Azad is not a real boy, but he tells a story representative of thousands of refugee youth in Greece. Although refugee and migrant children are quick at acquiring new languages, important support such as protection and tuition at school should be in their mother tongue language. Azad and the Sea of Words was created by […]
Guía de campo para la interpretación humanitaria y la mediación cultural
Translators without Borders (TWB, Traductores sin Fronteras) ha elaborado esta guía para brindar apoyo a los directores de campo humanitarios, intérpretes y mediadores culturales en sus interacciones y responsabilidades diarias. La guía se ha creado como parte del proyecto Words of Relief (Palabras de alivio) de TWB, en asociación con Save the Children (Salven a […]
Greater Access to Translation Could Save Lives and Protect Human Rights in Africa
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 […]
Global Health Media Project releases new videos with the collaboration of Translators without Borders.
DANBURY, CT USA – 12 April 2016 – Global Health Media Project and TWB collaborate on the production of videos translated into three languages that will help close the gap in knowledge of health workers based in low-resource areas. Global Health Media Project has just released seven new instructional videos that provide clinical guidance for […]
Fundraising Pack
A useful resource with lots of fun and creative ideas for anyone who would like to fundraise for TWB. Download here Other resources that might interest you: Tickled by Trim, Tint or Tattoo for TWB (blog) The power of communication in the right language (video) How Translators without Borders responds to crises (video)
Fuego volcano eruption Guatemala – Crisis language map
Erupción del Volcán de Fuego, Guatemala – Mapa lingüístico de la crisis en español On 3 June 2018, the Fuego volcano, 40 km from Guatemala City, erupted. Preliminary reports from CONRED, the national disaster authority, recorded 65 people killed and close to 2,000 people in shelters. More than 1.7 million people have been indirectly affected by […]
Flambée d’Ebola dans la préfecture de N’Zérékoré en Guinée – carte linguistique
Consultez nos cartes détaillées pour en savoir plus sur les besoins linguistiques et de communication en Guinée..
Field guide to humanitarian interpreting and cultural mediation
This guide has been developed by Translators without Borders (TWB) to support humanitarian field managers, interpreters and cultural mediators in their daily interactions and responsibilities. The guide was developed as part of the TWB Words of Relief project, in partnership with Save the Children. Download here Other resources that might interest you: TWB […]
Farsi and Dari Factsheet
A factsheet to understand the main differences between Dari and Farsi, and to provide useful information on Tajik and Pashto. Download here Other resources that might interest you: Arabic factsheet Kurdish factsheet Language & comprehension barriers in Greece’s migration crisis (research report)
Ebola outbreak in West Africa: Translators without Borders helping to save lives with CDC information in four local languages
(DANBURY, CT USA – 4 August 2014) – Translators without Borders (TWB) reports that the organization has assisted the Center for Disease Control (CDC) to provide critical preventative information on the Ebola virus in local West African languages as well as French. The local language fact sheets are being used by the CDC to fight […]
Ebola Outbreak in N’Zérékoré, Guinea – Crisis Language Map
Learn more about language and communication needs in Guinea.
Ebola outbreak in Beni Territory, DRC — Crisis language map
Carte linguistique en français On 1 August 2018, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared an outbreak of Ebola virus in Mangina, North Kivu Province. Four cases of Ebola had been confirmed by laboratory testing, and 20 people had died of hemorrhagic fever in the area. Ongoing insecurity in the area […]
