🌎 Translations & Language Accessibility

Ensuring our campaign materials are accessible to everyone in our diverse community is a core value at Castro for Georgia. We need your help translating key resources into languages like Spanish, Vietnamese, and more.

Whether you’re bilingual, a professional translator, or simply want to help review translations, your contributions will empower neighbors across GA‑05 to fully engage with our campaign.

📝 What You Can Translate

We welcome translations for all kinds of materials, including:

Policy documents (Housing, Healthcare, Economy)
Community event flyers
Social media posts and graphics
Volunteer onboarding materials
Campaign announcements and updates

📚 How Translation Works on Our GitHub Repo

We manage translations directly through our GitHub repository to make collaboration easy, transparent, and accessible. Here’s how:

1. Find Translation Tasks

Visit the Issues page and look for labels like:

translations
es (Spanish)
vi (Vietnamese)
or your specific language code.

2. Choose a File to Translate

Translation files live inside the main folders, in clearly marked subfolders:

campaign/
├─ welcome-hub/
│   └─ translations/
│       ├─ es/  ← Spanish translations
│       └─ vi/  ← Vietnamese translations
├─ campaign-hq/
│   └─ translations/
│       ├─ es/
│       └─ vi/
└─ neighborhoods/
    └─ translations/
        ├─ es/
        └─ vi/

Example: To translate the “Quick Start Guide,” locate it at welcome-hub/translations/es/quick-start-guide.md.

3. Translate the File

Option A: Directly on GitHub (Easy, recommended)
1. Go to the original English file (e.g., quick-start-guide.md).
2. Click ✏️ Edit, copy the content.
3. Navigate to your language folder (e.g., translations/es/), create a new file (quick-start-guide.md), and paste your translated text.
Option B: On your computer
- Clone the repository, translate the file locally, and submit a Pull Request.

4. Submit Your Translation

Open a Pull Request (PR) with your translated document:

Clearly label the PR, e.g., “Spanish Translation – Quick Start Guide.”
Our translation team will quickly review and merge your contribution.

🔍 Reviewing Translations

Even if you don’t feel comfortable translating, your help reviewing translations for accuracy and clarity is invaluable:

Find translation PRs labeled translations and needs review.
Leave comments directly on the PR if you see ways to improve clarity or accuracy.

💡 GitHub Features for Translators

Pull Requests: Submit translations or edits.
Issues: Track translation requests and review progress.
Discussions: Coordinate translation strategies, terminology consistency, and language-specific questions.
Projects Board: See all translation tasks at a glance (coming soon).

🙋 Frequently Asked Questions

“Do I need GitHub experience?” Nope! Check out our Quick Start Guide to start easily.

“Do I have to translate perfectly?” No. Just do your best! Community members will help polish translations through collaborative review.

“Can I translate into other languages not listed?” Yes, absolutely! Open an issue requesting a new language folder, and we’ll quickly create it.

🚀 Get Started Now

Visit the Translations Issues.
Pick a task labeled with your preferred language.
Submit your translation via PR or comment for help.

Thank you for making our campaign accessible to everyone—your work helps build genuine community power in GA‑05!

❓ Need Help?

Ask questions in our Help Desk Discussion, or join weekly office hours to get hands-on guidance.

Translations & Language Accessibility