Organization develops language tool to help people communicate about COVID-19 DANBURY, Conn., USA – 8 June, 2020 Translators without Borders (TWB) has developed a glossary in 33 languages to address language barriers involving COVID-19. This glossary will help health workers, global humanitarian organizations, and community-based responders communicate more effectively and consistently about COVID-19. It will […]
TWB glossary for COVID-19
Vietnamese – Simplified Chinese – Taglaog – Burmese – Kurmanji – Arabic – Swahili – Kibaku – Waha – Bura Pabir – Mandara We are identifying key terminology that people use to talk about COVID-19 as well as commonly-used technical terms. We are using this to develop a multilingual, plain-language glossary that can support public […]
TWB glossary for COVID-19
Arabic (SA), Arabic (Shuwa-ar), Arabic (Shuwa-lt), Bangla (Bangladesh), Bangla (India), Bura-Pabir, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French (FR), Fulfulde, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Kanuri, Kibaku, Korean, Kurdish Kurmanji, Malay, Mandara, Marghi, Myanmar, Portuguese (PT), Portuguese (BR), Rohingya, Russian, Spanish (ES), Swahili (DRC), Swahili (KE), Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese, Waha We are identifying key terminology that […]
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 […]
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 […]
TWB Glossary for Northeast Nigeria
This glossary is designed to help humanitarian staff, interpreters, and translators working on the humanitarian response in northeast Nigeria. This glossary currently has terminology on the themes of protection, housing, land and property rights, as well as mental health and psychosocial care. They have been developed in collaboration with technical specialists and language partners in […]