User:Vtaylor/CE African translations




 * Community Empowerment .. site map lists modules and topics - English originals


 * CE file naming - including CE language codes - slightly different than Wikipedia languages


 * intro kit - /CatsCradle/

=== Module assignment===

[CEC African Languages] - Volunteer Module Translation assignment : [language] : [module]

CE00mmm.ll [module] : [language] : [translator]

Hello

Here is your Community Empowerment training module for translation. The module consists of several files.

The attached folder contains all the files in .zip form. These should expand automatically when you download and open the folder. Each file in the folder needs to be saved individually. If you have any problems with the zip file, please let me know and I will send the files individually.

Each file should be translated using the CatsCradle application. When you have completed the translations, please email the translated files back to me (your coordinator). I review them, then forward them to the web smith to upload to the public access site.

Please translate the module -- hub or introduction file first (ends in -int.htm). After that, you can translate the files in any order. You can send translated files back as you finish them.


 * Module : [module]
 * Language : [language]

The English version of the documents is available on the Community Empowerment website
 * http://cec.vcn.bc.ca/cmp/site.htm

To work on a page, you have to save it to your computer before you open it. This creates your own copy of the page that you can change. If you don't, your translation will not be kept and you would have to do it again!

For the translating, it should not be literal but focus on conveying meaning. The easiest way to do this is to read the sentence then ask yourself what is it trying to say. Then write it in your language as simply as you can. I want the language to be easy for the average high-school leaver to read and understand.

Any questions?

Also, as you start translating, it is a good idea to create a glossary that will automatically translate all of the repeated terms. This become extremely useful with all the hidden page text that are all the same but need to be translated each time. The instructions for the glossary are in the Cat's Cradle instructions. Let me know if you need these resent.

Take care and good luck.

..Valerie Community Empowerment African Languages Translation

Attachments .zip folder
 * [module]

=== Module upload===

CE00mmm.ll African Translation for upload : language : module : volunteer

The completed translation files are attached.

Language: language

Module: module
 * files

Please upload to the main Community Empowerment web site.

..Valerie

== Languages, keyboards and Unicode characters== Language : CE abbreviation (Unicode abbrev if different) : script / code
 * Akan : ak : Latin
 * Ewe : ew (ee) : Latin
 * Hausa : ha : Arabic / Latin <<--
 * Igbo : ig : Latin
 * Kikuyu : kk (ki) : Latin
 * Kinyarwandan : kn (rw) : Latin
 * Kirundi : ki : Latin
 * Kiswahili (Swahili) : ks (sw) : Latin
 * Lingala : ln : Latin
 * Luganda : lg : Latin
 * Luo : lo (luo) : Latin
 * Masai : ms (mas) : Latin
 * Somali : so : Arabic / Latin / Osmanya <<--
 * Yoruba : y (yo) : Latin

=== Resources===


 * A12N gateway" / "Portail A12N" - African language encoding, fonts, keyboards: discussion fora and reference pages. http://www.bisharat.net/A12N/
 * Hausa charsets & keyboards http://www.quicktopic.com/8/H/JxKHyg9ccPUVB
 * Igbo language & ICT (fonts, keyboards & applications) http://www.quicktopic.com/17/H/tCcDxVXHgQxN
 * Yoruba language & ICT (fonts, keyboards & applications) http://www.quicktopic.com/15/H/KKgbRqJUAR8


 * H-Hausa is for the discussion of issues related to Hausa language, literature and culture. http://www.h-net.org/~hausa/

== UN Online Volunteering.org (UNOV)== UN Online Volunteering

Translating Development Material from English to Hausa

 * 2009-01-23 expires ? ad expires every n days

Translating Development Material from English to Hausa

Community Empowerment Collective Society

TASK

The Community Empowerment Collective runs a website to provide a wide variety of training materials for community workers. See our website: http://cec.vcn.bc.ca/cmp.

We need help translating the Community Empowerment development material from English to Hausa.

Please submit your application - we welcome your talent and thank you for your interest.

There are over 200 training documents, ranging from a half page to five or six pages long. They are grouped into modules of four to ten documents, and we consider one module as one assignment. We encourage volunteers to stay on after one assignment to continue translating other modules.

Number of volunteers: 10

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

We are seeking volunteers to translate this material for community workers from English to Hausa. Volunteers use CatsCradle, a free software, for translating web pages. We provide guidance and support to volunteers at all stages of the volunteer work.

OBJECTIVE

Community Empowerment Collective is committed to strengthening communities through training and support of community mobilizers to reduce poverty, increase self-reliance and develop leadership from within community.

Community Empowerment Collective creates, develops, produces and distributes training material and guidance aimed at community mobilisers and coordinators with a focus on least developed countries, and in other low income areas.

Region or country Development topic
 * Sub-Saharan Africa
 * Income generation and employment
 * Integration of marginalized groups

REQUIREMENTS

Areas of expertise Languages Hours per week Duration in weeks
 * None in particular
 * English, Hausa
 * 1-5
 * 4

== Questions ==
 * multilingual keyboards
 * hardware Konyin
 * software

As we point out in our volunteer recruiting information, the Community Empowerment Collective is a zero budget organization. That means that we receive no money and therefore have no money for equipment for volunteers.

We understand that many languages have special characters that are not accommodated on standard keyboards. To get around the problem there are several software applications available, that can be downloaded free of charge. If you need further information about these applications, please let me know and I will try to get additional information for you.

Best regards,

..Valerie Community Empowerment African Languages Translation

== Communication==

First contact

 * intro kit (.zip)

[CEC African translations] Translating Development Material from English to [language] : Welcome [volunteer]

Hello [volunteer]

Welcome to the Community Empowerment Collective Society!

Thank you for applying to help us to translate the website of the Collective from English to [language].

The Community Empowerment Collective Society an international non-government organization (NGO) registered in Canada. Our main activity is the production and maintenance of our large website which is full of training materials for community mobilizers and their trainers.

The Community Empowerment Collective Society website is at http://cec.vcn.bc.ca/cmp. Please have a look at the site if you haven't already done so. As you can see the site is divided into a series of modules. Each module is a main page and a series of sub-pages. We are trying to make the material available in as many local languages as we can. We ask volunteers to translate these sub-pages, one at a time. You will be assigned one of these sub pages.

My name is Valerie and I am the coordinator for your translation team. I just wanted to introduce myself and thank you for offering some of your time to help us. Your application shows that you have passion to help those that need it.

I live in California near San Francisco. I was born in Canada and moved to the United States to work in Silicon Valley. Now I teach part-time at a local community college. My class – Computers and the Internet in Society is completely online. While I miss meeting students in person, many students are able to complete the course who otherwise would not be able to get to class every week.

I am very interested in community leadership and empowerment. The internet provides a wonderful resource for community mobilisers to learn about planning and working in their communities to make changes to better the lives of all. As a relatively new Community Empowerment Collective volunteer myself, I am delighted to be able to work to expand the information through this translation project. I'm a mobiliser, too.

As your coordinator, I am here to help and support you. If you have any difficulties or questions about the translation process, please ask. If you are at a busy time, let me know so I can revise the work schedule. I really appreciate hearing from you. I aim to respond to your emails within 48 hours.

Okay, let's get started. Please download our translating software Cat's Cradle. Here is a link to a page on the Community Empowerment website where there are a number of ways to download the program (http://cec.vcn.bc.ca/cmp/useful.htm). We use this software for two reasons - one, because it is free, and two, it allows for us to translate a page in many languages without changing the format and links on the site.

Let me know how it goes. If you have any questions, please ask.

Once you have downloaded and installed the Cats Cradle application on your computer, please send me an email. I will send you the practice file and the next instructions for translating the Community Empowerment training materials.

Take care. And, again, thank you for volunteering to help us translate Community Empowerment Development Material from English to [language].

Warmest regards, ..Valerie Community Empowerment African Languages Translation


 * [language]
 * [volunteer]

=== Ready for practice file=== [CEC African Languages] - Volunteer Translator : Practice file : [language]

Hello

Now, I want to prepare you for your translation assignment. Before I allocate you a module, I want you to practice first. I have attached two pages. One is a text that explains how to use Cat's Cradle. The other document is a web page that you can use to practice your translation.

To work on the page, you have to save it to your computer before you open it. This creates your own copy of the page that you can change. If you don't, your translation will not be kept and you would have to do it again!

For the translating, it should not be literal but focus on conveying meaning. The easiest way to do this is to read the sentence then ask yourself what is it trying to say. Then write it in your language as simply as you can. I want the language to be easy for the average high-school leaver to read and understand.

I want you to practice with the page that I had attached and let me know when you think you are ready for you assignment. Any questions?

Also, as you start translating, it is a good idea to create a glossary that will automatically translate all of the repeated terms. This become extremely useful with all the hidden page text that are all the same but need to be translated each time. The instructions for the glossary are in the Cat's Cradle instructions attached.

Take care and good luck.

..Valerie Community Empowerment African Languages Translation

Attachments
 * How to use Cat's Cradle.doc
 * pre-int.htm

=== Confirm CatsCradle and practice translation successful===

=== Keeping in touch=== [CEC African Languages] - Volunteer Translator followup : [module] : [language]

Thanks

We at Community Empowerment really appreciate all your efforts as a volunteer. We understand that you have many other demands on your time.

I just wanted to let you know that we are thinking of you. As always, if you have any questions, please let me know.

Take care and good luck.

..Valerie Community Empowerment African Languages Translation

=== Follow up on assigned module translation=== [CEC African Languages] - Volunteer Translator followup : module : language

Hello

Thanks for your interest in Community Empowerment and our translation project.

As my first assignment as the new African Languages translation coordinator, I am reviewing all the records of volunteer work.

You were sent the following Community Empowerment training module for translation


 * Module: module
 * Language : language

Did you receive these files? Have you translated any or all of these files?

If you have translated files, I would really appreciate receiving a copy so that we can upload them to the main web site.

Are you interested in doing more translation of Community Empowerment training modules? May I send you more files for translation?

Do you have any questions about the translation process that we are following for Community Empowerment training modules? If you have any questions about Community Empowerment and these translations, please let me know.

Again, thanks for you interest and support translating Community Empowerment training modules.

Best regards,

Valerie Community Empowerment African Languages Translation

Module confirmation
[CEC Translation confirmation] language : module : volunteer

Hello

Thank you. We received your completed translation files.

Language: language

Module: module


 * files

These have been uploaded to the main Community Empowerment web site.

These look great, but please confirm that all these files were uploaded correctly.

I'll send the next translation assignment when I hear back from you that these files were uploaded to your satisfaction.

If there are any problems or questions, please let me know and we will try to resolve it as quickly as possible.

Best regards, ..Valerie Community Empowerment African Languages Translation


 * [language]
 * [module]
 * [volunteer]
 * [file list]