If your service body translates OA literature, you’ll want to advise them that OA’s Guidelines for Translation of OA Materials has been significantly revised and updated and now includes a helpful flowchart that illustrates the licensing process. Comfortably read the new Guidelines on mobile devices and in 48 languages. In addition, the OA Glossary, a key … Continued
Have you looked at the Document Library lately? Slowly but surely, our most commonly used OA documents are being converted to a new mobile-friendly and translatable format. To identify which documents have been converted, go to the Document Library and select “ONLINE” in the “Format” drop-down menu or look for “ONLINE“ documents as you scroll … Continued
OA wants to put a copy of Where Do I Start? Everything a Newcomer Needs to Know in the hands of every newcomer who joins an OA meeting. We are pleased to announce a new, mobile-friendly and translatable format available in 48 languages and a simple URL to remember: oa.org/start. The new format automatically opens … Continued
Thank you to the following OA service bodies and group who sent a total of US$1,833.85 in royalties to OA world service throughout 2024: Israel National Service Board #09960 The Dutch Intergroup #09401 National Service Board OA of Greece #09974 Clug-Napoca group (Romania) #53256 Israel National Service Board #09960 CCA Columbia Intergroup #09688 Costa Rica … 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
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
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
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