As LIBTRALO grows in scope and forms partnerships with other entities of like operations, it befits our purpose to make the workforce a more efficient and productive one. In light of this, LIBTRALO has embarked on a training scheme to enhance the performance of its staff. To realize this goal, three personnel were earmarked toContinue reading LIBTRALO Staff Capacity Building
The Liberian Translation and Literacy Organization (LIBTRALO) – an offspring of The Institute for Liberian Languages (TILL), was formalized and launched as a non-political, non-governmental and non-profit organization in Monrovia, Liberia on September 29, 1995. We have the mandate to do translation, literacy, linguistic research and orthography development so as to provide the opportunity forContinue reading LIBTRALO TURNS TWENTY-TWO
Literacy in Churches is a literacy project that LIBTRALO is implementing on a pilot basis with Liberian churches and local communities, but with funding from Lutheran Bible Translators (LBT) based in Concordia, USA. This one year project commenced in January, 2017 and is expected to conclude in December, 2017. To date, there are 24 literacyContinue reading Literacy in Churches
A missionary came to Liberia for the sole purpose of doing literacy in a language in the southeastern part of the country. What prompted this move was predicated upon a request made years earlier by the leader of a prominent church that the Holy Bible be translated into his mother tongue. A high proportion ofContinue reading The Pragmatism of Written Language
LIBTRALO has, for the second year running, actively participated in Peace Corps Liberia’s pre-service training (PST) for Peace Corps Trainees or Volunteers. A LIBTRALO team that comprised fourteen language and cross-cultural facilitators (a female and thirteen males), facilitated topics in Liberian English and culture, and indigenous language classes for fifty-six Peace Corps Trainees. The trainingContinue reading LIBTRALO Participates in Peace Corps Pre-Service Training
On Friday, 5th July, John-Mark Sheppard visited the LIBTRALO headquarters to acquaint us with the work he is doing with mobile phones and MicroSD cards. Because of LIBTRALO’s close working relationship with the Bible Society of Liberia, Paul Stevens the General Secretary and Jerry Forkay were invited and attended the meeting. Also in attendance wereContinue reading LIBTRALO receives information on MicroSD possibilities
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