WEBVTT 00:00:01.035 --> 00:00:03.469 Hi, my name is ElsaMarie DSilva 00:00:03.469 --> 00:00:06.432 and I'm the founder and CEO of Red Dot Foundation 00:00:06.432 --> 00:00:08.169 also known as Safecity 00:00:08.931 --> 00:00:12.539 Safecity is a crowd map for sexual violence in public spaces 00:00:12.539 --> 00:00:15.059 and this is collected as location based trends 00:00:15.059 --> 00:00:17.217 visualised on a map, as hotspots 00:00:18.137 --> 00:00:20.748 As you know, sexual violence is a global pandemic 00:00:21.419 --> 00:00:24.181 we have received a lot of international recognition 00:00:24.181 --> 00:00:28.758 for our work in crowdsourcing data and technology to address it 00:00:30.055 --> 00:00:34.653 As a result, we've been invited to speak across the world 00:00:35.121 --> 00:00:38.664 and share our work with several audiences 00:00:38.664 --> 00:00:42.575 I speak in English, but my audiences may not know English 00:00:42.575 --> 00:00:44.210 as their primary language 00:00:44.614 --> 00:00:49.227 Therefore, translation is critical because it helps share my message 00:00:49.227 --> 00:00:52.782 in the true context and meaning that I intend it to be 00:00:54.442 --> 00:00:57.209 For example, I'm in Argentina right now 00:00:57.209 --> 00:00:59.464 and I've had several speaking assignments 00:00:59.464 --> 00:01:02.148 with over five hundred people at each of these places 00:01:03.478 --> 00:01:05.891 Without the help of translators, these people 00:01:05.891 --> 00:01:08.179 would not have understood a word of what I said 00:01:08.515 --> 00:01:13.761 yet, they have appreciated my work and they've got the context and meaning 00:01:14.276 --> 00:01:15.574 of what we are doing 00:01:15.931 --> 00:01:18.567 So in this International Translator's Day 00:01:18.567 --> 00:01:22.278 I would like to celebrate translators and translations 00:01:22.478 --> 00:01:26.386 And thank you very much because language is so critical 00:01:26.386 --> 00:01:31.898 we have to find the bridges to share our experiences with each other 00:01:32.921 --> 00:01:33.927 Thank you.