Translators Without Borders

Many Kenyans, like this man, do not speak English-- but they may speak several African languages.

To make a real difference in some of Africa’s poorest countries, we should train more translators

January 21, 2015Development

“Africans are incredible linguists,” says Lori Thicke, founder of Translators Without Borders, which enlists Africans to translate everything from medication instructions to election materials into some of Africa’s 1,000+ languages.