diff --git a/backend/src/app.ts b/backend/src/app.ts
index b0f7afa2..b0a889a6 100644
--- a/backend/src/app.ts
+++ b/backend/src/app.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import classRouter from './routes/class';
 import questionRouter from './routes/question';
 import loginRouter from './routes/login';
 
+import homeRouter from './routes/home.js';
+
 const app: Express = express();
 const port: string | number = getNumericEnvVar(EnvVars.Port);
 
@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@ app.use('/login', loginRouter);
 
 app.use('/theme', themeRoutes);
 
+app.use('/home', homeRouter);
+
 async function startServer() {
     await initORM();
 
diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/themes.ts b/backend/src/controllers/themes.ts
index 442eb982..99fed54d 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/themes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/themes.ts
@@ -1,39 +1,19 @@
-import fs from 'fs';
-import path from 'path';
-import yaml from 'js-yaml';
 import { Request, Response } from 'express';
 import { themes } from '../data/themes.js';
+import { loadTranslations } from "../util/translationHelper.js";
 
 interface Translations {
     curricula_page: {
-        [key: string]: { title: string; description?: string }; // Optioneel veld description
+        [key: string]: { title: string; description?: string };
     };
 }
 
-/**
- * Laadt de vertalingen uit een YAML-bestand
- */
-function loadTranslations(language: string): Translations {
-    try {
-        const filePath = path.join(process.cwd(), '_i18n', `${language}.yml`);
-        const yamlFile = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8');
-        return yaml.load(yamlFile) as Translations;
-    } catch (error) {
-        console.error(
-            `Kan vertaling niet laden voor ${language}, fallback naar Nederlands`
-        );
-        console.error(error);
-        const fallbackPath = path.join(process.cwd(), '_i18n', 'nl.yml');
-        return yaml.load(fs.readFileSync(fallbackPath, 'utf8')) as Translations;
-    }
-}
-
 /**
  * GET /themes → Haalt de lijst met thema's op inclusief vertalingen
  */
 export function getThemes(req: Request, res: Response) {
     const language = (req.query.language as string)?.toLowerCase() || 'nl';
-    const translations = loadTranslations(language);
+    const translations = loadTranslations<Translations>(language);
 
     const themeList = themes.map((theme) => {
         return {
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/home.ts b/backend/src/routes/home.ts
index 89e5c8bc..19dc8b38 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/home.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/home.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ const router = express.Router();
  * @route GET /api/home
  * @query {string} language - Taalcode (bijv. 'nl' of 'fr')
  * @returns JSON object with homepage data (strengths)
+ * @example http://localhost:3000/home
+ * {title, description, strengths: {title, image}}
  */
 router.get('/', getHomeScreenData);
 
diff --git a/backend/src/util/translationHelper.ts b/backend/src/util/translationHelper.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8bc4d7ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/util/translationHelper.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import fs from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+import yaml from 'js-yaml';
+
+export function loadTranslations<T>(language: string): T {
+    try {
+        const filePath = path.join(process.cwd(), '_i18n', `${language}.yml`);
+        const yamlFile = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8');
+        return yaml.load(yamlFile) as T;
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error(
+            `Cannot load translation for ${language}, fallen back to dutch`
+        );
+        console.error(error);
+        const fallbackPath = path.join(process.cwd(), '_i18n', 'nl.yml');
+        return yaml.load(fs.readFileSync(fallbackPath, 'utf8')) as T;
+    }
+}