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\"yogaI recently returned from northeast Nigeria, where Translators without Borders (TWB) is providing language support in one of the most severe humanitarian crises and linguistically diverse areas in the world. Unsurprisingly, I had many conversations about language issues with humanitarian responders. <\/span><\/p>\n

The good news is that many were already aware of the need to communicate information in languages people understand, despite humanitarian programming often disregarding local language communications. When hearing about TWB\u2019s language support capacity, many felt relieved that someone might be able to help them tackle language barriers. The bad news is that, even with that acknowledgment, the most common refrain I heard throughout my four-week assignment was, \u201cI have never thought about language so carefully before and neither has my organization.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

So I found myself asking, \u201cHow much is being lost i<\/span>n translation?\u201d And, more importantly, \u201cIf two-way communication in the right languages in northeast Nigeria was truly integrated into programming, how would humanitarian action improve?\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The fact is that the importance of two-way communication between local communities and aid providers, in a language affected people can understand, is increasingly recognized by humanitarians.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Some of the best humanitarian programs are now consciously factoring language into their efforts to meet people\u2019s information and communication needs. They do so recognizing that only when those needs are met can affected people reliably access assistance, provide input, and make the best decisions for themselves and their families. But despite the nod to language, mainstreaming solutions to language barriers within humanitarian work is still not the norm. <\/span><\/p>\n

This was clear to me in northeast Nigeria. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

After nine years, the humanitarian crisis remains one of the most severe in the world. In the three worst-affected states of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe, 1.9 million Nigerians have been displaced from their homes; overall, 7.7 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. Data shows that displaced people speak over 30 languages as their mother tongues.<\/strong> Overwhelmingly, they prefer receiving information in their own language. However, humanitarian responders are communicating with affected people mainly in two languages, Hausa and Kanuri. This is not enough to meet people\u2019s needs, and serious problems persist due to the lack of two-way communication. <\/span><\/p>\n

Humanitarian field staff shared many concerns about language needs in the response. They were unsure how to provide potentially life-saving information in camps where they do not know which languages people understand. There was concern that language diversity and low education levels prevent them from accurately gauging people\u2019s needs and priorities. I also heard frustrations from some aid workers, particularly those who spoke local languages in addition to Hausa or Kanuri. These field workers are often asked to translate complex messages and concepts into those local languages with little or no support or experience in translation. In this situation, I wasn\u2019t surprised that translation was seen as a considerable additional burden for multilingual staff, often an add-on to agreed job descriptions.<\/span><\/p>\n

These conversations were both concerning and compelling. It\u2019s no secret that for field workers in the humanitarian aid sector, day-to-day work can be more than a little complicated. Language should help, not hinder, the ability to provide effective and accountable aid to those who need it. <\/span><\/p>\n

The problem is not a lack of awareness among field staff. What is missing is for those who direct organizational policies and program design to focus on language needs early in a response and appropriately resource language support. <\/span><\/p>\n

To that end, it was exciting to be working with TWB\u2019s team on the ground in northeast Nigeria. We are striving to provide that language support for humanitarian responders communicating with vulnerable people. We have already started to roll out the TWB Glossary for Northeast Nigeria<\/a> \u2013 an in-the-hand tool for humanitarian field staff, interpreters, and translators to ensure use of consistent, accurate, and easily understood words in local languages. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Yet so much more needs to be done.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The only way for this tool and other forms of language support to make a difference is by mainstreaming their use across the humanitarian response. This begins with ensuring field staff have the knowledge and resources to meet language needs in the response \u2013 and the support internally to prioritize the role of language in communication and community engagement programs. Otherwise, we risk seeing too few of these examples reach their potential for humanitarian accountability and effectiveness.<\/span><\/p>\n

Having conversations about the importance of two-way communication in the languages of the most vulnerable is the necessary first step. Now we must move from words to action about language. <\/span><\/p>\n

Like most things in life, it\u2019s not what you do but how you do it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more about TWB’s response in northeast Nigeria.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n
Written by Mia Marzotto, Advocacy Officer for Translators without Borders.<\/span><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Yet until now, they have largely lacked satisfactory solutions. There are few if any trained\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "How we work"","block_context":{"text":"How we work","link":"https:\/\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/category\/how-we-work\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Nigeria glossary landing page","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-1024x563-1522171513.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-1024x563-1522171513.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-1024x563-1522171513.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Image-uploaded-from-iOS-2-1024x563-1522171513.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3258,"url":"https:\/\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/5-takeaways-geong\/","url_meta":{"origin":1999,"position":5},"title":"Language and data-driven humanitarian action: 5 takeaways from a recent global discussion","author":"Translators Without Borders","date":"December 11, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"In one word, what comes to mind when you think about language and data collection? Challenging, expensive, necessary. These are some of the answers we heard from attendees at a roundtable discussion TWB facilitated during the 2020 GeOnG Forum.\u00a0 Earlier this month, we were joined by panelists from IMPACT Initiatives,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"language data\"","block_context":{"text":"language data","link":"https:\/\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/tag\/language-data\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Language-data-collection-transparent-background-1.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Language-data-collection-transparent-background-1.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Language-data-collection-transparent-background-1.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Language-data-collection-transparent-background-1.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Translators Without Borders","author_link":"https:\/\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/author\/translators-without-borders\/"},"rttpg_comment":3,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/category\/how-we-work\/\" rel=\"category tag\">How we work<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/category\/language-technology\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Language Technology<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/category\/translators-without-borders\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Must Reads<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/category\/twb-team-stories\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Our Team Stories<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/category\/the-importance-of-language\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Importance of Language<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"I recently returned from northeast Nigeria, where Translators without Borders (TWB) is providing language support in one of the most severe humanitarian crises and linguistically diverse areas in the world. 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