{"id":33,"date":"2017-03-08T11:13:51","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T11:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/2017\/03\/08\/celebrating-amazing-women-on-international-womens\/"},"modified":"2024-08-22T14:30:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T14:30:58","slug":"celebrating-international-womens-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/celebrating-international-womens-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Amazing Women on International Women\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>celebrating giti dallali on international women&#8217;s day<\/h4>\n<p>In honor of International Women&#8217;s day, we tell the story of Giti Dallali. Giti Dallali is providing a vital interpreting service to asylum seekers in Greece, in their language. She\u00a0is one of the only female Farsi and Dari interpreters working in the refugee camps of Greece despite critical need. The semi-permanent \u2018camps\u2019 that now dot the Greek landscape can be very dangerous places for women and girls. While humanitarians have worked hard to protect women and girls, vulnerability to discrimination, trafficking, and sexual assault abound, and access to medical care and human rights consultation is spotty. This is amplified by the fact that most women do not speak Greek or English.<\/p>\n<p>Originally from Iran, but living the United Kingdom for almost 25 years, Giti has been working with Translators without Borders since June of last year. In December she was deployed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doctors of the World UK<\/a> to provide interpreting services, working alongside midwives and gynecologists, to female patients seeking medical care either for themselves or for their children.<\/p>\n<h4>In high demand&#8230;<\/h4>\n<p>This incredible lady is also often sent to respond in other camps in Athens (Eliniko, Malakassa, Eskisto) where she works with general practitioners, psychologists, and social workers when there are sensitive cases or issues regarding women\u2019s health.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\">\n<figure style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Interpreter-Refugee-Camp-Greece\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/tumblr_inline_omht4vArRU1qhfsja_540.png?resize=540%2C326\" alt=\"Giti\u00a0at work in the camp of Eskistos - a story told on International Women's Day\" width=\"540\" height=\"326\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Giti\u00a0at work in the camp of Eskistos, bridging the communication gap between an asylum seeker and a Doctors of the World UK midwife<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201c<em>In terms of physical strength, women and children tend to be not as strong as men, and the tough journey that they have had to endure, coupled with the poor conditions in the camps, has a greater impact on their health. Many of these women have suffered domestic abuse, both verbally and physically and oftentimes they don\u2019t feel comfortable discussing their health issues or family problems in the presence of male interpreters. Many of them are victims of physical or sexual abuse and have hidden their pain and health issues for months while they waited for a female interpreter. Some of them will even choose to give birth in their tent because they know that there is no female interpreter or midwife available at the hospital<\/em>,\u201d Giti tells us. \u201c<em>I find my job quite satisfying as I feel that I can be the voice of many of these people, especially women.<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I can try to ensure their pain and sorrows are heard by the service providers. As a female interpreter who can speak a few languages, I feel that maybe I can help these women to communicate better and perhaps remove the barrier of language&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Giti has been an interpreter in the United Kingdom for ten years, working in hospitals and courts, with social workers, schools, and lawyers. She started interpreting after completing her Master\u2019s Degree, first working with different communities and then going on to interpret for people unable to speak English.<\/p>\n<h4>training of translators and interpreters<\/h4>\n<p>Since deploying the <a href=\"https:\/\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/crisis-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Words of Relief<\/a> crisis relief translation network in Greece and the Balkans in late 2015, Translators without Borders (TWB) has trained over 200 sta\ufb00 and volunteers of partner agencies on translation and interpreting in a crisis. To do this, TWB collaborates with partners such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unige.ch\/inzone\/who-we-are\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">InZone<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/thelanguageproject.eu\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Language Project<\/a>. To learn more please the <a href=\"https:\/\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TWB website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Happy International Women&#8217;s Day!<\/figure>\n<pre><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"688\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/celebrating-international-womens-day\/amy-rose-mcgovern\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Amy-Rose-McGovern.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Amy Rose McGovern\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Amy-Rose-McGovern.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Amy-Rose-McGovern.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-688 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Amy-Rose-McGovern.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Blog Author\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><strong>By Amy Rose McGovern, Translators without Borders Director of External Affairs\u00a0<\/strong><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>celebrating giti dallali on international women&#8217;s day In honor of International Women&#8217;s day, we tell the story of Giti Dallali. Giti Dallali is providing a vital interpreting service to asylum seekers in Greece, in their language. She\u00a0is one of the only female Farsi and Dari interpreters working in the refugee camps of Greece despite critical &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/celebrating-international-womens-day\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Celebrating Amazing Women on International Women\u2019s 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