Africa's AI is
built together.
Whether you're a student in Mwanza, a researcher in Nairobi, or an engineer at a global lab — there's a way to plug in and shape what African AI becomes.
Get involved
Four ways to be part of the community
Contribute data
Record Swahili voice clips, transcribe audio, or label images — every contribution improves the next generation of African AI models.
Learn moreBuild open source
Pick up issues on our GitHub: SDKs, evaluation tools, demo apps and dataset pipelines. All skill levels welcome.
Browse reposJoin events
Monthly meetups in Dar es Salaam, quarterly hackathons, and an annual Swahili AI summit. In-person and virtual.
See eventsMentor & learn
Pair with experienced ML engineers, or share your expertise with newcomers entering AI from across East Africa.
Get involvedOpen source
What we're building on GitHub
Swahili AI Dataset Hub
A growing library of open Swahili data.
Audio, text, images and structured data — ethically sourced, transparently licensed, and ready for the next generation of African AI.
What's in the hub
3,400+ hrs
Swahili speech audio (4 dialects)
12B+ tokens
Curated Swahili text corpus
Consented
Ethically sourced from contributors
Open-licensed
400 hrs available for research
Ready to join?
Start contributing today.
Fork a repo, label a dataset, attend a meetup, or just say hello. Every contribution moves African AI forward.