To date, NaTakallam has enabled displaced, conflict-affected and individuals from the Global Majority to self-generate more than $4.5 million in income.
Award-winning language learning, cultural storytelling, and translation and interpretation in Arabic, Armenian, English, French, Kurdish, Persian, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, and more. NaTakallam (“We Speak” in Arabic) is an award-winning, social enterprise that offers high-quality, curated language services delivered by refugees and conflict-affected communities through the digital economy. Thes
e services include translation and interpretation services, online language teaching and tutoring, as well as inspiring storytelling and cultural exchange sessions, both in academic and various organizational settings. NaTakallam provides its tutors and translators with the training and mentorship needed to perform the services, creating a pathway to sustainable income amidst conflict as well as during or after displacement and in the early stages of resettlement. NaTakallam’s 850+ tutors and translators have worked with 37,000+ individual users in 110+ countries, as well as 300+ companies, organizations, and universities. Institutional partners and clients include universities such as Yale, Columbia, and Georgetown, and organizations such as the Save the Children, World Bank Group, Women Deliver, International Rescue Committee and the OECD.
06/19/2026
Now is time to take action and learn a new language while supporting refugees! For world refugee week we celebrate and recognize refugees around the world.
Take action and support 15% off all languages season starts today using code Refugee15.
06/15/2026
Today, more than 120 million people worldwide have been forcibly displaced.
World Refugee Day is a reminder that refugees need more than recognition. They need access to safety, education, legal protection, healthcare, livelihoods, and opportunity.
We’ve gathered 20 organizations working directly with refugee communities across the globe.
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06/14/2026
For Haidara, education represented hope and possibility.
Originally from Northeastern Syria, he was pursuing degrees in Biology and English when conflict changed the course of his life. Despite the challenges of war, he completed his studies—but unlike most graduates, he never had the opportunity to begin the career he had worked so hard for.
Faced with mandatory military service and the realities of the conflict, Haidara was forced to flee Syria. Over the next six years in Lebanon, he navigated life as a displaced Syrian, facing uncertainty, discrimination, and barriers to stable employment.
In 2020, Haidara joined NaTakallam. Through teaching Arabic, he found not only a source of income, but also a meaningful way to share his language, culture, and experiences with learners around the world.
Every lesson is more than language learning—it’s a connection that creates opportunity and preserves culture. ❤️
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06/04/2026
In 2025, NaTakallam’s global community of language learners, partners, and displaced tutors, translators, and interpreters came together to make language a tool for opportunity, dignity, and exchange.
From classrooms and workplaces to conversations across borders, every session helped create meaningful connections while supporting livelihoods for people affected by displacement and conflict.
We thank you for being part of this journey and invite you to celebrate our 2025 impact numbers.
06/02/2026
Marking both Pride and Refugee Month, June is a critical month for global recognition, awareness and solidarity.
Over 108 million people worldwide are forcibly displaced, and even when official refugee status is finally registered, the average refugee spends 20 years in limbo before finding a durable resettlement solution.
For LGBTQI+ refugees, this intersectionality often results in further inequitable treatment.
This June, choose language learning that changes lives, for you and your tutors from displaced and conflict-affected backgrounds: natakallam.com/languages
05/31/2026
Grow your language skills from anywhere with NaTakallam. Flexible sessions, personalized learning, and meaningful connections with our Language Partners make every lesson an experience beyond language learning. 🌍✨
Learn a Language. Change a life.
05/22/2026
Preserving heritage is preserving humanity.
Heritage is carried in the languages we speak, the stories we grow up hearing, and the traditions we return to.
At NaTakallam, heritage is kept alive every day through conversation. Through the words our Language Partners continue to teach, share, and protect across borders.
Learn 9+ languages at natakallam.com
05/21/2026
Tea by sea, Cha by land?
Whether you call it té ( ), thé ( ), چای (chay, ), شاي (shay, ), or something in between, this beverage has undeniably brought together over centuries!
It’s International Tea Day – Pair your ☕ with sessions in 9+ : natakallam.com/languages.
05/19/2026
Wrapping up an inspiring week at Deliver 2026 🌍✨
NaTakallam was proud to provide live interpretation in French, Spanish, and International Sign Language — helping make feminist dialogue more multilingual, accessible, and inclusive.
One message echoed throughout the week: the future of feminist movements depends on who gets to participate — and in what language.
From Wurundjeri dancers grounding the gathering in Indigenous custodianship, to conversations centered on localization, decolonization, and bottom-up power structures, this week reminded us that accessibility is not an add-on — it’s essential infrastructure for global dialogue.
Because global conversations only work when everyone can truly be heard — and understood. 💬
05/13/2026
🇵🇸 Palestinian mother with her child from al-Khalil, 1930s, photographed by Khalil Raad. The mother wears a thobe adorned with 𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘇 (𝗔𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗰: تَطْرِيز), the centuries-old Palestinian art of hand-stitched embroidery.
Worked in red thread on linen, tatreez has long reflected ties to place, family, and heritage. Its motifs and color palettes often point to specific villages and regions, carrying histories and traditions from one generation to the next.
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