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3 people are interested
Volunteer Translation Services
ORGANIZATION: New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
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3 people are interested
Mission: The New Entry Sustainable Farming Project's mission is to improve our local and regional food systems by training the next generation of farmers to produce food that is sustainable, nutritious, and culturally-appropriate and making this food accessible to individuals regardless of age, mobility, ethnicity, or socio-economic status. In doing this work, we provide critical training, career development, and economic opportunity to new farmers.
Title: Volunteer Translator (Spanish, Portuguese, French Creole, Chinese, Vietnamese, or Cambodian (Khmer))
Purpose: The Volunteer Translator will help our staff to better serve our constituents and shareholders by providing educational materials in multiple languages. Many of our shareholders do not speak English as a primary language. Therefore, we want to be able to provide the same experience for all, regardless of language spoken.
Tasks/Responsibilities: The Volunteer Translator will be given our materials, which are written in English, with which they will translate into the following languages: Spanish, Portuguese, French Creole, Chinese, Vietnamese, or Cambodian (Khmer).
Time Commitment: The amount of time spent depends upon the project size the Volunteer Translator and the Volunteer Coordinator agree upon at the outset of service.
Site/Supervision: The position can be executed from our office in Downtown Lowell or remotely from home. The Translator will report to Christina, our Volunteer Recruitment and Process Facilitator.
Benefits: Feel good about helping out a small non-profit organization with a big impact. This is also great experience for resume-building. If the project is completed in a timely manner and done well, a reference will be available for you.
Contact Info/Next Steps: Please respond to this Craigslist ad via the email option provided. Christina will get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks for your interest!
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About New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
Location:
45 Merrimack Street, 5th Floor, Lowell, MA 01852, US
Mission Statement
The New Entry Sustainable Farming Project’s (New Entry) mission is to improve our local and regional food systems by training the next generation of farmers to produce food that is sustainable, nutritious, and culturally-appropriate and making this food accessible to individuals regardless of age, mobility, ethnicity, or socio-economic status. In doing this work, we provide critical training, career development, and economic opportunity to new farmers. World PEAS Food Hub expands on New Entry's mission by building long term economic self-reliance and food security among farmers in eastern Massachusetts and their communities, and to increase access of healthy and culturally appropriate foods in underserved areas through production of locally-grown foods.
Description
World PEAS began as a cooperative in 2005, with the goal to help beginning, immigrant and refugee farmers connect with local consumers seeking fresh produce. Most participating farmers do not have a large enough volume, means of transportation, time, or English language skills to effectively access viable, living wage markets on their own. By forming a cooperative, small, beginning, immigrant and refugee farmers are able to combine their products to more efficiently and effectively connect with local consumers. In June 2013, World PEAS opened a physical warehouse space, transforming the program from a cooperative into a true Food Hub. World PEAS aggregates and distributes vegetables grown by over 30 beginning, immigrant and refugee farmers who use organic growing practices. Additional fruits and vegetables are sourced from farms within 100 miles of Boston that use certified organic practices, as well as farms that use integrated pest management. This produce serves over 300 World PEAS CSA shareholders and over 2,000 low-income individuals though local shelters and food banks, schools and institutions, and SNAP-eligible Lowell residents.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
45 Merrimack St.5th FloorLowell, MA 01852
DATE POSTED
August 12, 2015
SKILLS
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Hatian / Creole
- Cantonese / Mandarin
- Translation
- Vietnamese
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training