LocInPink - your breast cancer advocate in the localization industry

Locinpink is a non-profit initiative that aims to raise awareness about breast cancer in the localization industry.

Sometimes all it takes is a spark

LocInPink was born in October 2022 during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It all started when I reached out and asked some localization friends and colleagues to join a Pink at Work event, after several years of supporting the cause locally and partly because of family history with cancer. Before I knew it, the word had spread further and a whole lot more language professionals and language service providers had joined, posting pictures in pink with the #locinpink hashtag to raise awareness about breast cancer.

Over the past months, other events have taken place and the initiative has received so much love and support from the localization community, which gives me more reason to move it forward.

Thank you for being an active part of the LocInPink community.
Nertila

LocInPink events

What the localization industry is doing to support the initiative

LocInPink 1 st Anniversary

On 20 th October 2023, LocInPink invited localization professionals to wear pink to raise awareness and make a pledge to get screened – the most beautiful way to celebrate the initiative’s first anniversary.

TogetherInPink @ Elia Together

LocInPink launches TogetherInPink at Elia Together 2023 in Rome, where the conference attendees showed up in pink to help raise awareness about breast cancer.

LocInPink for Ukraine

LocInPink initiates the “LocInPink for Ukraine” fundraiser for Inspiration Family, a Ukrainian patient-facing organization that supports adult breast cancer patients.

Pink at Work

LocInPink joins Pink@Work, an annual event by Think Pink Europe to raise awareness about breast cancer.

LocInPink & LocLunch™ meetup

The LocInPink and LocLunch™ meetup in Milan, organized by Ambassador Diego Cresceri, invites loc professionals to wear pink to raise awareness about breast cancer.

What we do makes a difference and we have to decide what kind of difference we want to make.

This is the kind of difference LocInPink wants to make. Thank you for being part of it.

Early detection saves lives

Book a breast screening appointment for yourself or a loved one today.

According to World Health Organization (WHO), breast cancer is currently the most common cancer globally, accounting for 12.5% of all new annual cancer cases worldwide. In other words, 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in her life.

Even though breast cancer is one of the better-known and probably more-talked-about cancers, there are still a lot of misconceptions around it and many women still have not made mammograms and ultrasound screenings part of their healthcare routine.

LocInPink’s mission is to keep the breast cancer conversation going all year round, by serving as a platform where localization people can access breast cancer resources and information and share their stories and experiences, ultimately becoming a champion for the breast cancer cause and creating a community of solidarity, empathy and hope.