in Pakistan make a long-term difference in the lives of children, teens, and adults in their communities. Please consider donating to our Community-based Language Development grants by Christmas Day, doubling the impact in dozens of communities around the world.

The project with IBT in Pakistan did more than just innovate with digitally shareable comics. It had two other ambitious goals as well.

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Significant progress has been made on the animated comics.

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Led by IBT Director, Project Manager, and accomplished author Zubair Torwali, the project continues to strengthen the Torwali language community’s identity through Literature Festivals for children and with the collection, documentation, and publication of Torwali poetry and folklore.

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If you happen to speak Urdu (you do, don’t you?), you’ll find this short video on IBT’s work in Pakistan (posted below) to be very informative. If you don’t, then you’ll at least enjoy the beautiful imagery from the vibrant Torwali culture of Northern Pakistan (check out the amazing beard at 0:24!).

See Zubair’s detailed description below the video of IBT’s work in the region, and please consider donating by Christmas Day to double the value of your gift. Thank you, and Merry Christmas!