Posts Tagged ‘charity’

MultiLing just became a silver sponsor of “Translators without Borders“, a non-profit NGO entity with a 15 year history of providing linguistic support in the wake of natural or man-made disasters and catastrophes. Our supporting sponsorship was announced last Thursday during the opening session of Localization World in Barcelona, Spain.

“Translators without Borders” meets an increasing need for linguistic support during disasters because more disasters hit the world each and every year! UNICEF just pointed out a connection to the ongoing climate change: “According to a study by Unicef, Plan International and Save the Children, there has been a steady increase in disasters linked to climate change over the past 10 to 20 years” (see full announcement).

Traducteurs sans Frontières (TSF) was founded in 1993 by Lori Thicke and Ros Smith-Thomas to link the world’s translators to vetted NGOs that focus on health, nutrition and education. Today TSF’s American sister non-profit organization, Translators without Borders, assists in translating more than two million words per year for NGOs such as Médecins sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders), Médecins du Monde, Action Against Hunger, Oxfam US and Handicap International.