A consultation that hears every resident, in their own language

One set of questions. One result to report.

A consultation run in one language mostly hears the residents fluent in it. With Nabad you write the questions once and each resident answers in the language they read best, at the public meeting or on their own time through a survey. Every answer adds up to one result, and open comments are translated so you can read them all. Eighty-six languages, no app, no account.

No credit card · Nothing to install for the people answering · Free plan included

Most consultations are written in one or two official languages. The residents most at ease in them fill in the form, come to the meeting and speak at the microphone. Everyone else is counted as having no opinion.

Translating the form helps, but it usually means a separate form per language and a separate pile of results to merge by hand, with the comments left untranslated at the end.

Nabad keeps it as one consultation. One set of questions, one code, and each resident reads and answers in their own language. The results add up in one place, and the comments come back translated.

Why Nabad

One consultation, not one per language

Four things that decide whether a consultation hears the whole neighbourhood or only the part of it that shares your language.

Every resident reads the question in their language

Eighty-six languages, including Arabic, Spanish, Chinese, Punjabi, Tagalog and Ukrainian. Nabad opens in the language the phone is set to whenever you offer it, and anyone can switch. Right-to-left languages read properly.

At the meeting, or on their own time

Run the questions live at the public meeting, then as a survey that stays open for the window you choose, for the residents who could not come. Same questions, same languages.

Anonymous when it needs to be

You decide whether residents are asked for a name: not at all, optional, or required. No account and no email address are ever needed to answer.

Comments you can actually read

Open answers are translated into your language, so a comment written in Tamil sits next to one written in French. AI room insights can group them into themes across languages.

How a consultation runs

From the public meeting to the report

The same questions reach the people in the room and the people who could not come.

Tuesday evening

The public meeting

The questions run live. Residents in the hall answer from their phones in their own language, and the results go up on the screen.

The next two weeks

The survey stays open

Share the same code on a flyer or in the newsletter. Residents who could not come answer at home, in their own language.

When it closes

One report

Every language adds up to one set of results. Comments come back translated and grouped into themes, ready to quote.

What to ask

Questions a consultation can ask

Four question types that fit most consultations. Write each once; residents read it in their own language.

Ranking
Put these five park projects in order.
Priorities you can defend in a budget meeting.
Rating
How safe do you feel walking here at night?
One number to track from one year to the next.
Open text
What is missing in this neighbourhood?
Comments in any language, translated for you.
Poll
Which evening suits you for the next meeting?
A quick answer that shapes who can come next time.
Urban planningPublic healthSchool boardsTenant associationsNewcomer programsNonprofits

Is Nabad only for multilingual rooms?

No. Nabad is your all-in-one: one tool for every room you run.

One language

  • Runs in your language, nothing to set up
  • Your audience never sees a language menu
  • Every question type: polls, word clouds, rankings, Q&A

More than one

  • Everyone joins in their own language, automatically
  • Open answers are translated live as they arrive
  • One screen of results for the whole room
Common questions

Multilingual consultations, answered

Is Nabad only for multilingual rooms?

No. You choose how many languages a session runs in. Pick one and untick the rest, and there is nothing to switch between, so the language picker never appears. The day the room is not all one language, you turn the others on and everyone reads and answers in their own.

Can residents answer without coming to the meeting?

Yes. Run the same questions as a survey that stays open for a window you choose. Residents answer on their own time, on their own phone, in their own language.

Do residents have to give their name?

Only if you ask. For each session you choose whether names are off, optional or required. With names off, nobody is asked who they are.

How do I read comments written in other languages?

Open answers are translated as they arrive, so you read every comment in your language next to the original.

Do people need an app or an account?

No. They join in any browser with the six-digit code, the QR code or a link. No download, no sign-up, no email address. Only the host needs an account.

How many people can take part?

The free plan covers rooms of up to 30 people, with unlimited sessions. Paid plans raise the limit per session. The details are on the pricing page.

Where is the data kept?

The Data and Security page lists where Nabad stores answers, who can see them and how long they are kept.

Run a consultation the whole neighbourhood can answer

Free to start. Nothing to install for residents. Eighty-six languages in one consultation.