Keyboarding Volunteer – Bible Digitisation Project

• Love the Bible?
• Want more people to be able to read the Bible in their own language?
• Do you have excellent attention to detail, accuracy and concentration?

About the project

Around the world, some Bible translations only exist in printed form. Volunteers help reproduce these texts in digital format so they can be stored, shared and used more widely.

Digitised Bible texts can:

• Be made available on mobile phones.
• Support the revision of earlier translations.
• Help unfinished translation projects move forward.
• Be converted into Braille for people with visual impairments.
• Increase access to God’s Word for future generations.

About the volunteering

This role is entirely home-based and fits around your availability.

Some people contribute an hour or two each week, while others volunteer more when circumstances allow. There are no set hours, making this a great opportunity for those looking for a flexible way to serve.

Using your home computer, you will type up and check text from scanned images. MissionAssist provides training, support and software so that a standard computer keyboard can be used to produce the characters and accents for typing up various languages.

About you

You don’t need to be a linguist, a typist, or a computer expert. You don’t need to learn another language, or even leave your own home.

You do need:

• Good attention to detail.
• Confidence using a computer and email.
• The ability to concentrate and work accurately.
• A desktop or laptop computer with internet access. Note: tablets and smartphones are not suitable.

Interested?

Take a look at the Keyboarding Taster to get more of a feel for what is involved.

To find out more, visit the MissionAssist website page about Keyboarding, then complete the Volunteer form.

If you have any questions, please contact Volunteer Enquiries [email protected].