Translate TORs from Portuguese to English

Help translate documents from Portuguese to English.

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UNDP Guinea-Bissau

Home-based; Guinea-Bissau

Volunteering Interpretation & Translation

Application deadline 5 years ago: Wednesday 28 Oct 2020 at 01:00 UTC

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Help translate documents from Portuguese to English.

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We are looking for two online volunteers to help us translate 10 pages TORs from Portuguese to English. The text to be translated is 2188 words.

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Translation and interpretation

UNDP Guinea-Bissau is dedicated to including the people it serves in the design of the solutions to the problems they face. The document will be used by the organization to encourage civil society organizations in Guinea-Bissau to take part to a contest designed to map solutions about the country’s challenges.
Volunteers: 2 needed
1-5 hours per week / 1 weeks

Candidates should be native in English and fluent in Portuguese. Very advanced level in English can be considered. A one-paragraph translation can be requested as part of the selection process.
Guinea-Bissau
English, Portuguese

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