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Do we have enough (human) translators and interpreters to help vulnerable communities?

Refugee crises across the globe this year — from the European Union to Martha’s Vineyard — have highlighted the importance of maintaining a large, diverse workforce of human translators and interpreters.

Translit helps Ukrainian refugees become trained community interpreters

In collaboration with the Clare Local Development Company (CLDC) and the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP), Translit has provided community interpreter training for 37 Ukrainian refugees who were previously providing informal language services to fellow Ukrainians in Ireland.

Translit will provide free language services to Ukrainian refugees

MultiLingual spoke with the company’s CEO, Alex Chernenko, who was born in Odessa, Ukraine, about what LSPs can do to support Ukrainian refugees as war rages on in their country.

Irish business donate their language expertise to aid Ukrainian refugees

Translit, a Cork and Limerick-based language service provider, has offered assistance to Irish government bodies, NGOs and charities. They are also aiming to help individuals who cannot get support.

Irish Language Company Bridging the Gap

The Irish Translators’ and Interpreters’ Association (ITIA) raised a valuable question relating to an underfunded interpreting sector earlier this month, and there are some...

TRANSLIT Announces Expansion into Russia

The Ireland-based language services provider (LSP) TRANSLIT has announced that the company will be expanding its reach to Russia, a move which has been...

Weekly Shorts | April 16, 2021

European Commission Appoints New Director General for Interpretation Genoveva Ruiz Calavera has stepped into the role of Director General of the Directorate General for Interpretation at the European Commission (DG SCIC, the French-language acronym for the department). Ruiz Calavera began working in the role on April 1