Community Based Translations

The question of how to bridge language and cultural divides in multilingual countries or regions has been a challenge since time immemorial. This question is especially important for community understanding and development. One such region is East Africa and the Sub-Saharan region where the population speaks a plethora of languages, everything from local languages to the old colonial languages which are now in ample use.
A new blog platform called Maneno has been created targeted for this region which has an interface which is supported by a wide-based community translation effort. This blog enables the publication of a post in multiple languages. Currently it can be read in English, Spanish, Swahili and Portuguese.
The translation is done by the community of people.