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- Damian H
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Statue of Liberty(New York )
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the project
The Refugee Translation Project provides free, professional translation services for refugees seeking asylum in the New York metro area. We offer English translations of asylum statements and other supporting documents originally written in Turkish and in Arabic. We can also offer emergency interpretors at airports. As the project picks up momentum, we will add more languages to our services.
Our clients have fled war and persecution in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Turkey. Many of them are in need of medical attention, including small children. Those who make it to the New York area and wish to stay here must apply for asylum, which involves convincing the court that they are being persecuted in their home country and cannot be sent back for fear of further persecution, which includes the risk of imprisonment, torture or even death.
One of the most important factors for asylum seekers is that they can fully convey their stories to their lawyers and to the courts. These stories, written as statements, and the material evidence to back them up, are crucial to the refugees' success. Both the statements and the evidence, which could be anything from threatening letters, tax penalty notices, court documents, to bank statements and newspaper articles, need to be translated. Unfortunately, many of these people have lost almost everything they own and cannot afford to pay for the speedy translation of these important documents. To ease the burden, the Refugee Translation Project offers these professional translation services for free so that refugees can focus their limited resources on making a home here.
the steps
Our fundraising goal is to maintain a fund with which to cover the translation costs of asylum statements and supporting documents. So far we have helped over 50 families and individuals with less than $6000 of funding.
The costs of translations depends on the word count and the source language. Turkish costs $.10 a word and Arabic $.11 a word. Asylum statements typically range from 1500 – 4000 words, costing $150 to $440 to translate. Naturally some are longer and some are shorter. Supporting documents, including medical reports, legal documents, and identification papers, typically range from $10 to $30 per document, depending on difficulty and word count.
The cost per client varies depending on their translation needs.
No money goes towards administrative and fundraising costs.
why we're doing it
Refugees who have arrived in the New York area seeking asylum are oftentimes in extreme financial straits. As newly arrived immigrants, their community networks and access to resources are limited. The costs of translating the statements and documents necessary to apply for asylum can be a huge financial burden. The Refugee Translation Project relieves this particular burden so that these people can concentrate their resources on planting roots in their new home.
budget
Disbursed budget (1.2.18):
Funds raised will go towards translation costs.
| RAISED = | $1,045.00 |
| less ioby Platform Fee | $35.00 |
| less ioby Fiscal Sponsorship Fee (5%) | $46.76 |
| less ioby Donation Processing Fee (3%) | $28.06 |
| TOTAL TO DISBURSE = | $935.19 |
Original budget:
Our fundraising goal is to maintain a fund with which to cover the translation costs of asylum statements and supporting documents.
The costs of translations depends on the word count and the source language. Turkish costs $.10 a word and Arabic $.11 a word. Asylum statements typically range from 1500 – 4000 words, costing $150 to $440 to translate. Naturally, some are longer and some are shorter. Supporting documents, including medical reports, legal documents, and identification papers, typically range from $10 to $30 per document, depending on difficulty and word count.
No money goes towards administrative and fundraising costs.
| SUBTOTAL = | 3,000 |
| ioby Platform Fee | $35 |
| ioby Fiscal Sponsorship Fee (5%) | $150 |
| ioby Donation Processing Fee (3%) | $90 |
| TOTAL TO RAISE = | $3,275 |
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Cecilia H.
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Josie C Ramos MD
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Alexander J Engel
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Anonymous
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Ruben Hernandez
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Anne P5262
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Scott U.
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Seth D Ullman
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Tim G.
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