{"id":56,"date":"2016-09-30T07:26:08","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T07:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/2016\/10\/01\/translation-is-my-passion-and-knowing-that-it\/"},"modified":"2024-08-22T14:31:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T14:31:24","slug":"celebrating-international-translation-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/celebrating-international-translation-day\/","title":{"rendered":"On International Translation Day, we celebrate translators"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>International translation day<\/h4>\n<p>Today we celebrate International Translation Day, a day to recognize the incredible contribution that translators make to connecting worlds and bringing people closer to the information that they need. TWB thanks the thousands of translators who support and collaborate with Translators without Borders every day, helping us build <i>a world where knowledge knows no language barriers<\/i>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>celebrating one of our many translators<\/h4>\n<p>Since TWB started to respond to the European refugee crisis in November 2015, volunteer translators have been supporting our efforts through translation. Based in Nicosia, Cyprus, <b>Maria Roussou<\/b> is a member of the Rapid Response Team (RRT) for the Greek language, and she translates from English into Greek. Besides Arabic and Farsi, TWB also provides Greek translations of daily news and information on the refugee crisis for residents of Greece.<\/p>\n<p>With Greece at the forefront of the crisis, Maria was strongly motivated to help. In her words, <i>\u201cThe refugee crisis is yet another international disaster. I cannot begin to think what all these people are going through, physically and emotionally. Helping the refugees should not be considered as volunteering, but as an obligation.\u201d<\/i> Maria believes that information in their native language can greatly empower refugees, who are already in such a vulnerable position, and are facing numerous challenges and obstacles.<\/p>\n<h4>Joining the TWB translator team<\/h4>\n<p>Maria first heard about TWB through a course she took on translation business development. <i>\u201cA tutor mentioned the remarkable work of TWB, both on a humanitarian and on a professional level. I submitted my <a href=\"http:\/\/repository.translatorswithoutborders.org\/en\/volunteer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">application<br \/>\nform<\/a> the same day!\u201d<\/i>\u00a0At that time, the refugee crisis had already begun<br \/>\nand Maria immediately received a request to join a Rapid Response Team:\u00a0<i>\u201cI said yes without hesitating, not even for a second: I was offering to help and they needed my help.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p>From that moment, Maria remembers that she was guided through the process of working on an RRT:\u00a0<i>\u201cI received instant and abundant help from the other volunteers. I felt a member of the team right away.\u201d<\/i>\u00a0She and her team mostly translate news articles relating to the refugee crisis such as the situation at the borders and the way each country and the EU are reacting to the crisis. According to Maria, there is excellent collaboration within the team, which works quickly and efficiently. Even so, urgency should not compromise the quality of the translation:\u00a0<i>\u201cAs soon as you pick up a document or a part of it, you are committed to deliver it as soon as possible, with the best possible quality,\u201d<\/i>\u00a0she explains.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Translation is my passion and knowing that it can help people in need, makes it twice the pleasure\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Maria spends about an hour a day volunteering for TWB, depending on the workload of the team:\u00a0<i>\u201cI try to make myself available\u2026 I know that helping even a little goes a long way. Besides, I really enjoy it.&#8221;<b>\u00a0<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Happy International Translation Day to all of our translators around the world!<\/p>\n<p>To sign up as a volunteer with Translators without Borders, <a href=\"https:\/\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/volunteer\/\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<pre><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"812\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/language-one-of-the-major-obstacles\/katemurphy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/KateMurphy.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G900F&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"KateMurphy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/KateMurphy.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/KateMurphy.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-812 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/KateMurphy.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Blog Author\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>By Kate Murphy, Translators without Border volunteer<\/strong><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International translation day Today we celebrate International Translation Day, a day to recognize the incredible contribution that translators make to connecting worlds and bringing people closer to the information that they need. 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