Stories

Refugee Child Finds Her Voice in a COVID Learning Environment

"With help of a Tarjimly translator, Leila was able to empower her voice and share sentiments from which we can all seek to learn."

Deliveries for Families During COVID-19

"Thanks to a Tarjimly volunteer interpreter, the aid worker could clear up this miscommunication in minutes and be on their way to deliver needed items to the right families."

Translating a School Report for a Family

"The translator helped solve the language barrier between the school and family, one that could have left the family in the dark about the children’s schooling experience."

Legal Assistance for Medical Refugee

Together, the Tarjimly translators and the aidworker were able to help the woman avoid legal repercussions while getting her the medical help she needed.

Combatting Covid19 in a Refugee Children Camp

“And what if I want to calm down an upset child, so I would want to say something like everything is okay or it’s okay”

Narratio.org Partnership

I realized that by sharing my story, I was indirectly dispelling stereotypes and changing negative attitudes

Turning a Dream into Reality

The organization directed the youth to Tarjimly to connect with Spanish speaking translators in an effort to attain accurate translations in order to fully grasp and understand each individual's dream clearly.

Remote Education and Support in Refugee Camps During COVID-19

"With Tarjimly’s help, the aid worker could support refugees at a camp from afar. The camp residents could continue to receive needed information and participate in classes to foster their ambitions and skills."

Welcoming a New Mother and Child Home

Rather than feeling lost and out of place, the new mother can now start to feel at home in a new city.

Resettling from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United States

Nia, a Congolese refugee, was apprehensive about her resettlement in the United States from a camp in Malawi, where she resided for over 10 years.

Welcoming a Family

The dismantling of the language barrier through the Tarjimly translator granted the family the ability to continue on with their desire to enroll their children into the organization.

🇨🇩🇺🇸 Supporting Congolese Refugees in Education & Employment

They [a group of French-speaking Congolese refugees] were hopeful that this opportunity would mean an improved standard of living and a better life.

Making Art in the Community

This wasn’t just a one-time conversation, but a connection that helped build a community.

Using Tarjimly's Three Way Call Feature

"this feature is so easy to use and so impactful"

Helping Refugees Find Medical Resources

"Thank You! This is a simple tool but with high impact"

Voice Note Translation for Medical Aidworkers

"Voice note is a simple way to verbally communicate with your interpreter if he is busy"

Talent Show: Open for All

The briskness of Tarjimly's services solved the communication hurdle for the organization and their students adequately and abruptly, resulting in the inclusion of everyone, despite language.

Recently resettled refugee can advocate for her needs whilst giving birth

"Having on-demand access to a translator provides the ability for a woman to communicate her needs and answer vital questions during a critical time in her reproductive process."

Providing Healthcare in Refugee Camps

Unfortunately, because there was no Farsi-speaking translator available, the patient was forced to return home without any help or medication.

Empowering New Refugees in Montana Through Language Access

"We truly felt like we made a difference by collaborating with Soft Landing to help newly arrived refugees and asylum seekers to overcome their language barriers"

Helping Increase Access to Healthy Food By Eliminating Language Barriers

"Collaborating with the Tacoma Farmers Market has allowed us to eliminate language barriers for food dessert communities and enhance access to healthy, fresh food."

Explaining Classroom Expectations to a Student

"Despite language barriers, staff could understand students’ behavior and students could understand what was expected of them in the classroom."

Working in Tandem to Eliminate Barriers to Accessing Rarer Languages

"Working with Tandem has allowed us to democratize language access for refugees and immigrants, even for languages that are less widely spoken"

Refugee Women Connect

"Tarjimly made communication simple and fast between our service users and I"

Helping a Teacher Communicate with Refugee Students

"Thank you for your help with this. I’ll continue to use this service because it’s one of the only ways that I have to communicate effectively with my students that speak other languages."

Employment Awaits

Within minutes, the aid worker connected with a translator through Tarjimly, who relayed the job description and details to the client through an audio recorded message.

Reducing Resource Barriers for Asylees with the Department of Public Health

"Working with the Department of Public Health has enabled us to contribute to reducing information barriers for many asylees who are left to fend for themselves as they are not eligible for services or funding available to other migrants"

Community Coordination During California Wildfires

"The Tarjimly Talent translator served as a conduit, providing language access for the aid worker and the Eritrean immigrants that they would have otherwise struggle to receive."