Refugee Phrasebook
Giant compilation of phrases in many languages. In a Google Sheet; better used on a laptop than a phone....
communication tools | General 15. February 2016Communication icons
Sheet of common icons for nonverbal communication -- just point! (Different version, simpler, in color: http://bit.ly/lesvolcoloricons)...
communication tools | General 15. February 2016German - Arabic - Dari/Farsi phrase list for volunteers
With Greek at the bottom....
communication tools | General 15. February 2016English - Arabic - Dari/Farsi phrase list for volunteers
With a bit of Greek at the bottom!...
communication tools | General 10. February 2016Communications Google Drive
Public folder for all signs, phrase lists and other tools for communicating with refugees. (Most developed on the island of Lesvos, so some are very location-specific.)...
communication tools | Greece: Lesvos | General 19. February 2018Tarjimly
App for live translation / interpretation specifically for communication with refugees. Anonymous use is possible. Connects via Facebook Messenger....
communication tools | General 29. March 2018Advanced English stories for teachers
This is a folder of audio files of true personal stories told at The Moth, a nonprofit organization. T The audio files correspond to the stories published i...
communication tools | General 1. June 2018Team Up 2 Teach: Education Collaboration Platform
Team Up 2 Teach has created a beta version of their education collaboration platform idea to test out in Athens and beyond through August. The idea is to encourage teachers and NGOs providing...
communication tools | work tips: general | other recommended websites | Greece: Central (Athens area) | Greece: West | Greece: Islands except Lesvos | Greece: Lesvos | Greece: North and East 11. June 2016Rapid Response Refugee Translators
Facebook group with a pool of translators available to help with projects in many languages. ...
communication tools | General 6. October 2016Vento.TV
Translators on call via video. ...
communication tools | General 8. November 2016WhatsApp groups -- master list
See this post on FB for instructions on how to join various WhatsApp groups (including translation ones)...
*Lesvos basics* | communication tools | Greece: Islands except Lesvos | General | Greece: Lesvos | Greece: North and East | Greece: Central (Athens area) | Greece: West 30. April 2017Greek language learning materials for migrants and refugees
Free download of basic Greek material. (You will need to already know the alphabet, however.) (Direct link to PDF: ...
communication tools | refugee info: general | General 16. May 2017Working with Kurdish Sorani Speaking Patients -- Medical (and more) Phrasebook
Good basic Sorani (the Kurdish dialect written in Arabic script, more common among Iraqi Kurds). Medical terms, but also more general words too....
communication tools | General 26. June 2017Translators Without Borders App
Phone app with useful glossaries for Arabic, Farsi (Dari), and both Kurmanji and Sorani Kurdish. ...
communication tools | General 5. July 2017Odysseas Greek Language Tutor
Online Greek classes from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation....
refugee info: general | communication tools | Greece: Islands except Lesvos | Greece: Lesvos | Greece: North and East | Greece: Central (Athens area) | Greece: West 5. July 2017Greek phrases and dictionaries *for refugees*
Google Drive folder contains: --Phrases in Greek/Farsi/Arabic for communicating problems in camps. With transliteration in Farsi/Arabic script. --Mini Greek lexicon...
refugee info: general | communication tools | Greece: Islands except Lesvos | Greece: Lesvos | Greece: North and East | Greece: Central (Athens area) | Greece: West 8. July 2017Entaxei: Basic Greek for Arabic and Farsi Speakers
Unfortunately, the alphabet section is in Greek only, and throughout, there is no transliteration into Arabic letters. But this could be helpful with the aid of a teacher. Audio files, available at...
refugee info: general | communication tools | Greece: Islands except Lesvos | Greece: Lesvos | Greece: North and East | Greece: Central (Athens area) | Greece: West 24. July 2017Erasmus Online Linguistic Support for Refugees
Online language courses. To register, write to: erasmusplus@iky.gr (response in about a week). Students will need a computer for the best work (it works...
communication tools | refugee info: general | General 2. August 2017Humanitarian Interpreters and Cultural Mediators in Greece
Facebook group (in Greek and English) for people doing interpeting and mediation work in Greece. Also open to camp managers, staff managers, CwC (communicating with communities) teams. ...
communication tools | General 8. September 2017Mini Medical Dictionary
This PDF has Greek with equivalents in Arabic, French, Farsi and Urdu, as well as photos. It is written for Greek practitioners (words are transliterated in Greek), but can be useful for refugees t...
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