Terena Bell, CEO of In Every Language, began her career in journalism as a producer in Kentucky. She went on to get her masters degree in French, and founded In Every Language in 2005, an international translation and interpreting company. She has clients around the world and provides translation, localization and interpretation in over 150 languages.
The thing that makes this company stand apart is its core mission of helping others. In Every Language in very involved in their local Kentucky community and is dedicated to improving the world through communication. The company works with economically disadvantaged translators and interpreters, therefore bringing a source of income and hope to many who would not otherwise have it. In addition to employing people from all walks of life over the past five years, In Every Language has created and participated in many community projects that have helped the disadvantaged and encouraged cross-cultural communication. Check out some of the good work this company is doing:
Understand this:
- In June of this year the Translation Plus Two campaign began. This program works to solve two social problems at the same time: language barriers and world poverty. Watch the video here.
- In January 2010, B Lab certified In Every Language as a B Corporation, making the company not only the first Certified B Corp in the state, but also in the translation/localization industry.
- The In Every Language Free Translation Project provides Louisville-area refugees with English versions of the documents they need to find work. One month of the year, in one language per year, refugees can get their educational documentation translated for free. Here are three reasons for the program: to help refugees find work, to strengthen Kentucky’s workforce and to raise awareness of the needs of the limited-English proficient population.
- In Every Language has joined the Kentucky Domestic Violence Association’s task force for the development of domestic violence interpreting certification. The certification will be the first of its kind in America. Once complete, this certification model can be used to qualify or certify domestic violence interpreters in other states. This project therefore only not positively impacts victims of domestic violence in Kentucky, but has the capability to help people throughout the nation.
Kentucky State Facts:
- Louisville is famous for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, and the Bluegrass country around Lexington is the home of some of the world’s finest race horses.
- As a slaveholding state with a considerable abolitionist population, Kentucky was caught in the middle during the Civil War, supplying both Union and Confederate forces with thousands of troops.
- Johnny Depp, George Clooney, Abraham Lincoln and Muhammad Ali are all native Kentuckians.
- Kentucky was the 15th state in the USA; it became a state on June 1, 1792.
- Kentucky is from the Iroquois Indian word “Ken-tah-ten,” which means “land of tomorrow.”
- Kentucky is nicknamed the Bluegrass State
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