How Can I Help?

Two ways to help:
Practical	Financial
Top of the list is practical help. If you can do something for us that means we do not have to pay somebody else to do it then several things follow… we do not need raise the money to pay for it, we don’t need to report back on the money we haven’t had to raise we do not need the administrative structure to do those things which saves even more money! The key areas of help needed at the moment are below:

TRANSLATION OF OUR ENGLISH SCRIPTS into the languages of the world’s poor - Is one of our Target Languages your mother tongue?

Have a look at our English Scripts to see whether you could translate one of them for us and if you think you can‚ contact Bev Pettle on + 44 (0) 1926 422 711 or mail@tme.org.uk

PLEASE DO NOT START A TRANSLATION WITHOUT CONTACTING BEV AS SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT ALREADY BE WORKING ON IT!

RECORDING A SOUNDTRACK of a translated script in your language.

This involves one of our team meeting you with a recording machine and asking you to read the translated script into a microphone. It takes about 3 hours and means that your voice will be used on a DVD to convey these vital messages to people who speak you language. Check our News page to see what the priority languages are at the moment. We need as many people as possible for each language so that as new English lessons are produced we don’t have to ask the same person to do all the recordings.

LEARNING HOW TO RECORD A SOUNDTRACK.

As we produce more lessons in more languages we want to train a larger group of people to use the recording equipment so that we can get to more speakers of foreign languages to record their soundtracks. This would involve coming to Leamington Spa for a day workshop and being willing to help from time to time as opportunities arise. We are especially keen to have people based in London, as it is such a cosmopolitan city with rich language resources. We are planning our next training workshop in early spring 2008.

SCRIPT WRITING For 2007/2008 we are planning 12 new scripts in English to add to the library of 20 titles. Some of these are already completed or underway but check our News page for the outstanding titles needed.
Writing a script involves:

• Agreeing the lesson title
• Agreeing learning objectives
• Drafting teaching points (8 - 12)
• Drafting questions to test the teaching points (between 12 - 24)
• Simplifying the English

The scripts are ALL VERY SIMPLE so many can be researched by non - specialists. However a subject expert signs off all the final scripts. The most difficult thing is making the English simple enough so that it can be translated without too many errors. If you think you would like to have a go then check the Script Writer Notes and an Example Script and then contact Bev Pettle on + 44 1926 422711 or mail@tme.org.uk

INTRODUCE NEW PARTNERS

Partners are community groups on the ground who are using the technology. They are the implementers without whom the discs would be valueless. We are always keen to develop new partnerships especially in the areas where we already have language discs finished. If you know of such a group or if you travel to an area where people are marginalised then please think about whether you could help us develop in this way.

TELL US WHAT YOU THINK OF THE DISCS?
Please Click here to complete our online feedback form.

ORGANISING EVENTS to help draw new people in or raise money for the projects… copy some of the stuff from existing website…

TME has covered a lot of ground at relatively low cost because of the huge amount of help given by a wide variety of people. Our idea is to match the existing interests and skills of people like you who would like to see a fairer world and try to make it easy for them to help. Once somebody has proved their interest in the project they may be invited to be come an Associate. These are people, largely self –funded, approved by the Trustees and carry out either a specific function within the organisation or do a certain piece of work. They are people who make it all happen – not just helpers or volunteers but integral to the core business of what we re trying to do. If you are interested in becoming an Associate then please contact Stephen Clarke on + 44 1926 422711 or mail@tme.org.uk

Raising or donating money is also really helpful, you can donate securely online, or set up a regular payment using our Standing Order Form. If you are a taxpayer and would like us to reclaim the tax you have paid on a gift to us then you can download a Gift aid form here.