Wolfestone; helping break down language barriers in humanitarian crises

Swansea-based Association of Translation Companies member, Wolfestone, has been recognised for the vital support it has provided to global, not-for-profit organisation, Translators without Borders (TWB).

TWB aims to close the language gaps that hinder critical humanitarian and international development efforts worldwide.

Having supported TWB since 2012, Wolfestone has been instrumental in facilitating the success of key initiatives such as the Words of Relief service, which is the first crisis relief translation network, intended to improve communication between crisis-affected communities and humanitarian responders.

To date the initiative has provided support in locations such as West Africa during the Ebola epidemic, in Greece in response to the European refugee crisis and in Haiti following the impact of Hurricane Matthew. Most recently, TWB has been providing emergency translations for those affected by the Grenfell Tower tragedy who speak languages such as Tigrinya, Amharic and Somali.

Roy Allkin, Operations Director at Wolfestone, commented: “We are very proud to have partnered with Translators without Borders – the work that they do makes a genuine difference to the lives of those caught up in humanitarian crises both at home and abroad and we feel very privileged to be a part of helping make that happen.”

Wolfestone, a fast-growing language services company based in Swansea since 2006, provides $1,000 of annual financial support to Translators without Borders by being one of its bronze sponsors.

Aimee Ansari, Executive Director at Translators without Borders concludes: “We are very grateful to Wolfestone for their ongoing support.

“Our work provides meaningful and critical support that allows the core work of a wide range of non-profit and aid organisations to be more impactful and to better serve communities. Without the hard work and donations from companies such as Wolfestone, this simply wouldn’t be possible.”