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In this mock exercise, you have a client who wants you to translate parts of a brochure to be published in Arabic and English. This means you will not have much freedom to turn away from the original text. Your translation, though, should be clear, legible, grammatical and natural in Arabic.
The activities aimed at engaging youth and women to contribute to social cohesion in their communities. 40 selected young people participated in a training on leadership skills, peace and conflict resolution and community engagement. As a result, the youth planned and implemented 8 of their own community-based initiatives.
Moreover, 40 women were selected to participate in agricultural training, learning from experts how to grow their own vegetables in recycled containers. All 40 women started their own container gardening projects, supporting each other through a WhatsApp group. They also involved their friends and neighbors in the gardening.
Additionally, the project provided information sessions on COVID-19 to families and a specialized doctor conducted a workshop with the project team on this issue. Consequently, awareness was raised, and information was disseminated on the COVID-19 protection measures throughout the Kabartu Camps 1 and 2.
Staff of the Qudra 2 partner Better World Organization received training in proposal and report writing. The HR, finance and procurement manuals were reviewed by an expert who provided consultation to the staff on these topics. The staff moreover attended a training on social cohesion to enhance implementation and achievements of the project at hand.
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The project demonstrated that youth truly feel responsible towards the needs of their communities and that they are motivated to respond to make the situation better and support their communities.”
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One of the youth groups decided to focus on book reading in their camp. Their dream was to encourage people to read more and to make it easier for people from all of the camps sectors to borrow books. The group believed that reading is a way to release stress, learn and discover new things. The group collectively chose the three most suited locations for the three small libraries. Moreover, they conducted interviews with the people to understand what kind of books they would like to read. They spoke to the camp manager, an organization working in the camp, and the Better World Center library, to see if it was possible to exchange or donate more books to their project. Finally, the group held an event in which they opened libraries in three locations in the Kabartu Camp 1. The camp manager was highly impressed by the libraries idea and donated a collection of books to the libraries. He was also the first person who borrowed a book. The project further contributed to social cohesion, as Muslim and Yazidi youth participants cooperated and peacefully agreed with each other. When selecting the types of books for the libraries, the Yazidi and Muslim youth had asked for different types of books and the group was open-minded and accepted the different opinions and desires. Julia, who was one of the young people participating in the library initiative, had dreamed of working in a library her whole life. Now, one of the libraries is under her responsibility and her biggest dream has come. Moreover, having a library close to her home has enabled her to start an online group for book reading. Overall, the libraries have added a very positive impact to the sectors and people’s lives.
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