Dacker Thicke: A Life

Dacker Thicke was a product of a unique time and place in history. He was born during a silver rush, and grew up in a gold rush.

That explains a great deal.

Ebola Impact Study

Translators without Borders UpdateAugust, 2015 Our Workspace Our News Our Sponsors Newsletter translatorswithoutborders.org Ebola – a crisis of language “What Continue reading →

When Words are Aid

An Invisible Issue   Sometimes the aid provided by organizations such as Care takes the form of food, medical help Continue reading →

Live Tweeting a Crisis

When the gunshots started this morning, I found out why people turn to Twitter in a crisis. It was 11 Continue reading →

Sh*t Scared

Why does language make some governments so sh*t scared?   In China last year, authorities in Xinjiang closed down the Continue reading →

Stories from the Field –Part I

What Good Does 17 Million Words Do? When you volunteer to help people, sometimes you don’t get to see the Continue reading →

What the World Eats

Surprising Photos of Family Life Around the World What does a typical American family consume in a week, compared with Continue reading →

Why I Love My Life

I love my life. I feel a vague sense of discomfort saying this out loud, even though it’s true. To Continue reading →

I Believe

I believe that for the first time in human history we are capable of sharing knowledge with everyone on this Continue reading →

Translators without Borders Newsletter: Saving lives in Philippines

William’s Windmill

The Story Behind The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind William Kamkwamba looks deer-in-the-headlights scared. On the TED stage in Arusha, Continue reading →

Heroes

Ory Okolloh, Ushahidi Co-Founder, Time’s Top 100 Ory Okolloh, a personal hero, has just won a spot on Time Magazine’s Continue reading →

A War Over Words in The Ukraine

“I was told, ‘Don’t speak Ukrainian’,” the young woman reported to CNN. “They said it’s not safe.” She was hiding Continue reading →

Suicide

If a Tree Falls… asks what sound a language makes when it disappears with no speakers left to mourn it. Continue reading →

If a Tree Falls in the Forest…

Every day ancient languages are falling without a whisper. But why should we care that a language we’ve never even Continue reading →

My Province is a Language Hotspot?

The Most Diverse – and Most Endangered – Languages on the Planet are Right Here Right Now Every 14 days Continue reading →

Everyone in Africa speaks English. Or do they?

English Africa, French Africa, Portuguese Africa. We are accustomed to using these terms to designate different countries of Africa. Kenya Continue reading →

Call for Translation in Kenya’s Kibera Slum

We’ve been invited to Kibera, Kenya’s largest slum, to talk about – of all things – translation. “We” refers to Continue reading →

The Elephant in the Access to Information Room

It’s exciting to see a roomful of smart, cosmopolitan people talking about saving lives by making knowledge more accessible. That’s Continue reading →

The Translators without Borders Cookbook is Live!

See the latest TWB volunteer project. View this email in your browser Translators without Borders has just launched The TWB Continue reading →

News from Translators without Borders – July 2016 

35 million words translated in five years ! View this email in your browser Welcome to the TWB newsletter giving Continue reading →

Translators without Borders has a new website!

View this email in your browser Translators without Borders has a new website! Read about our crisis response and development Continue reading →

TWB Responding to the European refugee crisis with Words of Relief

View this email in your browser Since November 2015, as part of our response to the European refugee crisis, Translators Continue reading →

Translators without Borders has some news…

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Give the Gift of Knowledge this Giving Tuesday!

Give the Gift of Knowledge on Giving Tuesday! Donate today! View this email in your browser Ninety percent of all Continue reading →

Thanks from Translators without Borders!

Special Thanksgiving Update View this email in your browser Thank you Thanksgiving is always a special time for me. It Continue reading →