Moregem – 23 December 2016. Architekst, a Belgium-based language services provider, is pleased to announce that we have pledged our support to help humanitarian translations reach more people around the world by becoming a bronze sponsor of Translators without Borders. Translators without Borders (TWB) strives to provide people access to vital, often life-saving, information in […]
Wieners+Wieners announces TWB bronze sponsorship
Danbury, CT, USA – 21 December 2016. One of the world’s leading non-profit translation organizations, Translators without Borders is pleased to announce Wieners+Wieners GmbH, a language service provider for high-quality translations, adaptions, proofreading and editing, have pledged support to help humanitarian translations reach more people around the world by becoming a bronze sponsor. Translators without […]
Translators without Borders develops the world’s first crisis-specific machine translation system for Kurdish languages
DANBURY, CT USA – 21 November 2016. Translators without Borders (TWB) has developed offline machine translation (MT) engines for Sorani and Kurmanji, specifically for translating content for refugees. Sorani and Kurmanji are the two main languages spoken by Kurdish refugees; the data used to build the systems came from the work that TWB has done […]
Translators without Borders European refugee response
Translators without Borders launched its European refugee response in October 2015, working through partners to provide those arriving in Greece, and transiting to other European countries, with vital information in a language and format they can understand and use. This factsheet summarizes the Translators without Borders European refugee response. Download here Other resources that might […]
Upcoming events
Translators without Borders will be represented at the following events over the coming months. If you are attending, we would love to meet you.
TWB sponsor event raises over $6,500 for Translators without Borders
DANBURY, CT, USA – 08 July 2016. On 11 June LocWorld and KantanMT teamed up to host the Coastal Flag Challenge around Howth Peninsula, Dublin, Ireland to raise money for Translators without Borders (TWB). The hike was a resounding success thanks to TWB sponsors and supporters who raised over $6,500 for the organization. The hike […]
Global Health Media Project releases new videos with the collaboration of Translators without Borders.
DANBURY, CT USA – 12 April 2016 – Global Health Media Project and TWB collaborate on the production of videos translated into three languages that will help close the gap in knowledge of health workers based in low-resource areas. Global Health Media Project has just released seven new instructional videos that provide clinical guidance for […]
Welocalize increases support for Translators without Borders
DANBURY, CT, USA – 06 April 2016 – The world’s leading non-profit translation organization, Translators without Borders (TWB), is proud to announce that Welocalize, global leader in innovative translation and localization solutions, has increased its level of commitment and support to the organization. Welocalize is now a silver sponsor of Translators without Borders. “We are […]
Translators without Borders honors volunteers, donors and nonprofit partners with Access to Knowledge Awards
DANBURY, CT USA – 01 March 2016 – Translators without Borders has announced the winners of its third Translators without Borders Access to Knowledge Awards. The awards recognize individuals or organizations that have contributed outstanding work that exemplifies the organization’s mission to translate for humanity. The Access to Knowledge Awards were created in 2012 to […]
Translators without Borders receives grant from the Start Network for European refugee response work
DANBURY, CT, USA – February 2016 — Translators without Borders (TWB), has received valuable program funding from the Start Network, which will allow it to increase its ongoing response to the urgent European refugee crisis in Greece and the Balkans. TWB has been operating its Words of Relief Translation Crisis Relief program in the region […]
Translators without Borders expands its team
DANBURY, CT USA – 03 February 2016 – Translators without Borders, the world’s leading non-profit translation organization, announces two new senior staff appointments, Executive Director and Director of External Affairs. This an important step in realizing the growth potential of the organization. This will be an exciting year of growth for Translators without Borders (TWB). […]
Introducing Kiswahili for Microsoft Translator
Kiswahili, also known as Swahili, is spoken by up to 150 million people throughout eastern Africa including Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Nairobi, Kenya, October 21st , 2015 — Microsoft has launched Kiswahili text translation, the first African language to be supported by the company’s automatic translation […]
