“As a professor teaching students about language and languages, I am so proud of the MOVE translators! You make a big difference, using your skills to make Charlottesville a friendlier and more welcoming community.”
— Eve, MOVE Volunteer
Volunteer with MOVE
Do you speak, read, or write in another language? Join our active group of volunteer translators! MOVE invites anyone to join, regardless of which language you speak, read, or write.
We currently need more translators for our Arabic, Dari, Farsi, Pashto, and Swahili language teams.
See MOVE’s Impact
MOVE volunteers have translated hundreds of documents for our partner organizations! Click the button to see our impact on the Charlottesville-area community as well as examples of final translated documents.
“The work that volunteers at MOVE does have a significant impact on the efforts of inclusion in our community. Many times official organizations send out communications that are evidently copied and pasted from Google Translate because translation services are expensive for the local funds! Sometimes those translations don’t make much sense and just add to the confusion of non-confident English speakers who can make sense of it by checking the original language. So every time that you take the time to do a translation having in mind the culture and natural use of the other person’s native language, you’re making them feel more at ease, as confident and clear as in their own language, and therefore, they can be better informed of their options and make better decisions for themselves or their families.”
— Lina, MOVE Volunteer
MOVE at UVA 