Be part of the Localization Lab community. Join us as a Volunteer Contributor!

Some photos of the Localization Lab team and community members in 2024:

Since 2012, the Localization Lab team and community have worked on 150+ internet freedom and digital rights tools and resources and made them accessible to communities worldwide through localization:

Bitmask

Briar

CENO (Censorship.no!)

Check

Commotion

Cupcake

Deflect

Enigmail

F-Droid

FreeBrowser

Freenet

GlobaLeaks

I2P (The Invisible Internet Project)

keys.openpgp.org

Lantern

Mailpile

Mailvelope

M-Lab Chrome App

NoScript

Onion Browser

OnionShare

OONI Probe (Open Observatory of Network Interference)

OpenKeychain

Orbot

Psiphon

Ripple

Safe Sisters: A Common-Sense Digital Safety Guide for Women and Girls

Umbrella

Save by Open Archive

SecureDrop

Signal

Surveillance Self Defense

Suspicious Email Submitter (SES)

Tella

Tails

Tor Browser

TunnelBear

VeraCrypt

And many more…

BUT WHO CAN JOIN?

Anyone! If you…

Fluently speak English (as this is the only source language we currently work on, unfortunately) and your first/ native language…
Are eager to volunteer to make much-needed digital rights and internet freedom tools and resources available to their community…
Are passionate about sharing knowledge and skills, and helping build a robust native language community…
Are interested in gaining skills in localization while giving back to your community (translation, glossary development, etc)…

…you would be a perfect addition to our diverse, global network!

Why JOIN OUR COMMUNITY?

Volunteering with Localization Lab has allowed me to make a positive impact and connect with contributors from different countries and cultures. - Fadoua Bouaouda
I joined Localization Lab during the pandemic, translating some guidelines and videos for the Advocacy Assembly. Had just returned to Uruguay after completing a couple of Masters degrees in Europe about the intersections between digital technologies, human rights, and education. There were no opportunities for digital rights for projects on digital education or youth. Then translations were an opportunity to contribute to the community and learn about its advances and gaps in educational resources and activities to build something upon it. - Soledad Magnone
Joining Localization Lab was my way of contributing to making such tools accessible to Portuguese-speaking people and being active in my advocacy. - Luana

Did we mention that we also provide paid work (when funding allows) and training opportunities to our members?

YOU SEEM LIKE A FUN NETWORK. how can i join?

We are!

While we want to welcome everybody, we remain intentional about the individuals who join our community to ensure the safety and well-being of our members.

To start, fill out this form. Rest assured that all information you input into this form is encrypted and can only be accessed by the Localization Lab team.

2. Our Community Engagement team will review your application.

3. The Community Engagement team will then reach out to you for more questions or next (or final onboarding) steps.

Super easy, right? :-)

We hope to welcome you soon to the Localization Lab community!