We are delighted to announce that we are dedicating one full week to engage with Kinyarwanda, Rundi, Somali, and Swahili speakers! 
This is your chance to learn more about our work, win prizes, show your translation skills, and meet our staff and like-minded linguists.
From August 2nd, we will be hosting a series of online events dedicated to languages spoken in Eastern Africa and their neighboring languages.
Anyone can join these events, even people outside the TWB community. You can invite your network and ask them to register here if they wish to. By joining our Language Week, you will be learning more about TWB, the professional tools we use, the programs we run, and have the chance to be the lucky winner of our translation contests. We will offer certificates and prizes to our registered community members who actively participate in our online initiatives.
This is what we have prepared for you:
A translation contest per language:
- The two best translators per language will win a prize (a voucher or a phone top-up), and the 5 best translators per language will receive a certificate
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You can participate in the contests from Monday 2 August until Thursday 12 August. Here are the links to participate, that will be active from Monday 2 August:
Swahili
Somali
Rundi
Kinyarwanda - Winners have been announced here.
- You can participate in more than one contest if you speak the language
- To participate, you need to be part of the TWB community
A series of webinars:
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Monday, 2 August:
Paul Warambo, our Swahili Language Lead, presented TWB, our work, and our mission. This session is recommended if you are not familiar with the organization and with the work we do. You can find the recording here. -
Tuesday, 3 August
Learn how to use the TWB platform and the tools we offer. You can find here the demo sessions on the TWB Platform, Memsource, and the online course. -
Wednesday: 4 August
Yussuf, our Somali Language Associate, presented the Somali Style Guide. You can find the recording here.
Consult the Style Guide, your ally for all your Somali language work at TWB!
Paul, our Swahili Language Lead, will present the Swahili Style Guide.
Consult the Style Guide, your ally for all your Swahili language work at TWB! -
Friday: 6 August
Manuel, our Quality Coordinator, presented the resources available on Memsource. Hear about Translation Memories, Terminology Bases, non-translatable Matches, and Quality Estimation here.
It’s going to be a great week, and we look forward to meeting you there! 
