Datasets built in public

Short clips of street food vendors with on-screen descriptions and transcripts.

“…this is jollof rice from a stall in Lagos. The vendor says it cooks in a single iron pot…”

Phone photos of plants along East African roadsides, species-tagged by contributors.

Recorded proverbs in Hausa with English glosses and pronunciation notes.

Kowa ya yi haƙuri… → Whoever is patient, eats the ripe fruit.

Bilingual customer reviews labeled with sentiment, aspect, and topic tags.

“Livraison rapide mais l'emballage…” → positive · packaging concern

Dawn chorus recordings tagged by region and species.

Common bulbul · 06:14 · Kisumu

Handwritten and printed signs from informal markets; transcribed and translated.

Step-by-step bread-making clips with verbal instructions and timing labels.

“Now you stretch and fold every 30 minutes for the next two hours…”

Public-transit announcements labeled for intent, location, and time.

“The next train to Andheri departs from platform 3.” → arrival · Andheri · platform 3