humanitarian translation
Humanitarian translation refers to the practice of translating content that aids in addressing urgent human needs, particularly in crisis situations such as natural disasters, conflicts, and humanitarian emergencies. This specialised field of translation plays a crucial role in ensuring that essential information is accessible to people in their native languages, thereby supporting relief efforts and improving the effectiveness of delivering aid.
Like humanitarian translation organisations such as Translators without Borders (TWB) and Crisis Translation Network (CTN), Atenao responds to emergencies by offering translations and interpreting services at very low prices.
We work in the 5 areas of humanitarian translation
- Emergency Communication: Translating vital information during disasters (e.g., safety instructions, emergency contact information).
- Health and Medical Information: Ensuring that medical advice, treatment protocols, and public health information are understandable.
- Legal and Human Rights Documents: Translating materials related to human rights, asylum, and refugee status.
- Educational Materials: Providing translations for educational resources, especially in refugee camps or displaced communities.
- NGO communication documents: Annual reports, press releases and press kits.
Our clients in humanitarian translation
The African Capacity Building Foundation
The African Capacity Building Foundation, an independent organisation for the reinforcement for developing countries chose Atenao for the translation of its annual report. The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) situated in Harare, Zimbabwe, is an independent organisation, created in 1991 under the African Development Bank (AFDB), World Bank and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), African governments and bilateral donors. The annual report, translated by Atenao, was in PDF and MS Word format. It took 4 weeks to our English French translator to translate the 96000 words.
Sankoré
Atenao was chosen by Sankoré to carry out the translation of its websites and its digital educational software.
The Sankoré project is a governmental programme dedicated to free access digital education for all, and in particular African countries. Within the next 5 years the Sankoré project aims to set about creating an educational revolution for developing countries and hopes to combat illiteracy around the world, which was set as an objective in the new millennium. Atenao was chosen by Sankoré to carry out the translation of 2 websites and the Sankoré digital educational software into 15 languages including Arabic and Hebrew.
These translations were carried over thousands of interactive boards and computer materials distributed in the schools participating in the program. Many teachers have been trained in the use of digital tools and educational software. Finally, the programme has enabled the creation of lots of interactive educational content, often in collaboration with local teachers.
Humanitarian translation for Care International
NGO Care International chooses translation agency Atenao
Founded in 1945, CARE International operates in more than 100 countries. This NGO is committed to saving lives, fighting poverty and promoting social justice.
In 2022, CARE International helped about 100 million people in more than 100 countries through more than 1,000 projects and programmes in the areas of health, food security, education, economic empowerment and gender equality.
French humanitarian translation for Plan International
The non-governmental organisation Plan International chose Atenao to carry out the translation of its report regarding womens rights around the world.
Founded 90 years ago, Plan is one of the oldest non-governmental organisations dedicated to the children’s rights and equality for girls. Plan International operates in over 75 countries worldwide. The NGO trust Atenao to translate its reports from English to French. This 80,000-word project allowed the translation Agency Atenao to improve its knowledge in Humanitarian Translation.
If you work in the humanitarian sector and need to communicate in different languages, contact us today and join the organisations that trust us, such as: World Bank, HCR, United Nations Development Programme, CARE International, Action Against Hunger, AGE Platform Europe, Humanitarian Alternatives, Terre des Hommes Switzerland, European Citizen Action Service (ECAS), Red Cross (Canadian, Belgian, Swiss) Première Urgence Internationale, Coordination SUD, SOS Children’s Villages, Children of Asia.