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Language barriers in polio vaccine campaigns in Somalia: Focus on Maay speakers in Banadir [EN/Maay/Mahatiri]
Summary ‘I need someone I can trust and understand to bring us the polio vaccine and convince me to vaccinate my children. That is what I want.’ Repeated cycles of conflict, famine and floods have...
Improving access and trust in humanitarian complaints and feedback systems in northeast Nigeria
Technology could be part of the solution to current language, trust and confidentiality barriers. Summary: what you absolutely need to know We heard from internally displaced people (IDPs) and...
CLEAR Global launches Kompas, an information gateway for Ukraine [EN/UK]
Boise, USA - 31 August 2023 - CLEAR Global announced the launch of Kompas, a multilingual information gateway for people affected by the war in Ukraine. CLEAR Global has developed Kompas with the...
Learning review of language inclusion in the Rohingya response
When the Rohingya refugee response began in 2017, many agencies identified the language dynamics as a significant challenge. Translators without Borders’ (TWB) first review of lessons learned...
Bangladesh + 1 more
Rohingya cultural perceptions of health
Rohingya healing involves diverse providers to meet physical, spiritual, and mental health needs Health is a vital part of our overall well-being. However, there is often little room to accommodate...
Moldova + 1 more
Ukraine Situation - Moldova: Accountability to Affected Population Task Force - Moldova Language Capacity And Gap Research by CLEAR Global (2022)
Despite sharing a language with responders, Ukrainians who fled to Moldova must navigate complex, generic and unreliable information to answer critical questions Summary: what you absolutely need to...
CLEAR Global published the Global Language Data Review: a language resource for planners
Garden City, ID, USA, April 21, 2022 – CLEAR Global has published the Global Language Data Review (GLDR), a resource to help planners develop and implement more linguistically inclusive and...
How can we speak the truth if they can’t understand us? (April 2023)
Failure to address language barriers compounds challenges accessing assistance for internally displaced people in Somalia, especially for vulnerable groups and marginalized Maay Humanitarian...
Language use in Somalia: Quantitative research findings - An analysis of language data collected in REACH’s Assessment of Hard-to-Reach Areas (March 2023)
An analysis of language data collected in REACH’s Assessment of Hard-to-Reach Areas in Somalia An estimated 13 million people in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya need humanitarian assistance because of...
A dangerous information gap: Flood-affected communities in Sindh and South Punjab lack the information they need to access assistance, avoid further harm, and prepare for future floods [EN/UR]
Summary: what you absolutely need to know Many communities affected by the flooding in Pakistan in June-August 2022 are still dealing with severe impacts to their livelihoods and the loss of...
WFP, IOM and Translators Without Borders partner to raise awareness on protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA)
ROME/GENEVA - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) - in partnership with Translators Without Borders (TWB) -- today launched PSEA at...
Tackling language-based exclusion in the Horn of Africa hunger crisis: Lessons from the 2021 JMCNA data for Somalia
"We’re witnessing the worst droughts in over 40 years, with more than 37 million people in the Horn of Africa experiencing acute hunger. They need urgent humanitarian aid - healthcare, food, water...
Nigeria: Complaints and feedback mechanisms in northeast
Speaking a minority language can increase vulnerability Translators without Borders produced this guidance to help humanitarian responders engage in more effective dialogue with communities in their...
Crisis Language Map: Philippines Typhoon Rai (Odette) | December 2021
There are over 31 languages spoken in the Philippine provinces in which Typhoon Rai made landfall (Bohol, Cebu, Dinagat Islands, Negros Oriental, Palawan, Southern Leyte, Surigao del Norte). The most...
Seis consejos para el personal humanitario que trabaja con intérpretes en cuestiones sensibles
Translators without Borders, en colaboración con Oxfam, ha identificado seis consejos clave para ayudar al personal humanitario a abordar las barreras sociolingüísticas que suelen surgir al trabajar...
Six conseils adressés au personnel humanitaire qui travaille avec des interprètes sur des sujets sensibles
Translators without Borders, en collaboration avec Oxfam, ont identifié six conseils clés pour les humanitaires qui travaillent avec des interprètes sur des sujets sensibles. Ces conseils visent à...
Six tips for humanitarians working with interpreters on sensitive topics [EN/AR]
Translators without Borders, in collaboration with Oxfam, has identified six key tips for humanitarians to address the sociolinguistic barriers that often occur when working with interpreters on...
Comment parler de la santé - Orientation linguistique pour les communicateurs en santé
Ce document se veut utile pour les communicateurs en santé impliqués dans des interventions de santé. Il se base notamment sur les témoignages et les leçons apprises de communicateurs en santé...
Intégration des questions linguistiques dans la politique de protection en RDC 2021
La recherche de TWB montre qu’une réponse aux épidémies d’Ebola centrée sur les besoins linguistiques pourrait améliorer la compréhension et la confiance dans les messages clés. Elle pourrait...