Greater Access to Translation Could Save Lives and Protect Human Rights in Africa New report from Common Sense Advisory and Translators without Borders highlights the growing need for translation in Africa (BOSTON) – Translation is critical for addressing information inequalities in Africa. But could translation also improve economic development, health, human rights, and safety of […]

For Immediate Release Translators without Borders launches first ever Kenyan Translation Center The Translators without Borders Healthcare Translation Training Center opens in Nairobi 24th April 2012 – Translators without Borders has opened its first Healthcare Translation Center to improve access to knowledge for millions of people. Based in Nairobi, the first Healthcare Translation Center will […]

Media Contacts: Melissa [email protected]   Common Sense Advisory’s report for Translators without Borders will include detailed information about the state of translation for African languages (BOSTON and PARIS) – Information is power. The lack of information can leave people powerless. There are more than 2,000 languages spoken in Africa, but the majority of information is […]

  Language Barrier Complicates Aid to Horn of Africa Drought Victims Translators desperately needed to interpret medical instructions where language barrier is hampering aid efforts Waltham, MA (31 August 2011) — Amid international aid efforts to get humanitarian supplies to drought-stricken Horn of Africa, Translators without Borders, a U.S.-based charitable organization that works in the […]