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My name is Gheed, Respond Crisis Translation Arabic Team Co-Director. I’m writing this from northern Gaza. I’m the sole breadwinner for my family. In the early weeks of the war, I was forced to flee my home in Gaza City under relentless bombardment. The Israeli military had issued warnings that the city would be wiped out entirely…

In Western Europe, linguistic diversity is a fact. Linguistic justice is not. Every day, people around the world interact with immigration services, hospitals, courts, and schools, without understanding the language spoken. The consequences are often severe …

My journey with Respond Crisis Translation began after I graduated with a degree in English Translation in Gaza. I had heard so much about Respond’s supportive and empowering environment through online platforms and translator communities, …

There are days when I leave a meeting like this one feeling small. Power structures are so deeply embedded, so resistant to change. Yet, despite all this, one thing keeps me going: if we can’t communicate across languages, across systems, across cultures, how can we even begin to solve anything? 

Every translation has a real, tangible impact on someone's story. The work of the Spanish Team.

Working at Respond and being part of the community has shown me that what we are doing really does make a difference. Every case we translate or interpret has a real, tangible impact on someone's story. Getting the chance to work with people who are aligned on the same causes …

by Respond team translators in GAZA.

March 27, 2025:
Like sheep in a pen, we await our slaughter. We know we are sacrifices, yet we mimic the language of life in Gaza …