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We're helping people get vital information and be heard, whatever language they speak. We run Translators without Borders, our 200,000+ community of linguists.

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Coalition on Digital Impact (CODI) @codi.global · 18/08/2026
Last month, #CODI released its Language Infrastructure Framework, which identifies where language must be supported across the Internet experience to enable meaningful participation online in one's own language. Learn more: www.codi.global/newsroom/the...
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 29/07/2026
Two thirds of the 7,000+ languages spoken today do not have a written form. In many low- and middle-income countries, colonial languages like English or French are the teaching medium, but that doesn’t mean that the majority are comfortable reading and writing them.
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 22/07/2026
Excited to see the launch of @codi.global's Language Infrastructure Framework, a tool for evaluating the digital experience across languages. Use it in your own work and tell us what you learn! www.codi.global/newsroom/the...
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 22/07/2026
We built the Speech Resource Finder, a tool that shows which languages have resources available and which speakers are being left behind in the rise of speech AI. Explore which of the 7,900+ languages have ASR and TTS resources in the Speech Resource Finder: huggingface.co/spaces/CLEAR...
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Speech Resource Finder - a Hugging Face Space by CLEAR-Global
Discover ASR and TTS support and resources for any language
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Coalition on Digital Impact (CODI) @codi.global · 17/07/2026
For AI to work for everyone, all languages must be represented in AI models. @clearglobal.org shares key insights on advancing African languages in AI models and automatic speech recognition data. 🔗 clearglobal.org/lessons-from...
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Lessons from advancing African language AI and insights on data scaling for African Automatic Speech Recognition - CLEAR Global
Despite substantial increases in investment and research efforts in African language AI, the state of technology for African languages still lags behind major languages […]
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 30/06/2026
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ June is Pride month, a time for celebration, commemoration, and protest centered on the LGBTQIA+ community. Across the world, millions of displaced and asylum-seeking LGBTQIA+ people are systematically overlooked by aid organizations.
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Coalition on Digital Impact (CODI) @codi.global · 25/06/2026
@clearglobal.org recently announced a partnership with @unicef.org to map the language technology landscape in West and Central Africa. This map will help identify linguistic gaps in datasets and models and a path forward. Learn more here → clearglobal.org/unicef-and-c...
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UNICEF and CLEAR Global map the future of language technology in West and Central Africa - CLEAR Global
Across West and Central Africa, hundreds of millions of people speak languages that barely exist in the digital world. No smartphone operating system, no […]
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 11/06/2026
🇺🇬🇨🇩 With the current Ebola outbreak in Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo, it is essential to consider the languages people speak in health communications. Swipe to see tips on our recommendations based on previous experiences.
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Coalition on Digital Impact (CODI) @codi.global · 07/04/2026
In the new edition of #CODI Signals, @clearglobal.org’s Alice Castillejo shares what challenges last-mile organizations face as they work to advance #digitalaccess. Read more: www.codi.global/newsroom/cod...
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 24/02/2026
Language data is crucial to social impact work. 🌟 Whether you're designing education programs, planning reproductive health interventions, or contributing to community services, knowing which languages people speak and where they speak them makes all the difference.
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Coalition on Digital Impact (CODI) @codi.global · 18/02/2026
Connecting the unconnected requires global collaboration. #CODI member @clearglobal.org's recent blog highlights how community leadership and international cooperation can help advance the future of the Internet. 🔗 clearglobal.org/the-future-o...
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The future of language technology and why industry partnership matters - CLEAR Global
By Britta Aagaard The digital divide runs along linguistic lines. While billions of people now carry powerful computing devices in their pockets, most of […]
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 05/02/2026
Tarjimly is now part of the CLEAR Global family! With a mission to eliminate language barriers for immigrants, refugees, and the organizations supporting them, Tarjimly's values align perfectly with ours. Learn more: clearglobal.org/tarjimly-bec...
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 26/12/2025
What you think your donation means vs. what it actually does 💙 Your donation may not be big, but it actually supports life-saving innovation. Every dollar is impactful! ✨ 💙 Donate today and create impact: clearglobal.org/voices-that-...
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 23/12/2025
AI belongs to the people it serves. CLEAR Global proves this daily in partnership with @pjmfdn.bsky.social, where we launched a scalable voice data collection platform, TWB Voice. This work is part of $75.8MM toward AI for public purpose. Learn more: www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 18/12/2025
Wiki Project Med Foundation collaborated with the Translators without Borders community to translate key health topics in numerous languages: Vietnamese, Bulgarian, Swahili, Arabic, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Turkish, and Czech. ⚕️ Read more: clearglobal.org/when-health-...
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 10/12/2025
Everyone deserves the right to communicate in the language they speak. On December 10th, we celebrate #HumanRightsDay. Millions of people are excluded from basic human rights such as health, education, and crisis support simply because they speak a language that technology doesn't understand.
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 05/12/2025
Since the beginning, our mission has been to ensure people access vital information, no matter what language they speak. As technology advances, speakers of a handful of languages have increased access to information and resources, while those who speak marginalized languages are left behind.
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 12/11/2025
When emergency warnings, aid applications, and recovery services arrive in the wrong language, we're abandoning the communities most vulnerable to climate change. Climate action must be multilingual, or it will fail the people who need it most.
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 03/11/2025
CLEAR Global believes that real impact comes from combining human expertise with scalable tools. This giving season, you can join us in building responsible AI that speaks every language, with humanity at the center. Do not let AI leave people behind. Act now. Donate today: clearglobal.org/donate
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 27/10/2025
Supporting survivors of sexual violence through vital communications 🎙️ Together with Bibliothèques Sans Frontières, we produced community-focused content that offered guidance to survivors of sexual violence in the form of a podcast. Read more: clearglobal.org/supporting-s...
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 20/10/2025
How can we build chatbots that are safe for girls? In this video, Aimee discusses Girl Effect's launch of Big Sis, a chatbot which was built for users, particularly girls, to ask sensitive questions in a safe environment: youtube.com/shorts/5DTDW... What do you think of this initiative? 💭
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How can we build chatbots that are safe for girls? Aimee Ansari discusses Bis Sis by Girl Effect
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 13/10/2025
This #InternationalDayforDisasterRiskReduction, we want to highlight how Indigenous knowledge is essential to disaster preparedness, especially for communities who are vulnerable to the effects of climate change. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vctN...
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A call for inclusive disaster preparedness for Indigenous communities in Bolivia
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 10/10/2025
To understand how health services can become more effective in their communication, we interviewed members of the Rohingya community about their experiences and perspectives relating to mental health, including the words they use to talk about it. #WorldMentalHealthDay
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 07/10/2025
Through our collaboration with @practicalaction.bsky.social, we created this interactive map to understand how language, risk, and communication intersect in Bolivia, especially in Aymara and Tacana communities. 🇧🇴 🌎 Try out the interactive map on our website: clearglobal.org/resources/ma...
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 30/09/2025
The language services and humanitarian sectors have something in common: both are going through severe changes, from the widespread use of machine technology as a replacement for humans to drastic funding cuts. The people behind these industries have been bearing the weight of these pressures.
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Coalition on Digital Impact (CODI) @codi.global · 25/09/2025
We are excited to share that @clearglobal.org has joined #CODI! Clear Global utilizes technology and hundreds of linguists to connect with communities in 40+ countries, delivering vital information and enabling them to be heard in over 1,000 local languages. #DigitalAccess
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 25/09/2025
Indigenous communities are vulnerable to climate change threats, being directly affected by high-level climate decisions.
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 23/09/2025
Can answering a question with AI be more cost-effective than through a search engine? @aimeeansari.bsky.social discusses a study investigating generative AI that looks at its data usage versus regular web searches. The researchers studied how 450+ teachers in Sierra Leone used an AI chatbot:
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Investigating data usage of generative AI vs regular web searches
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 18/09/2025
The true purpose of language technology is enabling dignity and meaningful access to information. Our colleague Abubakar Sulaiman explains how humanitarian work can become more effective with the use of language technology. 💡 youtu.be/PnoA1Ey0dkg
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Use cases of language technology - CLEAR Global
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 09/09/2025
An outbreak of the Ebola virus disease has been declared by the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ministry of Health in Kasai province. As of 4 September 2025, 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths had been declared.
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 01/09/2025
Ensuring accurate and accessible resources for communities in Myanmar 🇲🇲 Our collaboration with Internews and @newhumanitarian.bsky.social was featured in H2H Network's report on their recent work in Myanmar.
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 26/08/2025
This year, we commissioned an independent evaluation of our language technology efforts. We wanted to understand our impact as an organization focusing on low-resource language technology. 💻 Discover what we found out: clearglobal.org/our-impact-o...
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 20/08/2025
Ready to implement language technology but not sure where to start? 🤔 The key is choosing the RIGHT use case. Here's a proven framework to help you identify language tech opportunities that will actually make a difference. ✨ (1/2)
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 12/08/2025
The TWB Voice Playbook is a practical guide for planning and managing voice data collection projects for low-resource languages. 📄🌐🗣️ Head over to this link to go through the playbook: twbvoiceplaybook.clearglobal.org
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 04/08/2025
💡 Asking this key question can lead to more equitable and inclusive social impact.
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 25/07/2025
Building language technology solutions? Your choice of partner can make or break your project. Here's your guide to selecting the right language technology partner and building a winning team. From assessing expertise to ensuring alignment, these factors will set your project up for success.
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 15/07/2025
Humanitarian response needs greater language inclusion. We set out to fix this in northeast Nigeria. Our CEO @aimeeansari.bsky.social shares some highlights of our work and its effects in the region over the past few years in this video. 🔗 Read the full evaluation: hubs.ly/Q03t6D9m0
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Highlights of CLEAR Global's northeast Nigeria program for greater language inclusion
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 14/07/2025
🧒🏽 Imagine trying to advocate for yourself in a language you barely speak. We recently partnered with U-Report On The Move, a digital platform developed by @unicef.org to support young migrants and refugees in Italy. 🤝🏿 Read more about our collaboration: clearglobal.org/language-sup...
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 08/07/2025
🤔 What is language data? In this series, Christian Resch, our Language Technology & AI Specialist, explains what language data is, how we create synthetic data, and what its limitations are. Come back to this thread for part 2 where Christian will discuss how we generate new voice data with AI. 📣
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R Petras @rpetras.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
A reminder that US troops relied heavily on language pros in Afghanistan. I wrote about it in @devex.com: "The power of language is subtle. But when harnessed, it demands attention, asserting who wins, who loses, and who is left behind." www.devex.com/news/opinion... @clearglobal.org
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Opinion: The power — and peril — of language
Why is there still so little effort by those coordinating humanitarian responses to shift away from English or French?
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 25/06/2025
This month, CLEAR Global was invited to host three training sessions for UNICEF Latin America and Caribbean on language and communications in protection from sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment. Thank you #UNICEFLAC for the ongoing collaboration 💙
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 21/06/2025
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 20 June is #WorldRefugeeDay. At the end of April 2025, @unhcr.org reported that 122.1 million people were forcibly displaced due to persecution, conflict, violence or human rights violations. (1/3)
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 19/06/2025
Generative AI is more likely to be "harmful" when used in low-resource languages. An article by @cohere.com, developers of #Aya, suggests that lower-resource languages have a higher rate of irrelevant generations by GPT-4, around 25-38%, as compared to high-resource languages, which are around 0-2%
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 16/06/2025
🗣️ Ethical collection of language data should be the norm. @aimeeansari.bsky.social discusses the RESPIN corpus, a new database of voice data developed by Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Signal Processing Interpretation and REpresentation (SPIRE) Laboratory.
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RESPIN Corpus by IISc and SPIRE Lab - What's interesting in low-resource language tech?
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 11/06/2025
When we say we help people understand information and be heard, whatever language they speak... 🤷🏿 We REALLY mean it. #language #translation #lowresourcelanguages #holyairball
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 23/05/2025
In low- & middle-income countries, language is a key barrier when people try to use generative AI for health. 🚧 In this video, @aimeeansari.bsky.social discusses a white paper by @stanfordcdh.bsky.social specifically focused on the use of generative AI tools to drive health-related behavior change.
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Generative AI & Health Behavior Change: What's interesting in low-resource language tech?
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 15/05/2025
🤝🏿 We have been working closely with @interaction.org in the past year. One of the outputs of our collaboration is this report prepared by InterAction, where some of our work was featured, particularly into the critical importance of language usage in the humanitarian sector. Read the report:
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Considering the Use of Language in Protection Risk Analysis - Interaction RBP
A case example exploring the importance of language in understanding protection risks from the perspective of communities
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 06/05/2025
🚨 In an era of escalating crises, humanitarian assistance must reach more people and do so more effectively. However, language continues to be often overlooked in delivering impactful aid, despite its critical essence.
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 01/05/2025
How do you train machines to work with a language for which very little content exists? Daniel Wilson from #XRIGlobal, one of our tech partners, explains how they create #SyntheticData to enable the development of tech tools for low-resource languages 👏🏽 #AITranslation #MachineTranslation
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How do you train machines to work with a language where very little content exists?
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CLEAR Global @clearglobal.org · 28/04/2025
💡 Sexual and reproductive health and rights services are essential everywhere. However, these services may not reach those who need them if they are not communicated in languages people actually speak and understand.
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