Common Voice Announces Nine Winners in ‘Wanawake Mashujaa’ Competition

Winning entries span Eastern and Central African countries, will expand Common Voice’s open-source Kiswahili data set

(TANZANIA, KENYA, AND DRC | OCTOBER 18, 2023) -- Today, Common Voice is announcing the winners of its “Wanawake Mashujaa'' Competition — six essays and essayists that expand its open-source Kiswahili data set while also honoring outstanding women in East and Central Africa.

The winners hail from Tanzania, Kenya and DRC and were selected by a panel of African linguists. They will receive prizes …