Refugee Translation Project End of Year Campaign 2021

The Refugee Translation Project is a Brooklyn-based nonprofit that provides free professional translation support to refugees seeking asylum and other immigration relief in the New York metro area and beyond. We create equitable access to the immigration process by mitigating the high cost of translation, so that refugees have the best possible chance of winning their cases. Alleviating the financial burden of translation costs allows refugees to focus their limited resources on establishing themselves in their new country and communities. We also provide dignified employment to our translators, many of whom are refugees themselves. 

The Refugee Translation Project began as an urgent response to a critical translation need in the wake of the crackdown on journalists, teachers, academics and civil servants in Turkey in 2016. Since then, we have expanded the scope of our work to professional provide translation support to people fleeing violence and persecution all over the world, including Afghanistan, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Guatemala, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Pakistan, Russia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey.  

The funds raised during our end of year campaign will pay for translations of crucial  documents to support people seeking asylum and other immigration relief, and will support our efforts to sustain and expand the scope of our impact. 

We will continue providing translations and add more languages in order to accomodate needs as they arise. 

We will apply to foundations for large grants to secure sustainable funding. 

We will continue to each out to refugee support organizations and immigration service providers to expand our network and extend the reach of our impact.

We are raising these funds to meet an urgent and ongoing demand for accurate translated documents, without which refugees cannot share their stories to the court that will decide whether they can stay in the country. We are actively growing our capacity to meet this critical need and we invite you to join us in the process.