--- title: MALIBA AI emoji: 🌖 colorFrom: pink colorTo: purple sdk: static pinned: false --- # MALIBA-AI > *Advancing AI Innovation in Mali through Local Language Technologies* MALIBA-AI is a pioneering community initiative dedicated to developing open-source AI solutions that preserve and promote Mali's rich linguistic heritage while solving local challenges through technology. ## Mission To build an inclusive AI ecosystem in Mali by developing open-source models in local languages, fostering innovation, and empowering communities through accessible AI education and research. ## 🔑 Core Initiatives Our core research and development will focus on: ### Local Language AI Development - Building Speech recognition systems, Neural machine translation, and Text-to-speech engines, large language models for Mali's indigenous languages - Collect data on Mali's indigenous languages and make them available for AI community and research - Creating NLP tools for language preservation and documentation ### Community Building & Education - AI/ML workshops programs - Collaborative research projects - Open-source contribution opportunities - Machine Learning Applications** - Educational technology - Digital accessibility ## 🤝 Join Our Community MALIBA-AI thrives on collaboration and welcomes contributions from: - AI researchers and practitioners - Software developers - Linguists and language experts - Domain specialists - Students and enthusiasts ## 📞 Connect With Us ## 🤲 Support Us Help us build AI solutions for Mali: - Contribute to our projects - Share your expertise - Join our events - Spread the word --- *"Innovation through collaboration, impact through local action."* Licensed under [Apache License 2.0](LICENSE) Join us in shaping the future of AI in Mali: one project, one language, and one solution at a time!