Subject - Wanted! - Bilingual volunteers

Posted : (Tuesday 19th September 2006 ) By - Jane (Registered User)Wanted! - Bilingual volunteers to work on exciting new project!

Are you involved in advice work?
Are you fluent in a community language?
Are you passionate about empowering people?

We have received funding for technical development that will enable us to add audio facilities to the AdviceKit Manchester website. We want to use this opportunity to create accessible, audio advice in community languages.

How can I help?

We'd like to hear from bilingual advice and community workers in Manchester (paid or unpaid) or from advisers who work with clients whose first
language is not English. Please get in touch if you have some time to spare and would like to offer help with any of the following:

Suggesting appropriate topics of advice.
Drafting scripts.
Making recordings (ie taking the part of an adviser or client.
'Proof listening' to completed recordings.
Promoting the service to members of your community.

Full support to prepare scripts and make recordings will be offered by the AdviceKit Project Team, Manchester Advice Network Team and the Manchester Digital Development Agency.

For more information or to volunteer your services please contact Jacquie Howell:

Online Advice Project Manager, Manchester Advice
Adults Social Care, Room 1018, Town Hall Extension
PO Box 536, M60 2AF

Tel: 0161 234 4020
Fax: 0161 234 4938
email: jhowell@manchester.gov.uk