Multilingual Support: Amazonia Connect's Pause & Reflect Workshop
The Challenge
Solidaridad Network, in partnership with USAID and the University of Wisconsin, organized the “Year 2 Pause and Reflect Workshop” for the Amazonia Connect project in São Paulo, Brazil, in May 2024. This three-day event brought together over 40 specialists, scientists, and field managers from seven countries to evaluate project progress and plan future initiatives.
The organizers needed a skilled communications professional to:
- Document multilingual proceedings accurately, ensuring the proper use of specific terminology of sustainable development and environmental science
- Process diverse inputs from presentations and focal groups
- Facilitate communication across language barriers
- Produce inputs for a comprehensive event report (memoir)
The Solution
As multilingual communication facilitator, I implemented a strategic approach to meet the event’s complex needs:
- Captured detailed notes from presentations and focal groups in Spanish, English, and Portuguese
- Ensured accurate representation of technical discussions and regional perspectives
- Provided real-time language assistance in Spanish, English, and Portuguese
- Facilitated clear communication between international attendees during discussions and breakout sessions
Results
My contributions led to significant positive outcomes for the Amazonia Connect project and its stakeholders:
- 📊 100% of workshop sessions documented in three languages during day 2
- 🌐 Facilitated communication among 40+ attendees from 7 countries
- 📋 Synthesized inputs from 4 focal groups and 8 presentations
- 🤝 Enabled 4 new cross-country collaboration initiatives
- 🌿 Contributed to the refinement of regional sustainable agriculture strategies in 6 localities of the Amazon basin
SERVICES
Trilingual event documentation (Spanish, English, Portuguese)
Cross-cultural communication facilitation
Data synthesis and analysis
Technical writing and report compilation
Real-time language support for international events
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Amazonia Connect – Solidaridad Network
Event documentation and multilingual communication support (Spanish, Portuguese) for the Year 2 Pause and Reflect Workshop in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in May 2024. Partners include USAID, Solidaridad Network, Earth Innovation Institute, National Wildlife Federation, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Alianza Aguas Amazónicas – Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
Event documentation and mulilingual communication support (Spanish, Portuguese) for the first summit of the Amazon Waters Alliance in Leticia, Colombia in September, 2023. Project financed by The Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation and USAID.
La lucha por evitar la extinción del pirarucú – El País, Consejo de Redacción
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