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…
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 third message from Nadine Zeytoun a long-standing Community Interpreter and a former Chair of Sussex Syrian Community. All videos are less than 2 minutes. We intend to…
Our Bilingual Community Navigation (Social Prescribing casework) service is now about to enter its 8th year. We help Service Users with their social, practical and emotional needs. Here is a recent case study which typifies the extremely valuable support our Bilingual Community Navigators provide. Service User M was referred to us by a Children’s Social…
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 second message from Lucy Bryson a long-standing partner and International Migration Manager at Brighton and Hove City Council All videos are less than 2 minutes. We…
SIS Community Interpreters are required to exercise professional judgement and discretion and intervene sensitively. Such interventions may be crucial to positive outcomes, and requires skilful practice on their part. Below is one such story where a SIS interpreters’ inventions and use of professional judgement was particularly important and critical for patient and the practitioner alike.…
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 first message from Lai Lai a long-standing SIS Community Interpreter. All videos are less than 2 minutes. We intend to post one a month for the year…
