Monthly Archives: December, 2010
The Lack of Healthcare Information in Local Languages is Dangerous to the Health of the Rural Poor in Africa
As was evident during my recent trip to Kenya, people who live in rural communities in Africa have particularly fragile health because of factors such as HIV AIDS, malnutrition, lack … Continue reading
TWB’s Emerging Languages Mentoring (ELM) for Africa
Translators without Borders is initiating a free mentoring program for translators in emerging languages in Africa such as Swahili, Kikuyu and Kikamba. This will help develop local capacity for translating … Continue reading
Africa Needs Translation
The need for translation in Africa is acute. Especially for healthcare information. A shortage of doctors and nurses (many go to work in our rich countries) means that healthcare, particularly … Continue reading
Photos of a Week’s Worth of Food Around the World
This powerful photo essay is from the book “Hungry Planet”. It shows food expenditures for one week for a typical family in various countries of the world. If you click … Continue reading
Almost Giving
For the better part of my life, I’ve been almost giving. When I was at university, I took a training course to be able to work on a crisis line, … Continue reading
Google’s Mission in Africa
I love that Google wants to make money in Africa. This may be a contentious thing to say, but I do love that Google wants more African content on the … Continue reading
