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IIB Partners with Susan G. Komen
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
The IIB received a grant totaling over $20,000 from the Susan G. Komen Foundation last month. This funding will be used to target breast health More>>
 
IIB Inspires St. Joseph's Student to Reflect in Poetry
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Amy Fleischauer, Director of Victim Services at the IIB, and Sarah Jakiel, Polaris Project, spoke at St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute as part of More>>
 
Erie County Donates Used Furniture to IIB
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Erie County will donate used furniture to the International Institute of Buffalo's Refugee Resettlement Department. The County, having determined More>>
 
International Institute Co-Sponsors Conference on Human Trafficking
Thursday, December 10, 2009
The International Institute of Buffalo partnered with Farmworker Legal Services of NY and the NY Branch of the National Center for Missing & More>>
 
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Interpreting and Translation

The International Institute of Buffalo's Western New York hertiage spans over 80 years and specializes in working with certified translators and qualified interpreters in over 60 languages81% of our interpreters and translators have 3 years experience or more, and 89% of our interpreters have college or advanced degrees.  We provide services to legal and government agencies, educational institutions, corporations, health & human service agencies, individuals...we help all who need us!

Working Languages (including, but not limited to): 

Albanian Burundi Grebo Kizigua Polish Tagalog
Amharic Cambodian Gujarati Korean Portuguese Tamil
Arabic Cantonese Hebrew Kurdish Punjabi Tedim
Azeri Chin Hindi Khran Romanian Telegu
Bantu Chinese Hungarian Lingara Russian Thai
Belorussian Croatian Italian Macedonian Serbian Tigrinya
Bangali/Bangla Farsi Japanese Mandarin Singhalese Ukrainian
Bosnian French Karen Marathi Somali Urdu
Bulgarian French Creole Karenni May May Spanish Vietnamese
Burmese German Kinyarwanda Nepali Swahili Zo

 

Translation

  • 65 Certified and Qualified Translators
  • 5 - 7 Business Day Turn-Around for Most Orders (RUSH available)
  • Rare Language Translations
  • Competitive Rates

Interpreting

  • 141 Trained & Culturally Competent Interpreters
  • 60 Major & Rare Languages
  • 24 Hour Web Access to Your Orders
  • Industry-Specialized & Voice-Over Talent Available Upon Request

Community Training

  • 1 Day Session: "How to Become a Translator"
  • 1 1/2 Day Session: "How to Become an Interpreter"
  • 1/2 Day Session: "How to Use Interpreter" (for customers)
  • Industry-Specific Interpreter Courses
  • On-Site Staff Interpreter Training
  • For more information, click here.

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Hours of Operation

  • Department Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday
  • Customer Service Hours: 9:30 am - 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday

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"When two people first meet, they can only have a very ordinary kind of friendship. But when you begin to understand each other, when you get close to them, you discover that you're suddenly eager to know him or her even better."
-Zhang Ziyi, Chinese actress


The mission of the International Institute of Buffalo is to assist immigrants, refugees, their families, and others who face linguistic and cultural barriers to become self-sufficient, productive members of our community, and to increase global understanding and international connections in Western New York.
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