Translators Without Borders
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Translators without Borders, is a US non-profit association, which provides free translation
Translation
Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. Whereas interpreting undoubtedly antedates writing, translation began only after the appearance of written literature; there exist partial translations of the Sumerian Epic of...

 services for humanitarian non-for-profit organizations. It was established in 2010 as a sister organization of Traducteurs sans frontières, founded in 1993 by Lexcelera Translations (formerly Eurotexte).

The institution assists on a pro-bono basis such organizations as Doctors Without Borders, Medecins du Monde
Médecins du Monde
Médecins du Monde or Doctors of the World, is a non-governmental humanitarian aid organisation created in March 1980 by 15 French doctors, including Bernard Kouchner after he had left Médecins Sans Frontières , the aid society which he had co-founded earlier in 1971...

, UNICEF, Oxfam
Oxfam
Oxfam is an international confederation of 15 organizations working in 98 countries worldwide to find lasting solutions to poverty and related injustice around the world. In all Oxfam’s actions, the ultimate goal is to enable people to exercise their rights and manage their own lives...

, Handicap International
Handicap International
Handicap International is a non-governmental organization created in 1982 to provide help in refugee camps in Cambodia and Thailand. Based in Belgium and France, it has since opened branches in six other countries : Switzerland, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada and the United States...

and many others. Translators without Borders has translated reports, interviews, and briefings from conflict-torn areas around the world, such as Burundi, Sudan, and Afghanistan. The organization translates millions of words per year. In six first months 2011, Translators without Borders donated over 1 million words to charities, which is equivalent to $200,000 released for NGOs.

Translators without Borders is based in Massachusetts and its President is Lori Thicke.

Translators without Borders is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation in the U.S. It means that all donations are tax deductible for American companies.

External links

  • http://translatorswithoutborders.com | Translators Without Borders official web-site
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