SIL in Eurasia

  • One CHILD, one TEACHER,

    one BOOK,

    one PEN

    can change the world.

     

    Malala Yousafzai
  • Once you learn to

    READ,

    you will be

    forever FREE.

     

    Frederick Douglass
  • The MIND

     is not a vessel to be filled,

    but a FIRE

    to be kindled.

     

    Plutarch
  • Each language

     expresses something of

    the BEAUTY and

    GREATNESS of God.

     

    Lydia Hoeft
  • A word fitly spoken

     is like apples of GOLD

    in a setting

    of SILVER.

     

    The Bible, 
    Proverbs 25:11
  • The limits of my

     LANGUAGE

     means the limits of

    my WORLD.

     

    Ludwig Wittgenstein
  • And God

    SAID,

    'Let there BE...'

     

    The Bible,
    Genesis 1
 

Mobile schools for nomad children wins top UNESCO award

September 2023

The Bakarwal Gujars are nomadic pastoralists living on the southern side of the Himalayas in Pakistan and India. Because of their nomadic lifestyle, schooling has been impossible. The only option has been for the boys to abandon their traditional lifestyle and enrol at a religious boarding school. There has never been any option for girls.

However, since 2004, The Himalayan Literacy Network (THLN) has been providing quality education to Bakarwal children in northern Pakistan, enabling them to learn literacy and numeracy, and complete grades 1-5 of the national curriculum, without giving up their nomadic lifestyle.

THLN's innovative approach has secured them the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize.

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Interested in Exploring the World of
EURASIA?

Discover PEOPLES and LANGUAGES from Siberia to the Sahara! Celebrate with us the array of cultures, the wealth of languages and the impact of language development!

People

Avar villagers, Bedouin nomads, Chukchi reindeer herders...

May we introduce you to a few of the 500+ peoples of Eurasia?

photo: Eric Jones Media

 

Languages

Ever heard of Adyghe or Punjabi, Kalmyk or Tatar? 

Follow this link to discover a few of the languages of Eurasia!

photo:Marc Ewell.

 

 

 

Exploring Eurasia

 

Culture and Society  Language

The shaded portion of the map shows what we mean when we say Eurasia

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Who we are

 

SIL is a global, faith-based nonprofit that works with local communities around the world to develop language solutions that expand possibilities for a better life. 

Learn more about SIL in Eurasia here

 

SIL's Vision

We long to see people flourishing in community using the languages they value most.

Learn more about SIL International here

SIL's Mission

Inspired by God's love, we advocate, build capacity, and work with local communities to apply language expertise which advances meaningful development, education, and engagement with Scripture.

 

 

Photo Credits Slideshow

#1: 12019 on pixabay; #2: CharlesFred on flickr.com/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0; #3: Marc Ewell; #4: ArmyAmber on pixabay; #5: Marc Ewell;
#6: Jarekgrafik on pixabay; #7: Marc Ewell