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Volunteers: The importance of being, and staying, in the LOOP (and avoiding tumbleweeds)...
Guess what I saw when I started looking at volunteer profiles?

Jared Tabor
Nov 72 min read


Seeking additional volunteers, can you help spread the word?
Calling volunteers working into Chinese, Hindi, Turkish, Urdu, and Arabic to Italian and Spanish!

Jared Tabor
Nov 61 min read


ProZ Pro Bono and Giving Tuesday
This year's Giving Tuesday event will showcase the expertise of some of PPB's wonderful volunteers.

Jared Tabor
Nov 41 min read


In Love with Pro Bono
Seasons change. Children grow up. Friends grow apart. Businesses grow out of each other.
Nevertheless, Pro Bono is just going through a hiatus, and it is undoubtedly coming up in a new, refreshing appearance.

Zeinab Eltaher
Sep 82 min read


Happy Writing Anniversary
A year has passed since I shared my first blog post with Proz Pro Bono. I was super excited to have it posted but at the same time, I...

Zeinab Eltaher
Apr 263 min read


Eid in Egypt
I wasn’t sure whether I was the right one to write about Eid in Egypt. My memories related to Eid were a bit foggy as if they were coming...

Zeinab Eltaher
Mar 312 min read


My Experience Volunteering for Wiki Project Med (Part 2)
Wiki Project Med is one of the clients of ProZ Pro Bono, which helps people get access to accurate medical information, online or...

Oscar Felipe Núñez Alfaro
Mar 72 min read


Welcome Ramadan!
When the song “ Ramadan gana ” is widely played on television and radio, people learn that the following day is going to be the beginning...

Zeinab Eltaher
Feb 282 min read


What Is Love?
There’s a lot of debate and discussion around what love is. Some say it’s a social construct that we try to live up to. Others say it’s a...

Zeinab Eltaher
Feb 143 min read


Why woke is good
If Florida is the state where woke goes to die, then I want Pro Bono to be the place where it comes to thrive.

Andrew Morris
Feb 52 min read


It's the journey, not the destination...
When we first made the decision to move to Barcelona back in 2017, "hola" was one of about 100 Spanish words I knew.

Andrew Morris
Feb 43 min read


A Word You Never Heard in Your Mother Tongue
Arabic has many dialects, varying from one Arab country to another and even throughout each country. In Egypt, dialects differ from the...

Zeinab Eltaher
Feb 33 min read


An Example of Scams.
There are many examples of scams nowadays, and I want to show you one of these cases. I got this message from a scammer recently.

Oscar Felipe Núñez Alfaro
Jan 242 min read


Reflecting on 2024
How time flies! This time last year, I was in Anuradhapura with a humble and simple Sri Lankan family. They welcomed with open arms, an...

Zeinab Eltaher
Dec 31, 20243 min read


Dead Languages
Do you know what language your ancestors spoke? Have you wondered how that language sounded? Previously, I mistakenly thought that my...

Zeinab Eltaher
Dec 9, 20243 min read


My hope As a Translator in the AI Era
Listen to "My Hope as a Translator in the AI era" post here . Despite the growth of artificial intelligence, I have found that there are...

Oscar Felipe Núñez Alfaro
Nov 25, 20243 min read


A Song To Translate From Your Mother Tongue
A non-Arabic-speaking friend of mine asked me about the lyrics of an Egyptian song that she listened to. I looked up the lyrics and...

Zeinab Eltaher
Nov 8, 20243 min read


Walking the linguistic tightrope: a day in the life of a translator
Working with Italian and German simultaneously is a unique experience that challenges and stimulates the mind in equal measure.

Cecilia Lolli
Oct 18, 20243 min read


My First Pro Bono Anniversary
September was very special as it was the Pro Bono anniversary. October is no less special for a variety of reasons. In the northern...

Zeinab Eltaher
Oct 5, 20243 min read


My Experience Volunteering For Wiki Project Med (Part 1)
Proz Pro Bono supports many non-profit organizations around the world. One of them is the Wiki Project Med Foundation, which has the goal...

Oscar Felipe Núñez Alfaro
Sep 30, 20243 min read
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