Rapid Guide to Localizing and Translating Survey Tools [EN]
Translating information to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse
Sexual exploitation and abuse continue to occur in humanitarian contexts worldwide. We believe that language can help prevent it. Preventing abuse starts by making the rules on sexual conduct clear and available in languages people can understand, so everyone knows what is acceptable. The international humanitarian world’s coordination body, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), developed […]
TWB glossary for Myanmar
This glossary includes terminology for Rohingya, Rakhine, Myanmar, and English. View and use the glossary here.
TWB glossary for COVID-19
We are identifying key terminology that people use to talk about COVID-19 as well as commonly used technical terms to develop a multilingual, plain-language glossary. The glossary is designed to assist field workers and interpreters engaging with communities to raise awareness about COVID-19. It aims to improve communication between responders and affected communities by providing […]
TIP SHEET: Interpretation and sensitive topics – FR
View our Tip Sheet: Interpretation and sensitive topics (French) in a new tab here.
TIP SHEET: Interpretation and sensitive topics – AR
View our Tip Sheet: Interpretation and sensitive topics (Arabic) in a new tab here.
TIP SHEET: Interpretation and sensitive topics – SP
View our Tip Sheet: Interpretation and sensitive topics (Spanish) in a new tab here.
How to consider language when researching sexual exploitation, abuse, and sexual harassment (SEAH)
This how-to note details why language is important in researching Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment (SEAH), what can go wrong and how to mitigate the risks and how to ensure we use the right language when talking about SEAH and safeguarding in research. Download the document in: Amharic, Arabic, English, French, Hausa, Swahili and […]
Annual Report 2020
The TWB 2020 report highlights how the year 2020 brought unprecedented global crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and social and political upheaval. The need for credible and multilingual information became a matter of life and death, and the we expanded our work to meet this need. Our linguists, supporters, sponsors, partners, and advocates […]
TWB’s annual report 2017-2018: The power of words
From April 2017 through December 2018, Translators without Borders (TWB) demonstrated that words have the power to change lives, if they are in the right language. This annual report reflects our growth, as we delivered language solutions for real-world problems. This growth is seen in our language communities, language service offerings, and improved language technology. […]