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Here at LinguaSpirit we do a variety of things from normal translation of documents such as CVs to financial reports. However we also offer other services such as FreeSpirit which provides free translation for, mostly, NGOs. Important documents that help make the world better are translated right here at this very computer. I know what you are thinking, how can one computer be capable of so much good work and how can we harness this power? I have already mentioned the work done for the Red Cross but there are so many other companies that we have helped such as:

1. The Landmine and Cluster Munitions Monitor. In France and England how many of us could claim that we have been sent flying into the air and ripped to shreds on the way to work, school or a party? I imagine I could probably count them on one hand. However in some countries this is a real possibility and a daily occurrence. Landmine and Cluster Munitions Monitor aims to get rid of landmines in affected countries, raise awareness to the risks, implement laws banning landmines and many more things involving removing the threat of landmines and other explosive remnants of war. Imagine a world where it wouldn’t be safe to just walk to the shops or meet a friend for coffee for fear that on the way you would be blown to bits by something you didn’t even know was there. Oh wait we already live in that world!

2. The Coalition Internationale Sida. AIDS is a worldwide problem that even people in this country have to deal with. This international organisation partnered with other important organisations help in the fight against AIDS. No one is exempt from this threat. Mistakes can be made, especially if people do not know any better. Sex education is definitely taught in English schools but this needs to be a worldwide project. If you had no idea that AIDS could be contracted or even spread through sex then you would have no way of knowing that you could be potentially killing yourself or others. To stop this sounding like a sermon or one of those adverts that makes you feel like a bad person just because you are sitting at home watching the TV rather than donating all your life savings or picking up a shovel flying to said problem area and trying to dig a well, I shall move on.

3. SHERPA. Sherpa is a Paris-based non-profit organisation dedicated to protecting and defending victims of economic crimes. Our work at FreeSpirit doesn’t just include helping organisations that deal with illness and death. You can be a victim of more than that; financial injustices can be just as crippling. Imagine being stripped of all your money through no fault of your own. Sherpa offers a voice to these people, full of knowledge and understanding. Not in the scary I hear voices way though, solely in a we can help you way. Their work helps a lot of people.

These three organisations are just a few examples of the types of companies we help. I do realise that this article makes us sound like saints with sunshine shinning out of certain areas. Wow that is a hard sentence to read out loud far too many “ss” sounds. In real life we are all monsters who eat ferrets and things. Really we just do this on weekends. Anyway back to more important things. FreeSpirit does its bit to help and by translating documents for reduced or no pay we can help in a small way. It is nothing compared to what these organisations do for people around the world.