There is surely no other way to start this week’s blog than by addressing the major news of the past couple of weeks- after months of debate and speculation, the big contest finally arrived. And against all the odds, the bold, well-organised, and more likeable challenger was overcome by a wealthy, spoilt, and well-groomed opponent. Of course, I’m talking about Cristiano Ronaldo’s dismantling of Atlético Madrid in the Madrid derby last weekend. Trump? Who’s he? Anyway, we’ve managed to put all of that drama behind us at PerMondo as we conclude what has been another highly active week.

Firstly, let’s start with some news of our own. For those of you who didn’t read our last blog, we have recently completed a large proofreading project for the medical organisation the Marijke Foundation. We are proud to announce that their new book, proofread and reviewed by PerMondo, has now been published, and we are now looking forward to furthering our collaboration with the Foundation by translating the book into French, German, Spanish and Italian. For those of you who are interested in reading this new release or finding out more about what the organisation offers, we would encourage you to get in contact with the organisation on their website.

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Welcome to our latest blog! It was the ancient Greek philosopher Seneca who once said that “Travel and change of place impart new vigour to the mind”.  Well this quote couldn’t have been more appropriate for us at PerMondo this week, as we have finished projects for organisations in five different countries! I hope you’ve got your passport, suitcase and travel mug at hand, because you’re about to go all over Europe!

Let’s begin our trip in Spain, home to PerMondo, and also to our first new organisation of the week: the Union Romani, which is based in Barcelona. This NGO is dedicated to supporting Spain’s gypsy community, working together with the International Union Romani on activities designed to gain recognition of the gypsy culture. We’re very grateful for Ann Southwick, who has completed our debut project with this organisation, translating into English a very informative article about Brazil’s former gypsy president Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira.

The second new organisation of the week is located France. We are proud to have taken on the first two projects for French organisation Association Gibraltar 2017. The NGO is organising a bike ride of an astonishing 5,000km in April and May next year in order to raise awareness for disability and raise money for two associations: “Ensemble avec Nolan” and “FégréAction”.

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Author: Pauline Junca

This year, whilst I was completing an internship in Mondo Agit’s Madrid offices, I came across an unexpected opportunity- but before I get ahead of myself, let me explain a bit more about it .

During the internship, as part of my responsibilities, I was in charge of delegating assignments for PerMondo, Mondo Agit’s sister company which offers free translations to NGOs. One day, an organisation wrote to us asking for help for an event in Korea… I didn’t hesitate in putting myself forward.

The NGO ICYCW (International Coordination for Young Christian Workers) was looking for voluntary interpreters for its 9th International Board in South Korea in August 2016.

Two months later I was sat on the plane, heading for Seoul. South Korea was not a country I ever thought I would visit in my lifetime, so this was literally a trip into the unknown. My time there was amazing! The NGOs’ interpreters and international delegations stayed in the same building to sleep, eat and attend the conferences. The atmosphere was very relaxed, and the Koreans seemed to be a very friendly people who took care of the wellbeing of each individual at the conference.

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Welcome to our first PerMondo update of October!

Hi! I´m Matt, PerMondo’s latest intern and, following Thomas’s departure, I will be keeping you company over the coming few months!

So, here we are: as September 2016 came to a close last week, we prepare to say goodbye to the blistering summer heat of the past few months and begin rummaging around our wardrobes for our sweaters! Fortunately, we’re still enjoying some warmth here in Spain, and at PerMondo our brain power has kept us extra warm after a very busy week! This week we’ve had the privilege of working with many new volunteers on a great variety of projects .

Firstly, we’d like to extend a warm welcome to our two new NGOs! Firstly, to eN procesoS, an associated organisation which seeks to use knowledge to raise awareness and commitment of social issues. We would like to offer our thanks to Ife Fasanya, who has translated the organisation’s website, and also to John Ryan-Mills, who has translated the organisation’s piece on the socio-economic situation in the Canary Islands, both from Spanish into English.

Secondly, we have started our first ever collaboration with French NGO Forum des Organisations de Solidarité Internationale issues des Migrations, a national platform which leads and collaborates in initiatives which aid the integration of immigrants in France and the development of their country of origin.

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