Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Refugees and asylum seekers in Kampala have said that they struggle to access services due to language barrier. Byuja Dieudonne Pacifique, a teacher from the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC says his colleagues seek him help when going to the hospital to help them interpret their health …
Read More »Language barrier limits tobacco growers from bargaining in Lamwo
Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Numerous grades of tobacco, language barrier, and inadequate storage facilities are limiting farmers in Lamwo district from earning a fair amount from their harvests. There is an estimated 1,000 tobacco farmers in Lamwo district. They grow and sell tobacco to Meridian Tobacco Company-MTC, the sole …
Read More »Language barrier affecting COVID-19 responses in refugee settlements
Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Language barrier is affecting the government responses on COVID 19 in the refugee settlements in West Nile Region, URN has learnt. James Deng Ateny, the Secretary General for the Refugee Council in West Nile told URN in an interview early this week that all COVID-19 …
Read More »AU judicial dialogue suffers language interpretation setbacks
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Delegates participating at the African judicial Dialogue at Speke Resort Munyonyo are calling for improvement in the interpretation of the four official languages of the African Court on Human and People’s Rights. They say the quality of the interpretation and the functionality is hindering the …
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