The Public Awareness/Professional Tradeshows Committee of the OA Board of Trustees has released a memo advising service bodies of an option for a free software platform that offers licensed images, translation, and graphic design tools. The memo, Free Licensed Images, Translation, and Graphic Design Platform for Intergroups and Service Boards Registered as Nonprofits/Charities has been … Continued
Spread the word! Everyone who has a desire to stop eating compulsively is welcome to attend OA’s 2025 World Service Convention, our largest face-to-face celebration of recovery through the Twelve Steps of OA. Our Save-the-Date card has been translated into 35 languages and is available for download. Please download and share with your OA fellows, … Continued
Translation in 47 languages has been added to our Lifeline: Stories of Recovery blog at lifeline.oa.org. Now when an OA member or newcomer visits Lifeline, the website will automatically open in their preferred language. Right-to-left languages, such as Persian, Hebrew, and Arabic will even open in the browser with a new right-to-left format. Translation has … Continued
OA’s newcomer guide Where Do I Start?: Everything a Newcomer Needs to Know is now available in Greek, Russian, and Afrikaans. For those who are new to OA, Where Do I Start? provides a sense of the hope OA offers and explains all the basics of how the OA program works. OA members are encouraged … Continued
Thank you to the following OA service bodies and group who have sent a total of US$1,275.92 in royalties to OA world service in 2024: Clug-Napoca group (Romania) #53256 The Dutch Intergroup #09401 Israel National Service Board #09960 National Service Board OA of Greece #09974 CCA Columbia Intergroup #09688 Costa Rica Intergroup #09688 OA’s licensing … Continued
Registered OA groups and service bodies as well as small groups of interested members (where a registered group might not yet be established, for example) are eligible to receive funding to assist with translation of OA literature. The International Publications and Translations Committee recommends translating OA literature in a certain order, starting with the OA … Continued
A translation upgrade is coming to oa.org in the form of a new language selector and web page translation powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and volunteer translators. The new software can even automatically open oa.org in a non-English language based on the language setting in the visitor’s browser. Soon, all web page text on oa.org, … Continued
Are you fluent in a non-English language? If you meet basic abstinence and service requirements, the World Service Office needs your service to improve oa.org web page translations that have been generated by artificial intelligence (AI). OA is launching a new website translation feature, and as a designated website translation volunteer, you will have the … Continued
Two new workshops designed for easy translation from English into another language have been posted to the Document Library on oa.org. The new Bilingual Steps Workshop and Bilingual Traditions Workshop have been written specifically to accommodate bilingual OA fellowships with both English- and non-English-speaking members. The workshops contain a quick meeting format, leader’s script, and … Continued
To better meet the ever-growing need for translated OA literature, the International Publications and Translations Committee wants all registered OA service bodies that have received License 2 to know they can distribute and sell translated work worldwide. This includes digital PDFs, print-on-demand publications, e-books, and traditional print publications. For more information and helpful links, see … Continued