Respond Blog
The Earthquakes, Language Violence, and Nationhood
Our incredible team has been mobilizing to support victims of the devastating earthquake, translating resources and services into Kurdish Kurmanji, Sorani, Arabic, Armenian, and Turkish, as highlighted in this powerful piece written by Respond community member Leila Lorenzo.
In 2022, We Responded to One of the Biggest Crises of the Year: the War in Ukraine.
At Respond, we are providing language support to Ukrainian refugees, and to thousands of asylum seekers, refugees, and other individuals from around the world in violent systems that refuse to provide them the support they need.
days one and two
by Ada Wordsworth
I have now spent two full days on the Polish/Ukrainian border. To be honest, I can’t remember two more tiring or emotionally draining days – but that’s no surprise. My respect for people who work with displaced people full time, already high, has shot up even higher….
Urgent support for our translators in Afghanistan
This is Leila Ehsan, Respond’s Iranian Languages Lead. I am reaching out with an urgent update from some of our Pashto and Dari translators based in Kabul and with ways we can support them.