Translators without Borders European refugee response
Translators without Borders launched its European refugee response in October 2015, working through partners to provide those arriving in Greece, and transiting to other […]
The Translators without Borders Words of Relief program in Greece
This video is about TWB’s European refugee response and shows the vital work done in collaboration with humanitarian partners, to help refugees and migrants in need […]
Information without understanding, rights without meaning
This position paper addresses the question of language in the UN Global Compacts on Refugees and Migration. View it below or download here. Other […]
Putting language on the map in the European refugee response
A research report by Translators without Borders on the reasons for the lack of language support for refugees and migrants in Greece, and practical […]
How language barriers affect children on the move: video
Azad is not a real boy, but he tells a story representative of thousands of refugee youth in Greece. Although refugee and migrant children […]
“Do any of you speak English?” – The language and information barriers faced by refugees and migrants video
At every stage of their journey, refugees and migrants need reliable information, in a language they understand, to make informed decisions. The ability to […]
Lost for words: Improving information access for refugees and migrants in Greece
In the framework of the Mixed Migration Platform (MMP), TWB produced the research report focusing on improving information access for refugees and migrants in […]
Bridging the gap: The impact of language barriers on refugee and migrant children in Greece
This is the executive summary of TWB’s study on how language affects refugee and migrant children in Greece, and their language journey since departing […]
Language and comprehension barriers in Greece’s migration crisis
In April 2017, TWB and Save the Children conducted a study on the language and communication barriers that exist in the context of the […]
Kurdish factsheet
View and download our Kurdish factsheet to understand the differences between the Kurdish dialects. Other resources that might interest you: Arabic factsheet Farsi and […]