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Translators improve lives by translating potentially lifesaving information into often \u2018marginalized\u2019 languages spoken by vulnerable individuals. Those who volunteer for Translators without Borders (TWB) have a range of experience and skills and share a vision of a world where knowledge knows no language barriers. We are grateful for all our translators, and we love sharing their stories.<\/em><\/p>\n

This month\u2019s featured translator works in two of the most widespread languages in the world: English is an official language across 59 countries, while Modern Standard Arabic is the lingua franca in 26 countries. Arabic and its many varieties are the mother tongue of 310 million people in the Arab world, parts of Latin America, and Western Europe. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Maysa<\/p>\n

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For Maysa, joining TWB made sense: \u201cI rushed to submit my application. I realized that I could finally give a helping hand using what I do best and love the most: translation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Maysa Orabi is an invaluable member of the TWB community<\/strong> thanks to her enviable translation skills. By translating into two of TWB\u2019s most common language pairs, English to Arabic and Arabic to English she directly impacts the lives of many. Not only has Maysa <\/span>translated more than 100,000 words <\/b>for TWB, but she has also <\/span>reviewed almost 200 translation tests as a trusted quality reviewer. <\/b>This enables TWB to recruit new translators, build our language community, and maintain high translation quality.<\/span><\/p>\n

Telling Human Stories <\/span><\/h2>\n

It was only after joining TWB that Maysa came to realize the magnitude of what she was giving. Maysa is interested in human nature, and our desire for communication and understanding of our world. Yet often, that understanding is only possible thanks to our access to knowledge in a language we understand \u2013 and not everyone has that advantage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Maysa has a deep desire to understand the world, and the hardships faced by many. But she is especially invested in the stories of people living through difficult times. She wants to help them tell their stories:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey want to have a voice and they need to know they are being heard.\u201d <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Translators have chosen to help amplify the voices of others, so Maysa says that translators must be diligent and put their heart and soul into what they translate. <\/span>With this in mind, she guides the translators she works with whenever she revises their work. <\/span>Over the last three years, she has reviewed the quality of an additional 50,000 words of translation tests on top of her own translation tasks.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Ferry
\u201cBecause your words are as important as a warm blanket for a poor child on a cold night.\u201d Maysa Orabi. Photo by Karim Ani.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cAs a Jordanian and an Arab, not to mention a human, I was shaken by the events the Arab world witnessed in recent years. I wanted to be present and helpful in any way possible. <\/span>When vulnerable, displaced, and deprived people cry for help, their suffering is doubled if they cannot communicate with those who want to help them. I want to know there is something I can do.<\/span>\u201d Maysa Orabi.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And so, Maysa decided to put her efforts, knowledge, and experience into translating for TWB, to prove that language matters.<\/span><\/p>\n

Still learning<\/b><\/h3>\n

Maysa explains that TWB has given her the chance to gain and develop her skills fast. Her projects remain in the back of her mind while she is working on other translations, and they occupy much of her spare time. The extra experience in translation and lessons in efficiency have honed her professional abilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

The projects she handles for TWB have also developed her awareness of the world. In particular, she has worked on medical content for Wikipedia and articles for Internews. Those Internews articles touched on the situation of refugees and asylum-seekers in Greece and other European countries. They showed her the difficulties faced by people trying to settle in a safe place: tumultuous legal procedures and regulations, uncertain futures, separation from family, an inability to work, and limited access to a proper residence. Her work involved translating questions and concerns, in which she learned of the troubled, inescapable realities of so many people. Maysa describes how those communications revealed the urgency of the situation for many, and the hard time the world is having to contain the ravages of wars.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA traveler I am, and a navigator, and every day I discover a new region within my soul.\u201d Khalil Gibran<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The translating and reviewing work that Maysa does is enormous: it deals with big languages, big issues, and makes a big difference. But its effect is immediate, even life-changing, on a personal level. Individuals and families have been given access to vital information that they might not have had, thanks to Maysa and our community of TWB translators.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cTWB has increased my love for translation and my sense of the significance of what I do; that I translate for a cause.\u201d Maysa Orabi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Click here to join TWB\u2019s community of translators.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

To get in touch about any of the topics mentioned in this post, please\u00a0join the discussion<\/a>\u00a0or email\u00a0<\/b>translators@translatorswithoutborders.org<\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Written by Danielle Moore<\/strong>, Communications Officer for TWB, with interview responses by Maysa Orabi,<\/b> Kat\u00f3 translator for TWB. \n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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