Slowing Transmission: Language challenges in community radio relay of COVID-19 risk communication in Afghanistan

Slowing Transmission: Language challenges in community radio relay of COVID-19 risk communication in Afghanistan

In 2020, Internews launched the Rooted in Trust project to counter rumors and misinformation about COVID-19. They commissioned Translators without Borders (TWB) to map community radio stations and investigate the language and translation challenges community radio broadcasters face when relaying official COVID-19 risk communication to their audience. Read the entire report here. (Also available in […]

Language profile of five IDP sites in Maiduguri: Bakasi Camp

Language profile of five IDP sites in Maiduguri: Bakasi camp

This site report for Bakasi Camp 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. […]

Rohingya refugee crisis response – an update

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 […]

Ενημερωτικό δελτίο κουρδικών

Ενημερωτικό δελτίο κουρδικών

Ενημερωτικό δελτίο για την κατανόηση των διαφορών μεταξύ των κουρδικών διαλέκτων. Κατεβάστε εδώ. Διατίθεται επίσης στα αγγλικά και τα ιταλικά.

Scheda informativa in curdo

Scheda informativa in curdo

Scheda informativa per capire le differenze tra i diversi dialetti curdi. Scaricala qui. Disponibile anche in inglese e greco.

Ενημερωτικό δελτίο φαρσί και νταρί

Ενημερωτικό δελτίο φαρσί και νταρί

Ενημερωτικό δελτίο για την κατανόηση των βασικών διαφορών μεταξύ των νταρί και φαρσί και την παροχή χρήσιμων πληροφοριών για τα τατζίκ και τα παστό. Κατεβάστε εδώ. Διατίθεται επίσης στα αγγλικά και τα ιταλικά.  

Scheda informativa in farsi e dari

Scheda informativa per capire le principali differenze tra dari e farsi contenente inoltre informazioni utili su Tajik e Pashto. Scaricala qui. Disponibile anche in inglese e greco.  

Kurdish factsheet

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 Dari factsheet Language & comprehension barriers in Greece’s migration crisis (research report)