TWB study finds that people in Goma, DRC do not fully understand Ebola-related messages
Responders should use the local form of Swahili to communicate with communities at risk of Ebola. DANBURY, Conn., USA – 19 March, 2019 Translators without Borders (TWB) found that people in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) do not fully understand Ebola-prevention messages in French and standard Swahili. Responders should use the local form of […]
TWB publishes principles relating to sexual exploitation and abuse in 75 languages
Preventing sexual exploitation and abuse starts by understanding the rules DANBURY, Conn., USA – 6 March, 2019 Translators without Borders (TWB), in partnership with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), has created a plain-language version of the principles relating to sexual exploitation and abuse and published it in 75 languages. Making the principles easier to understand […]
TWB study indicates improved communication, but room to improve, in Rohingya refugee response
Marginalized groups lack the information they need DANBURY, Conn., USA – 12 December 2018. Translators without Borders’ latest study on comprehension among vulnerable populations in crisis evaluates the effectiveness of communication with Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. It found that while information access improved in the past year, information gaps remain, with one-third of respondents still not […]
Kató Speak recognized as a leading innovation ‘invader’ in the language technology industry
DANBURY, CT, USA – 12 December 2018. Translators without Borders’ Kató Speak was recently recognized as one of the best innovative solutions in the translation industry. The spoken translation technology, which has far-reaching applications both in humanitarian crises and beyond, addresses communication issues often faced during a crisis. It received top ‘invader’ honors at the TAUS […]
New language guidance to promote women’s rights in Rohingya refugee camps
Updated glossary supports response with gender-focused language advice DANBURY, Conn., USA – 3 October 2018. Translators without Borders (TWB), in collaboration with Oxfam International and CARE International, is launching new gender-focused language guidance for the Rohingya refugee crisis. This language support, which is provided in the TWB Glossary for Bangladesh app, gives refugees, aid workers, […]
Language Insight backs Translators without Borders with sponsorship
DANBURY, Conn., USA – 24 September 2018. Language Insight is delighted to announce its sponsorship of the non-profit organization, Translators without Borders. Translators without Borders offers translation and language service support for humanitarian and development agencies, and other non-profit charities on a global scale. The organization aims to close the language gaps that disrupt critical international development efforts worldwide. By maintaining a […]
Translators without Borders hires Stella Paris as Community and Translations Manager
The new role strengthens the organization’s translation and community model to provide vital support to aid workers and vulnerable populations in local languages DANBURY, Conn., USA – 14 September 2018. Translators without Borders (TWB) welcomes Stella Paris to the position of Community and Translations Manager. In this new role, Stella will advance the organization’s mission […]
Translators without Borders expands glossary to include mental health language for Nigeria humanitarian response
New additions to language app help those in the mental health and psychosocial support sector communicate with people affected by crisis in northeast Nigeria. DANBURY, CT USA – 28 August 2018. Translators without Borders (TWB) has released the latest version of its glossary for northeast Nigeria. TWB is an international non-profit that supports people affected […]
Thanks to TWB linguists, lexiQA release 1.4 includes Bangla and Swahili locale support
DANBURY, CT USA – 05 August 2018. In a statement released this month, lexiQA announced the addition of support for a number of new locales for its quality assurance solution. We are pleased to share the news that support for Bangla and Swahili comes thanks to linguists and translators who donate their time to Translators without Borders: Hard […]
Translators without Borders launches language tool for Rohingya humanitarian response
New glossary app improves communication between interpreters, aid workers, and Rohingya community in humanitarian response. DANBURY, CT USA – 20 June 2018. Translators without Borders (TWB), the world’s only non-profit focused on closing language gaps worldwide, announces the launch of the TWB Glossary for Bangladesh. The app gives field workers and interpreters a tool to […]
Announcing Translators without Borders’ Kató Translators Recognition Program
DANBURY, CT USA – 12 June 2018. Translators without Borders (TWB) is now expanding its Translator Recognition Program to the entire Kató Translator Community. It is important to acknowledge the value and impact of the work that translators do. To that end, all Kató Translators will be able to participate in the recognition program. With the General […]
TWB helps prevent sexual exploitation and abuse in the aid sector: the principles translated into 100 languages
DANBURY, CT USA – 31 May 2018. In light of recent media reports of systemic failures to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse in the aid sector, Translators without Borders (TWB) is proud to have supported the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Task Team to help address the issue. TWB worked with the Task Team on Protection […]
Morningside Translations announces sponsorship of Translators without Borders
NEW YORK, NY – 23 May 2018. Morningside Translations, the fastest growing major language service provider in North America, is pleased to announce its Gold-level sponsorship of Translators without Borders (TWB), a non-profit that works to “close the language gaps that hinder humanitarian efforts worldwide.” Morningside’s sponsorship will help TWB provide translation services that support […]
Announcing winners of the 6th Annual Access to Knowledge Awards
DANBURY, CT, USA – 12 March 2018. This year Translators without Borders honors the winners of the 6th Annual Access to Knowledge Awards – creative, dedicated, and passionate supporters who are at the forefront of opening access to information through language equity. The Access to Knowledge Awards are presented annually to top contributors supporting the […]
Translators without Borders ‘Strong Female Voices’ Featured in Moravia’s Localization Industry List
09 March 2018 – Translation, localization and testing partner, Moravia, has today released a list of nine ‘Women to watch’ in the localization industry. Translators without Borders (TWB) is proud to note that not only does the list highlight two TWB board members, Donna Parrish and Iris Orriss, and TWB’s founder, Lori Thicke, but also […]
MediLingua announces renewal of TWB annual gold sponsorship
LEIDEN, THE NETHERLANDS – 09 February 2018. MediLingua, a linguistic services company fully specialized in medical and pharmaceutical translations, is pleased to announce that it has decided to renew its TWB annual gold sponsorship to help humanitarian translations reach more people around the world. Translators without Borders (TWB) strives to provide people access to vital, […]
We asked, you answered: Results from the TWB non-profit partner survey
As a central part of our commitment to a quality partner experience and providing effective language solutions, Translators without Borders (TWB) recently conducted our annual partner survey with those partners who use the TWB Kató translation platform. We received 47 responses from a wide range of organizations, and it gave some valuable insights into our […]
The things you can do with 50 million words… Translators without Borders reaches a major milestone
DANBURY, CT USA – 12 October 2017. Today Translators without Borders (TWB), the world’s leading non-profit translation organization, is celebrating the major milestone of 50 million words translated for development aid and crisis response programs delivered by humanitarian partners. Fifty million translated words over the past six years is a major achievement made possible because of […]
TWB launches the first-ever portal to connect humanitarian interpreters with non-profit organizations
DANBURY, CT USA – 19 September 2017. Translators without Borders today announces the launch of TWB Interpreter Connect, a portal designed specifically to connect non-profit organizations with humanitarian interpreters working in crisis situations. Developed with extensive input from users, TWB Interpreter Connect will help organizations identify interpreters and cultural mediators. It also provides resources […]
Οι Translators without Borders (Μεταφραστές Χωρίς Σύνορα) εγκαινιάζουν την πρώτη πύλη για τη σύνδεση των ανθρωπιστικών διερμηνέων με μη κερδοσκοπικούς οργανισμούς
Ντάνμπερι, Κονέκτικατ, ΗΠΑ 19 Σεπτεμβρίου 2017. Οι Translators without Borders ανακοινώνουν σήμερα την έναρξη λειτουργίας της “TWB Interpreter Connect“, μιας πύλης που έχει σχεδιαστεί ειδικά για τη σύνδεση μη κερδοσκοπικών οργανώσεων με ανθρωπιστικούς διερμηνείς που εργάζονται σε καταστάσεις κρίσης. Διαμορφωμένη με εκτενή συνεισφορά από τους χρήστες, η πύλη TWB Interpreter Connect θα βοηθήσει τους […]
Translators without Borders provides support in 15 languages to give voice to Kenyans during elections
NAIROBI, KENYA, 8 August 2017. Translators without Borders Kenya (TWB-K) has formed a rapid response translation team of 11 TWB-trained translators to immediately translate citizen reports in 15 languages spoken in Kenya during and after today’s General Election. The team, which provided similar support during the peaceful elections in 2013, is part of the Ushahidi […]
Only 56% of refugees can understand the info they’ve been given
Translators without Borders releases findings of language studies with refugees in Greece Studies provide insights into impact language has on refugees’ daily lives DANBURY, CT USA – 25 July 2017. Translators without Borders (TWB) has released findings of two language studies completed with refugees in Greece in spring 2017, with support from Save […]
AdHoc Translations becomes a TWB sponsor – because language matters
DANBURY, CT USA – 23 June 2017. AdHoc Translations has announced that it will become a bronze sponsor of Translators without Borders (TWB). The company says it is proud to support TWB and its ongoing work to make knowledge accessible to all, through language. US-based non-profitTranslators without Borders strives to provide people access to vital, […]
Translators without Borders and The Rosetta Foundation are merging
DANBURY, CT, USA and DUBLIN, IRELAND – 15 June 2017. Translators without Borders (TWB) and The Rosetta Foundation (TRF) have agreed to merge operations. The merger, announced today at the Localization World conference in Barcelona, brings together the two leading non-profit organizations focused on better access to information in languages people understand. In […]
Translators without Borders announces the winners of its 2017 Access to Knowledge Awards
DANBURY, CT, USA – 28 February 2017. Translators without Borders (TWB) has announced the winners of its fourth Translators without Borders Access to Knowledge Awards. The awards recognize individuals or organizations that have contributed outstanding work that exemplifies TWB’s mission to increase access to knowledge. The Access to Knowledge Awards were created by the US-based […]
Architekst announces sponsorship of Translators without Borders
Moregem – 23 December 2016. Architekst, a Belgium-based language services provider, is pleased to announce that we have pledged our support to help humanitarian translations reach more people around the world by becoming a bronze sponsor of Translators without Borders. Translators without Borders (TWB) strives to provide people access to vital, often life-saving, information in […]
Wieners+Wieners announces TWB bronze sponsorship
Danbury, CT, USA – 21 December 2016. One of the world’s leading non-profit translation organizations, Translators without Borders is pleased to announce Wieners+Wieners GmbH, a language service provider for high-quality translations, adaptions, proofreading and editing, have pledged support to help humanitarian translations reach more people around the world by becoming a bronze sponsor. Translators without […]
TWB expands board to better reflect breadth of stakeholders
DANBURY, CT USA – 13 December 2016. Translators without Borders (TWB) announces the appointment of three new board members who will work with the current board to increase access to information in the right languages. The new board members are Nigel Fisher, former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General; Iris Orriss, Head of Internationalization at Facebook; and […]
Translators without Borders develops the world’s first crisis-specific machine translation system for Kurdish languages
DANBURY, CT USA – 21 November 2016. Translators without Borders (TWB) has developed offline machine translation (MT) engines for Sorani and Kurmanji, specifically for translating content for refugees. Sorani and Kurmanji are the two main languages spoken by Kurdish refugees; the data used to build the systems came from the work that TWB has done […]
The Humanitarian Innovation Fund announces TWB as a winner of its innovation initiative.
DANBURY, CT USA – 18 October 2016. Translators without Borders is honored to be one of three innovation teams selected by the Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF) to accelerate our journey to scale. The TWB Words of Relief program, first piloted in 2013 and 2014, with an initial HIF grant, has grown significantly, providing translation and […]