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Apply as a Translator

Translators without Borders (TWB) provides vital information to people in need, in their language. As a volunteer translator with TWB, you can use your skills and expertise to ensure people have access to vital information in a language they understand.

You can volunteer with TWB if you are fluent in at least one language other than your native language.

Becoming a TWB volunteer translator

  • Complete the Translator Registration Form
  • If you choose to become a Kató Verified Translator, complete the qualification test or submit fast-tracking credentials
  • Start work as a TWB volunteer!
 If you have questions, you can write to us at translators@translatorswithoutborders.org

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Call for volunteer translators

To support this response,  we are calling for translators from English into Hausa and Kanuri. We also need speakers of the following languages who can help translate between these languages and English, Hausa or Kanuri.

  • Fula/Fulani/Fulfulde
  • Gamargu/Malgwa/Mandara
  • Marghi
  • Shuwa Arabic / Chadian Arabic

 

APPLY HERE

Call for translators

We currently need volunteer translators in the following languages to support our European refugee response.

English<Tigrinya

APPLY HERE

TWB Services for the European refugee response

Download version in English here

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Our Urgent Needs

CRISIS RESPONSE PROJECTS

English>Bengali (Rohingya response)

English>Burmese (Rohingya response)

English>Hausa (Nigeria response)

English>Kanuri (Nigeria response)

OTHER PROJECTS

English>Karen (needs for rural communities)

English>Nepali (nutrition materials)

English>Rundi (documents for Burundi refugees)

FUTURE NEEDS

English to Somali (nutrition survey)

English to Swahili (nutrition survey)

 

Have you heard the news?

Translators without Borders and The Rosetta Foundation have merged.

Read the press release here.

Rosetta

 

How TWB Responds to Crisis

Upcoming Events

ATA 58 - American Translation Association

Washington DC, 25 - 28 October 2017

ATA 58 is the 58th annual conference organized by the American Translation Association, an event that connects over 1,800 translation and interpreting professionals from the U.S. and around the world. TWB Executive Director, Aimee Ansari will be attending the conference.

MORE EVENTS

GUINEA’S NEWEST TRANSLATORS

 

In the Words of Our Supporters

Remarkably grateful for all the support to OCHA, ACAPS, CDC on behalf of the Haiti response (Roxanne Moore, from OCHA FIS and the Digital Humanitarian Network)

Why We’re Proud Supporters of Translators without Borders (Acrolinx, June 2015)

Aid innovation fund ‘battling culture of risk aversion’ (Sci Dev Net, February 2014)

MTM LinguaSoft celebrates 10th Anniversary by funding project with Translators without Borders. (PR Log, Press Release, October 2013)

Translators without Borders: 10 Million Words and Beyond (WeLocalize, June 2013)

Noblesse Oblige (Informatio, December 2012)

TWB Kenya – what we do

In the words of our volunteers

“Language can open doors to exhausted and hopeless people.” Roya Khoshnevis, volunteer on  the TWB English to Farsi Rapid Response Translation Team

“I'm well-off in my world. Many others need help in theirs. That's why I volunteer.” Markus Meisl, sponsorship volunteer

“The last thing refugees should be facing is more distress because of a lack of correct information” Hanan Ben Nafa, member of the TWB Arabic Rapid Response Translation Team

“As long as every one of us does something - no matter how small - we can hope for a better future.” Narges Rasouli, TWB English to Farsi Volunteer Translator

“This work is immensely satisfying – particularly when I can see how I am helping to make a difference.” Farideh Colthart, TWB Farsi Interpreter

“The sense that people are genuinely helped by my translation makes me happy.” Bashir Baqi, TWB English to Farsi volunteer translator

See how we work

WHAT OUR PARTNERS SAY

Kenya translators training
Click here to learn about TWB Kenya

Training Translators in Guinea. Learn more

Farideh - TWB's first deployed interpreter

The Words of Relief Program

The Impact of our Work

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We’re on our way to raising $100,000

Here's how your money can help:

$10
Makes sure that two people living in crisis-affected communities understand life-saving information
$25
Translates 250 words of reliable COVID-19 information
$50
Records an audio version of a translation to help less literate communities understand information
$100
Helps train a field worker on interpreting during a humanitarian crisis
$250
Delivers a one-day terminology training session for someone communicating with crisis-affected people
$500
Expands a glossary into a new language to help crisis-affected people and aid workers communicate
$1k
Transforms language data for a crisis-affected country into an interactive language map
$5k
Develops capacity for a low-resource language, enabling us to recruit translators and build expertise in the language
$10k
Helps develop cutting-edge technology and innovative tools for multilingual communications

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Read our annual report

Annual report

Your tax-deductible donation will help:

$10
Makes sure that two people living in crisis-affected communities understand life-saving information
$25
Translates 250 words of reliable COVID-19 information
$50
Records an audio version of a translation to help less literate communities understand information
$100
Helps train a field worker on interpreting during a humanitarian crisis
$250
Delivers a one-day terminology training session for someone communicating with crisis-affected people
$500
Expands a glossary into a new language to help crisis-affected people and aid workers communicate
$1k
Transforms language data for a crisis-affected country into an interactive language map
$5k
Develops capacity for a low-resource language, enabling us to recruit translators and build expertise in the language
$10k
Helps develop cutting-edge technology and innovative tools for multilingual communications

We’re on our way to raising $150,000

Spread the word

Share TWB’s Language is Life campaign with your networks and social media. Here are some sample posts below.

Facebook

I'd like to share with you the work of an NGO I admire, Translators without Borders. Watch their #LanguageisLife holiday appeal video and donate to change lives through the power of words and translation. https://youtu.be/XnPKBU-QsTQ

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Twitter

@translatorswb is an amazing nonprofit that harnesses a global community of linguists to translate life-saving information. I’m proud to support their work. Check them out and give to their urgent appeal, #LanguageisLife: translatorswithoutborders.org/holiday

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LinkedIn

I'd like to share with you the work of an NGO I admire, Translators without Borders. Watch their #LanguageisLife holiday appeal video and donate to change lives through the power of words and translation. https://youtu.be/XnPKBU-QsTQ

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Start your own TWB fundraiser

Ready to roll up your sleeves, get into the spirit, and help TWB reach our holiday fundraising goal by organizing your own fundraising campaign on our behalf? Great! We are happy to help you get started.

We have a packet for individuals with guidelines, resources and ideas to help you set up a successful personal fundraiser for TWB. You can make a pitch timed for your birthday, to honor a loved one, to mark a personal milestone, or you can come up with a creative challenge of your own.

Download Individual Fundraising Packet

Want to get your workplace involved and mobilize colleagues to raise money for TWB? This is a great way to get into the holiday spirit, promote team-building, and support a great cause. We have a packet with practical tips and guidelines to get you started.

Download Company Fundraising Packet

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News

TWB welcomes the RWS Foundation as Sapphire sponsor for 2023

February 28, 2023

Celebrating 100,000 TWB community members

August 8, 2022

TWB welcomes Semantix and TransPerfect in joint Sapphire sponsorship

April 5, 2022

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  • Our work
    • Crisis Response
      • European refugee response
      • Global COVID-19 response
      • Mozambique
      • Northeast Nigeria
      • Rohingya response
      • The Democratic Republic of Congo
    • Gamayun Language Initiative
    • Language Data Initiative
    • TWB Platform
    • TWB Chatbots
    • TWB Glossaries
    • Resources
  • Support us
    • Donate to Translators without Borders
    • Become a Fundraiser
    • Corporate Sponsorships
      • Give financial support
      • Give pro bono support
      • Our sponsors
  • Volunteer
    • Meet the TWB Community
    • Join the TWB Community
    • TWB language volunteer role
    • Community Recognition Program
  • Partner with us
    • TWB Partner Program
    • Apply to be a Partner
  • News & Blog
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  • Donate Now