Case studies

What we built, and what it changed

Each case study traces work carried out in the field: the problem, what was built with communities and institutions, and what came of it.

The Umbaji team demoing Yodi to attendees at a tech conferenceConference

AI Summit: AI serving African languages

Leroy Abiguime speaks on the place of African languages in tomorrow's models, alongside other pan-African voices.

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Umbaji working session in front of a “Join in Africa’s tech evolution” banner, participants at their laptops wearing headsetsTrade fair

Umbaji at SIPEN-UEMOA, Lomé

Yodi demoed across the international digital business fair, on every screen at the event.

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Speaker with a microphone facing a room of participants working on their laptops, at the Togo Data Lab masterclassTraining

Togo Data Lab Masterclass

Community masterclass on Transformer architecture and its mathematical foundations, open to all.

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Two participants in the Togo AI Lab and Zindi partnership, at a conferencePartnership

Togo AI Lab and Zindi partnership

Joint development of models for understanding, translating, and restoring Togolese national languages.

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