Foundation for Endangered Languages

The Foundation for Endangered Languages exists to support, enable and assist the documentation, protection and promotion of endangered languages. In order to do this, it aims:

1. to raise awareness of endangered languages, both inside and outside the communities where they are spoken, through all channels and media
2. to support the use of endangered languages in all contexts: at home, in education, in the media, and in social, cultural and economic life
3. to monitor linguistic policies and practices, and to seek to influence the appropriate authorities where necessary
4. to support the documentation of endangered languages, by offering financial assistance, training, or facilities for the publication of results
5. to collect and make available information for use in the preservation of endangered languages
6. to disseminate information on all of the above activities as widely as possible