Climweb Translators & Proofreaders Training

Apr 08, 2026

Climweb Translators & Proofreaders

Ended

Type: Training

Location: Online

Start Date: 08 Apr, 2026 01:00 PM

Timezone: GMT+03:00 Africa/Nairobi

📢 Climweb Training Opportunity

We’ll be holding a hands-on training for Climweb Translators & Proofreaders on 🗓️ Wednesday, 8th April 2026, 10:00am - 11:30am UTC and everyone interested is welcome! What you’ll learn:

✅ How to translate & proofread from English into your language (French, Swahili, Arabic, Amharic, Portuguese, Spanish)
✅ How to use machine translation tools to support your work
✅ How to create GitHub & Crowdin accounts for contributor recognition
✨ No technical experience needed!

Wed Apr, 08 2026

10:00 AM

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Meet the Team & Welcoming remarks (WMO Team)

Abubakr Salih Babiker (Technical Coordinator - Infrastructure) speaker

Marta Baraibar (Innovation & Climate Services Expert) speaker

Grace Amondi (Web Developer) moderator

Erick Otenyo (Web Developer) speaker

Stella Ndagire (Climate Expert) speaker

10:15 AM

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

Translate & proofread from English into your language (French, Swahili, Arabic, Amharic, Portuguese, Spanish)

✨ Practical demo on translating and proofreading ClimWeb content from English into target languages ie. French, Swahili, Arabic, Amharic, Portuguese, and Spanish, covering key techniques to ensure accuracy and consistency.
✨ Overview of machine translation tools that can support localization and translation workflows within ClimWeb, helping contributors work more efficiently across languages.

Grace Amondi speaker

10:45 AM

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

GitHub & Crowdin accounts for contributor recognition

Hands-on session walking participants through setting up GitHub and Crowdin accounts, with a focus on ensuring contributors are properly recognized for their work on the climweb.

Grace Amondi speaker

11:15 AM

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM