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<font size="3" color="#696969">We are pleased to announce that our new translations program has begun! </font>

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In order to best serve our global family of Akvopedia users, we are translating our pages into the primary languages our users speak the most.

Our goal is to include major languages from all continents such as French, Spanish, Hindi, Swahili, and others... in addition to several less-used languages that our users might want, which include Indonesian, Chinese, Arabic, Malayalam, Tamil, Korean and Japanese. But we would like to add more languages as time goes on.

[[Image:african woman mobile.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Photo: [http://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/december-2013/reaching-new-heights un.org]]]

[[Image:peruvian women mobile.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Photo: [http://blog.transparency.org/2012/03/22/world-water-day-and-corruption-in-pictures/ transparency.org]]]

While we accept individuals with translation experience (or students in a translation program) to add newly translated pages to Akvopedia, we have been fortunate to establish a translation program with some university programs worldwide. This way, their students get college credit for doing the translations, and Akvopedia gets pages that have been proofread by not just another individual, but by a team of aspiring translators, improving the quality of translation. In addition, the universities continue to offer their courses each year, which means we get consistent help, and notifications if an English page is updated and needs that integrated into the translated versions too.

While we accept individuals with translation experience (or students ===How to access translated pages===Currently you can find access to our translated pages by looking in the upper right corner of a translation program) page to add newly see if there are language flags there, as shown below. If there are no flags, that means we have not yet translated pages that page. The red rectangle around a certain flag lets you know which language page you are currently on. [[Image:flag demo.png|thumb|none|500px|The upper right corner of an Akvopedia page]][[Image:tablet India rural.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Photo: [http://mindyourtechnology.blogspot.com mindyourtechnology.blogspot.com]]] <br>===Country flags represent the languages===In order to make Akvopediasimplified and intuitive, we have been fortunate chosen country flags to establish a translation program with some university programs worldwiderepresent languages. This wayHowever, their students get college credit for doing the translationsas you know, and Akvopedia gets pages that some countries have been proofread by not just another individualseveral languages. If this is the case, but by you can hover your mouse over a team of aspiring translatorsflag and wait, improving then the quality name of translationthe page (in the language it was translated in) will be revealed. In additionFor instance, India has several languages we are trying to include in Akvopedia: Hindi, Malayalam, and Tamil. There will be the universities continue same Indian country flag used to offer their courses represent each yearlanguage, so to go to a specific Indian language, hover over each Indian flag to see which means we get consistent helpone you prefer, and notifications if an English page is updated and needs that integrated into the translated versions tooas shown below.

Currently you can find access [[Image:multi-flag hover.png|thumb|none|350px|Hover your mouse over a flag to our translated pages by looking in reveal its page name. In this case, the upper right corner of a middle Indian flag represents the Malayalam page to see if there are language flag there.]]

<br>===How to contribute your translations===Do you have translation skills and you'd like to contribute? We'd love to have you aboard. We also would like to know what languages you want to see in Akvopedia, so email us with suggestions. If you are from a university, or just an individual looking for translation experience, we are taking volunteers to help us continue and expand this translation project. Please email our editor, Winona, at winona[[Image:flag demoat symbol.png|none|500pxjpg|12px]]akvo.org. We can discuss the translating guidelines and get you started!

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