How language barriers affect children on the move: video (Dari with English subtitles)
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 […]
Accelerating Journey to Scale – Gathering evidence and creating training resources
The TWB’s Words of Relief team has been gathering evidence of effective communication in a crisis and developing innovative training resources to better support language service providers working in humanitarian settings. Other resources that might interest you: TWB begins the Journey to Scale (vlog) Learning about understanding (blog) Yesterday and tomorrow: making the promise of […]
Translators without Borders begins the Journey to Scale
TWB’s first vlog created with the support of the Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF). The TWB Words of Relief team documents their exciting journey to scale up humanitarian innovation, with a behind-the-scenes look at how remote crisis translation works and demos of TWB’s translation platform and glossary app. Other resources that might interest you: Accelerating Journey […]
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)
Rohingya refugee crisis response – an update
The Translators without Border team is implementing a program in Cox’s Bazar Bangladesh that will develop language capacity and resources in the language and format that the Rohingya people can understand. The program aims to bridge the language gap between humanitarian responders and those affected by the refugee crisis. Here is an update on how […]
Language and comprehension barriers in Greece’s migration crisis – infographics
TWB and Save the Children studied comprehension among Arabic, Dari, Farsi, Kurmanji, and Sorani speakers in Greece. This infographic shows the main findings of our study conducted in April on the language and communication barriers that exist in the context of the ongoing refugee crisis in Greece. View it below or download here.
Fundraising guide
We’ve prepared a useful resource for anyone who would like to fundraise for TWB. You can check out our quick fundraiser guide 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)
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 […]
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 […]