We believe in the power of language to bring together a vibrant community of volunteers
Translation Commons is a volunteer community of Language technology experts with a vision to help every language digitize and share equally in the benefits of a connected digital world, ensuring that “no language is left behind”.
Our mission is to:
Sustain languages by bringing them online
Create opportunities and give back
Share knowledge through free resources
About Us
Translation Commons is a non-profit volunteer community with a mission to share knowledge, sustain cultures and create economic opportunities through the power of language. We provide a roadmap and create resources for a digital ecosystem where all languages have equal access and speakers can pursue educational, cultural and economic opportunities.
We are partners to the International Year of Indigenous Languages, a UNESCO initiative, and are creating resources for the International Decade of Indigenous Languages, 2022-2032, making language rights a reality for all people! Our Language Digitization Initiative is enabling many languages to get their script online and partake to digital opportunities.
Our volunteers are the heart and soul of our community. Their passion for language and their expertise in technology are the cornerstones of all our initiatives. Our activities are centered around career paths that volunteers can engage, experience and practice.
Our platform offers over 40 free language related tools. Our courses and resources include a variety of language topics, all created by our volunteers.
Our Covid-19 poster-maker is translated in over 350 languages and for the majority of these communities, our poster is the only Covid-19 information available in their language. Our volunteers also offer their help to other organizations responding to the Covid-19 crisis.
Vision and Mission
why we do
what we do
We believe in the power of language to change lives through our programs
We believe in the power of language to bring together a vibrant community of volunteers
We believe in the power of language to democratize knowledge
Translation Commons is a nonprofit volunteer community with a mission to:
Sustain cultures and languages through our global programs
Create opportunities through our career paths
Share knowledge through our courses and resources
