SIS continues to celebrate our 30th anniversary! As part of our celebrations, we have received 12 wonderful video messages of support from interpreters, trustees, partners, and commissioners. Here is the ninth message from Jen Henwood who was SIS Chair for 10 years and a long-standing supporter and member. All videos are less than 2 minutes.…
SIS is celebrating 30 years! As part of our celebrations, we have received 12 wonderful video messages of support from interpreters, trustees, partners, and commissioners. Here is the eighth message from Martin Campbell a long-standing supporter and our first NHS Commissioner. All videos are less than 2 minutes. We are posting a monthly video throughout…
Our Bilingual Community Navigation (Social Prescribing casework) service started in 2018. Since then we have provided much needed casework support for many of our Service Users, addressing social, emotional and practical needs. Here is a recent example of this support. Service User Q was referred to us by his GP. He had been suffering…
SIS is celebrating 30 years! As part of our celebrations, we have received 12 wonderful video messages of support from interpreters, trustees, partners, and commissioners. Here is the seventh message from Mohamed Abdo a long-standing Community Interpreter and Translator. All videos are less than 2 minutes. We are posting a monthly video throughout the year…
We’re pleased to share a powerful and thought-provoking presentation by Joanna Zander, SIS Community Interpreter, delivered at our Community Interpreter Event this June at the Friends Meeting House. Joanna’s story deeply resonated with an audience eager to learn more about the world of Community Interpreting, and she eloquently highlighted the essential role Community Interpreters play…
SIS is celebrating 30 years! As part of our celebrations, we have received 12 wonderful video messages of support from interpreters, trustees, partners, and commissioners. Here is the sixth message from Aleceia De Juan a long-standing Community Interpreter, Translator, Bilingual Community Navigator and Bilingual Advocate All videos are less than 2 minutes. We are posting…
SIS works with many wonderful Community Interpreters and would like to highlight the impressive accomplishment of one of them, Mazhar, who recently completed the Brighton Marathon! Mazhar, who is 72, had never run a marathon before but the secret, he tells us, is good sleep, good food and healthy boundaries. A long-serving SIS Community Interpreter,…
SIS continues to celebrate 30 years! As part of our celebrations, we have received 12 wonderful video messages of support from interpreters, trustees, partners, and commissioners. Here is the fifth message from Nergiz a long-standing Community Interpreter, Bilingual Advocate and Community Navigator (Social Prescriber) All videos are less than 2 minutes. We are posting a…
SIS is celebrating 30 years! As part of our celebrations, we have received 12 wonderful video messages of support from interpreters, trustees, partners, and commissioners. Here is the fourth message from Julia Encarnação a long-standing Community Interpreter and a former SIS Trustee. All videos are less than 2 minutes. We intend to post one a…
A Service User (SU) was referred for further support from SIS by another local organisation which supports refugees and asylum seekers. The SU had gone to their drop-in session and mentioned that he has hearing problems and has been waiting over 6 months for help with his old and broken hearing aids. He also reported…
