English to Swati Translation: Child Protection in Climate Change Disasters in Eastern & Southern Africa

Translate survey from English to Swati for youth perspectives on child protection.

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Application deadline 5 years ago: Thursday 24 Jun 2021 at 15:00 UTC

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Overview

Translate survey from English to Swati for youth perspectives on child protection.

You have:

Fluent in English and Swati is required.
Previous translation experience is an asset.
Background in child protection, humanitarian action, or human resources is an advantage.
Ability to meet tight deadlines.
Availability to volunteer 11-20 hours per week for 3 weeks.

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IFRC, UNICEF, AoR for Child Protection, Partnership to End Violence against Children are partnering to share a survey asking about Youth perspective on Child Protection in Climate Change Disasters in Eastern and Southern Africa. We are targeting over 20 different countries and need the survey to be translated from English to the local languages for distribution. The survey is about 6 pages long and totals around 1,500 words. For this specific opportunity, we are looking for a volunteer to translate the survey from English to Swati.

Translation
Translation and interpretation

In times of crisis caused by sudden onset climate change disaster, children face significant protection concerns. Thus, our aim, as an Area of Responsibility within the Global Protection Cluster, is to lead the coordination of child protection efforts in humanitarian settings in order to ensure children in emergencies are protected from abuse, neglect, exploitation, and violence.
Volunteers: 2 needed
11-20 hours per week / 3 weeks

The volunteer should be fluent in English and Swati. A background in translation, child protection, humanitarian action or human resources is an advantage. Previous translation experience of translating to Swati (especially survey documents, child protection or humanitarian action) is an asset. The volunteers need to be able to work under tight deadlines.
Africa
English, Swati

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