Igbo and Yoruba Translators (Volunteer Opportunity) at Alison

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This is an unpaid, volunteer opportunity

About The Affiliated Organization

Alison is one of the largest free learning platforms worldwide. It was founded to enable anyone to study any subject, at any level, in any language, at any time, anywhere. We have 14m learners and 2.5m graduates worldwide. We are currently translating our English Coronavirus course into 100+ languages. We have the top 30 most spoken languages complete, but we are struggling to find volunteers who speak languages from smaller populations - not least in Africa and Asia. Have a look at www.alison.com/coronavirus to see the project page and a list of languages.

For more information, please visit alison.com/coronavirus


Job Title: Volunteer

Job Description

Coronavirus Translation Project Goal: To enable nearly everyone, worldwide, to study a course on the Coronavirus Tasks

We are looking for volunteers with an academic/medical background so we can have confidence the translation of this important material is accurately and well (we double-double check it no matter who translates) and also volunteers who can work with us efficiently and reliably for an hour or so every week to update the course as the corona virus and its mitigations evolve.

Ethiopia and Kenya: Oromo

Morocco, Algeria and Libya : Berber

Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique and
Botswana: Shona

Madagascar, Réunion and Comoros - Malagasy

South Africa - many languages

Nigeria: Igbo and Yoruba

Important: We need volunteers as we are doing this as a community project and have no funds to spend on professional translators. Please let us know today if you can help!

Volunteer Logistics

• Estimated hours required per week: 3 hours
• The estimated duration of the project is: 6-12 months
• This position is Virtual

Language Requirements

Oromo, Berber, Shona, Malagasy, Igbo, Yoruba

Desired Skills And Experience

Academic or Medical Background
Native speaker in target language
Attention to detail

How to Apply

Interested Applicants should apply online