Portée et efficacité de la communication sur la Coronavirus (en FR, LN, SW, NNB)
TWB et Mercy Corps ont menée cette étude qui porte sur la COVID-19 / le Coronavirus et sur les informations que le public reçoit sur ce virus. Elle vise à comprendre si les informations sur le Coronavirus sont utiles aux personnes, si elles ont accès à ces informations et si elles manquent d’informations. (Disponible […]
Language profile of five IDP sites in Maiduguri: Bolori Camp
This site report for Bolori summarizes the key findings from a comprehension study designed by Translators without Borders and conducted by Girl Effect using Oxfam communication materials among 951 internally displaced people (IDPs) and host community members at five sites in the Maiduguri area of Borno, Northeastern Nigeria. View it below or download here. Other […]
Language profile of five IDP sites in Maiduguri: Farm Centre Camp
This site report for Farm Camp Centre summarizes the key findings from a comprehension study designed by Translators without Borders and conducted by Girl Effect using Oxfam communication materials among 951 internally displaced people (IDPs) and host community members at five sites in the Maiduguri area of Borno, Northeastern Nigeria. View it below or download […]
Language profile of five IDP sites in Maiduguri: Muna Garage Camp
This site report for Muna Garage summarizes the key findings from a comprehension study designed by Translators without Borders and conducted by Girl Effect using Oxfam communication materials among 951 internally displaced people (IDPs) and host community members at five sites in the Maiduguri area of Borno, Northeastern Nigeria. View it below or download here. Other […]
Language profile of five IDP sites in Maiduguri: Muna Host Community
This site report for Muna Host summarizes the key findings from a comprehension study designed by Translators without Borders and conducted by Girl Effect using Oxfam communication materials among 951 internally displaced people (IDPs) and host community members at five sites in the Maiduguri area of Borno, Northeastern Nigeria. View it below or download here. […]
The power of speech
“The power of speech” storymap is a Translators without Borders project highlighting language barriers for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Northeast Nigeria. Click here for a full-screen version. Other resources that might interest you: Language barriers in the humanitarian response in Northeastern Nigeria (language assessment) Language profile of five IDP sites in Maiduguri (research report)
Words of Relief impact study of rural and urban Kenyans
Does translated health information lead to higher comprehension? We conducted a research study to examine the level of comprehension of health information when presented to Kenyans in English and translated into Swahili. You can view it our impact study of rural and urban Kenyans here. Other resources that might interest you: Words of Relief – […]
Words of Relief – Ebola crisis learning review
This learning review examines TWB’ initiative aimed at improving communication with communities during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa from November 2014 to February 2015, with examples of good practice, gaps, and suggestions for improvement. You can view it below or read and download our Ebola crisis learning review here. Other resources that might […]
Words of Relief – Local language translation for emergencies
This study is one in a series of fifteen case studies on successful innovation, undertaken by ALNAP in partnership with ELRHA’s Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF), exploring the dynamics of successful innovation processes in humanitarian action. They examine what good practice in humanitarian innovation looks like, what approaches and tools organizations have used to innovate in […]
The power of communication in the right language
TWB works with communities, translators, and technology companies around the world to make information in the right languages widely and openly available. Information and communication in the right language empower individuals and saves lives. Other resources that might interest you: TWB general factsheet Translators without Borders European refugee response (factsheet) Information without understanding, rights without meaning (position […]
