Bilingual Cantonese/English Volunteers
ORGANIZATION: TORUS
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We are looking for bilingual Cantonese/English volunteers to serve Cantonese-speaking communities in Oregon, and potentially throughout the US. Volunteers will be tasked to do translation and interpretation, run Torus social media specifically for Cantonese speakers, provide access to resources for Cantonese-speaking communities, be a Torus liaison, recruitment of English learners, and more. Due to COVID19, everything will be done online.
Volunteers do not have to participate in all Torus Ambassador roles.
Torus AmbassadorLanguage Meetup
- Facilitate language meetups virtually on Zoom for around 1 hour every week
- The individuals in these meetups are not English learners but people who want to learn other languages such as Russian, Japanese, Spanish, etc.
- Approximately 1.5-2 hours per week for preparation and the session
Liaison with community members in the Torus English class program
- Facilitate a Whatsapp group chat consisting of people from different language backgrounds that are currently English learners in our program
- Communicate information with English learners in their native language and relay information to Torus
- Develop relationships with the community of the learner to become a bridge between the organization and the learner’s community
- Approximately 1 hour per week.
Translation and interpretation
- Working with community members and local organizations to give translation and interpretation services
- Approximately 1 hour per week
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About TORUS
Location:
5859 SE 92ND AVE APT 301, PORTLAND, OR 97266, US
Mission Statement
Torus bridges gaps between people and communities by facilitating transformative experiences of language and culture sharing.
Description
Torus was founded in 2020 by a refugee who was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, raised in Moscow, Russia, and lives in Portland, Oregon. Torus bridges gaps between people and communities by facilitating transformative experiences of language and culture exchange. We do this work through our seven programs. We believe in connectivity and a sense of belonging to a community for immigrants and refugees, as well as anyone who has been living in the US for generations.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
July 18, 2021
SKILLS
- Cantonese / Mandarin
- English
- Translation
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Around 1-4 hours a week