SIS is working together with Brighton and Hove City Council (BHCC) and other local community organisations to ensure that people with language needs have access to accurate, up to date information. SIS has heard reports that some members of our communities have been too terrified to leave their house at all because they haven’t understood…
Leeds City Council has produced a series of videos in their main community languages to promote essential information about Corona Virus. The videos are available in Arabic, Bengali, Czech, Farsi, Hindi, Kurdish Sorani, Mandarin, Tigrinya, Polish, Punjabi, Romanian, Slovak, Urdu. The videos cover Essential Information, Spotting the Signs of Corona Virus, Handwashing Guidance…
Doctors of the World have provided translated guidance material in the following languages which you can download here: Albanian / Shqip Armenian / ՀԱՅԵՐԵՆ Arabic / اللغة العربية Amharic / አማርኛ Bengali / বোাংলো Bulgarian / Български Burmese Cantonese /繁體中文 (Traditonal Chinese) Czech / Cesky Dari / زبان دري English Estonian / Eesti Farsi / فارسی…
HM Government and the NHS have produced some printable translated posters in some community languages. These can be printed for display. Bengali Gujarati Pashto Polish Romanian Russian Urdu
Big Leaf Foundation who “help displaced young people belong and grow” has produced written translations of NHS and WHO advice surrounding COVID-19 in several languages spoken by their young people. These resources also have illustrations to make the information easier to understand and absorb. You can download these resources below and please do share with…
We are here to help! We have been busy giving this clear and straightforward message to those who need our essential services in this unprecedented crisis. Our vital 24 hour emergency interpreting service continues and we have bolstered our capacity to deliver – 0800 999 1950. We are offering and delivering remote interpreting options wherever…
Public Health England have published some translated guidance on 1. Stay at Home; guidance for households with possible coronavirus infections Arabic / اللغة العربية Bengali / বোাংলো Cantonese / 繁體中文 French / Francais Gujarati /ગુજરાતી Mandarin / 简体中文 Polish / Polski Portuguese /Português Punjabi / ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Urdu / ارد و 2. …
Doctors of the World have provided translated guidance material in the following languages which you can download here: Albanian / Shqip Arabic / اللغة العربية Bengali / বোাংলো Czech / Cesky Dari / زبان دري English Farsi / فارسی French / Français Greek / EΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ Hindi / ह िंदी Hungarian / Magyar Kurdish Sorani Lithuanian…
SIS was one of the first charities in England to apply for the Customer Service Excellence (CSE) Award https://www.customerserviceexcellence.uk.com/ There is a rigorous external validation that looks at how we work with NHS and Local Authority customers, service users and staff. We use the criteria to sustain improvement and innovation. We have done this every year…
We had a wonderful 25 year celebration and AGM on 28th February 2020! Central to our success is the dedication of SIS Linguists. They were at the centre of our event. The Mayor, Councillor Alexandra Phillips, and Bert Williams MBE, President of Brighton & Hove Black History, and long-serving SIS member, presented Awards to 48…
