Part of TWB's core mission is to raise awareness of the critical role of translation in humanitarian assistance and development projects through advocacy. Our goal is to ensure that aid efforts around the world prioritize providing information to communities, in the right languages. We do this via a variety of channels:
Actively participate in a global platform for aid workers that focuses on communicating with the developing world and other communities in need
Advocate relevant organizations to ensure that language and content is high on the agenda at meetings and conferences
Work with partners to develop tools to make information easily available
Write educational blogs, press releases, and articles that demonstrate the importance of effective communication
Visit our Resources page to browse our research about why language is so important in humanitarian and development efforts.
Ebola - A crisis of language | Rebecca Petras | TEDxAAS