Press Releases from translators' aid project (3 total)
German translator aid project supports reconstruction of a primary school in Ita …
Muenster, Germany. In January 2010, after the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, freelance translators from Germany and other countries founded the translator aid project Übersetzer-Hilfsprojekt (ÜHIPRO). Since then, the project has been supporting recognised relief organisations and volunteer initiatives, providing development and disaster aid. Each member pays one euro from each finished translation into a fund and then a collective donation is made by ÜHIPRO to selected organisations. Today, the ÜHIPRO…
Translators with a heart give further support to aid projects throughout the wor …
The fundraising initiative set up in January 2010 by a group of freelance translators after the earthquake in Haiti has now become a permanent institution. Initially, the collection of donations was limited to a period of three months. With regular donations, Martina Birkhoff and her colleagues continue to support selected humanitarian and development aid organizations. Recently, 300 euros were transferred to the “Afghanischer Frauenverein“ in Osnabrueck, Germany, for the Pakistan…
Translators with a heart support aid projects
After the earthquake in Haiti in January the translator Martina Birkhoff from Muenster, Germany, asked her colleagues to donate one euro of every translation assignment to the victims. The translators who participated in fund-raising “produced“ 1,280 euros, which were divided between three charity organisations: Order or Malta, Help and Lespwa. On request of the participantgs, the Translators’ Aid Project (TAP) was established. The participating translators continue to contribute a set…
