The international language of cooperation
Simultaneous and consecutive interpretation (English-Spanish-English) at a round-table conference convened by the Alberta Council for Global Cooperation (ACGC) to inform Global Affairs Canada (GAC). This department of the federal government is responsible for Canada’s international engagement. It stands at the forefront of the international policies and operations of the Government of Canada.
BRIEF
OBJECTIVE
Simultaneous English-Spanish-English interpretation in Calgary and Canmore for an award-winning lawyer, Karla Márquez, during several presentations about her human rights work supporting gender equality in Honduras.
BACKGROUND
Through a project funded by the Fund for Innovation and Transformation of the Government of Canada, Ms. Márquez provided legal advice in Honduras to people whose rights have been violated, training them on gender equality, their human rights, and informing them on how to access emergency resources when they experienced gender-based violence.
Ms. Márquez also spearheaded alliances with local governments and state institutions, such as the municipal women’s office, health centres, the national police, and the courts, to better inform and facilitate the protection of gender-based violence victims and survivors.
This photo was taken in Canmore during the Alberta Council for Global Cooperation (ACGC) Round Table with Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) Patricia Peña and ACGC member organization representatives.
- Centre, standing (red jacket), Patricia Peña, GAC ADM.
- Far left, seated (blue jacket), Leah Hamilton, ACGC Executive Director.
- Far right, seated (turquoise dress), Karla Márquez, Honduras-based human rights lawyer.
- Far right, standing, (beige jacket), Ana Hoepfner, English-Spanish-English interpreter.
DELIVERABLES
I provided English-Spanish-English simultaneous and consecutive interpretation services in Calgary and Canmore to Honduras-based lawyer Karla Márquez and her host organization, the Alberta Council for Global Cooperation (ACGC).
RESULTS
Ms. Márquez visited several international development member organizations in Alberta to present on her work in Honduras supporting gender equality, to learn about how Albertans are working towards sustainable development in Canada and around the world, and to strengthen connections between international development actors.
EPILOGUE
Honduras has one of the highest rates of violent deaths of women in the world.
SOURCE
World Bank. Gender-Based Violence Country Profile: Honduras (English).
Washington, D.C.: World Bank Group.
https://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/
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