What Matters? Humanitarian Feedback bulletin
BBC Media Action, Internews, and Translators without Borders are working together to improve two-way communication between the Rohingya refugees, the host communities, and the humanitarian actors. What Matters? provides a snapshot of feedback received from affected community members, to assist sectors to better plan and implement relief activities with communities’ needs and preferences in mind. […]
Language barriers in the humanitarian response in Northeastern Nigeria – initial assessment
Language profile of five IDP sites in Maiduguri, Northeast Nigeria
Read the full report here. Other resources that might interest you: Language barriers in the humanitarian response in Northeastern Nigeria (language assessment) Information without understanding, rights without meaning (position paper) The power of speech (storymap)
TIP SHEET: Interpretation and sensitive topics – EN
View our Tip Sheet: Interpretation and sensitive topics (English) in a new tab here.
Philippines Super Typhoon Mangkhut (“Ompong”) – Crisis language map
In the early hours of 15 September 2018, Typhoon Mangkhut struck the Philippines, with the eye of the storm crossing Luzon, the country’s largest and most populous island. The storm, locally known as Ompong, primarily impacted the northern Cagayan Province, including the towns of Baggao and Lasam, with sustained winds of 120 miles per hour […]
Interactive Philippines language map
Rapid Guide to Localizing and Translating Survey Tools [PT]
Rapid Guide to Localizing and Translating Survey Tools [FR]
Rapid Guide to Localizing and Translating Survey Tools [EN]
TWB’s Rohingya Zuban report
When surveyed in October 2017, a shocking number of Rohingya refugees said that they were unable to communicate with humanitarian responders. The issue of difficult communications in a crisis scenario is intensified by the fact that high numbers of the refugee community are illiterate. This rapid assessment shows how communication is a major barrier in […]