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title: MALIBA AI
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short_description: "No Malian Left Behind!"
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  - malian-languages
  - ai
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  - africa
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# MALIBA-AI

**Empowering Mali's Future Through Community-Driven AI Innovation**

MALIBA-AI is a bold, independent community leveraging open-source AI to bridge the digital divide and empower Mali's linguistic communities. We are uniting engineers, linguists, researchers, and students to create novel language technologies—democratizing technology access for every Malian.

## Our Vision

An inclusive, independent technological ecosystem which includes *all* Malian communities, regardless of educational or linguistic background, to preserve culture, enhance education, and drive economic growth for the country.

## Our Mission

To drive technological advancement in Mali through:
- Building a dynamic and collaborative innovation ecosystem including input from AI experts, engineers, and local voices shape Mali's future together
- Developing open-source language models informed by local Mali community needs
- Ensuring equal access to technology by integrating all Malian languages
- Fostering local AI education so Malians can lead their own technological future
- Sharing breakthroughs openly to ensure innovation is for *all*

## Core Initiatives

### 1. Language Technology Development
- **Foundation Models:** Create, Train, and Deploy AI models tailored to Malian languages
- **Speech Technologies:** Develop speech recognition and synthesis systems for local dialects
- **Translation Systems:** Build neural machine translation models to enable seamless communication across Mali's diverse languages
- **Dataset Creation:** Curate comprehensive, high-quality datasets for all Malian languages
- **Documentation:** Preserve Mali's rich linguistic heritage through detailed documentation
- **Methodology Sharing:** Publish all approaches and techniques following open science principles

### 2. Community Empowerment
- **Open Collaboration:** Foster a space for innovation free from external influence and bias
- **Knowledge Exchange:** Facilitate learning and sharing between community members
- **Inclusive Development:** AI solutions built with direct input from Malian communities of different backgrounds
- **Research Publication:** Share findings, models, and datasets with the global community
- **Capacity Building:** Develop local expertise in AI and language technologies to empower Malians to take ownership of Mali's technological development

### 3. Practical Applications
- **Local Solutions:** Create applications addressing specific Malian challenges faced by language barriers 
- **Educational Tools:** Develop resources to teach Mali's dialects in order to preserve heritage languages
- **Accessibility Solutions:** Ensure AI technology reaches Mali's communities
- **Integration Tools:** Build software connecting traditional and modern practices to engage with all levels of tech literacy

## Join Our Community

### Who We Need
- **AI/ML Practitioners:** Contribute to model development and training
- **Software Engineers:** Build practical applications and tools
- **Language Experts:** Guide linguistic accuracy and cultural preservation
- **Community Members:** Share insights about local needs and challenges
- **Enthusiasts:** Learn and contribute to technological advancement

### How to Contribute
- **Project Participation:** Join our open-source development efforts
- **Knowledge Sharing:** Contribute expertise and learn from others
- **Community Building:** Help grow our independent innovation ecosystem
- **Solution Development:** Create applications serving local needs
- **Research Collaboration:** Participate in methodology development and documentation

> **"No Malian Left Behind"**
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Join MALIBA-AI in building a future where technology serves every Malian, in every language, through the power of community-driven innovation!