Available for custom AI data collection projects

African Speech & Language Data for AI

VilaStore Technologies Hub provides ethical, consent-based speech and language data collection services for AI training, evaluation, and development.

VilaStore Technologies Hub builds digital platforms and also provides specialized AI data collection services for organizations developing artificial intelligence systems.

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AI Data Services

Available for custom AI data collection projects that need carefully managed African speech, language, annotation, and review workflows.

Hausa Conversational Speech Collection

Natural spoken Hausa sessions shaped by project instructions.

Nigerian English Speech Collection

Voice recordings for AI training, evaluation, and development needs.

Hausa-English Code-Switching Data

Speech and dialogue examples where speakers move between Hausa and English.

Scripted Speech Collection

Prompted recordings based on approved scripts and recording requirements.

Audio Transcription

Transcription support for speech files according to project specifications.

Dialogue Collection & Validation

Dialogue capture and validation for conversational AI use cases.

Data Quality Review

Checks for completeness, consent alignment, audio quality, and annotation rules.

Custom Contributor Recruitment

Contributor recruitment based on language, profile, location, and project requirements.

How It Works

A clear project flow from client requirements to reviewed dataset delivery.

AI Client
Project Requirements
Verified & Consenting Contributors
Voice/Data Collection
Transcription & Quality Review
Secure Dataset Delivery
Responsible Data Collection

Clear consent, protected contributor information, and restricted data access.

VilaStore follows responsible data-collection practices so each project can be evaluated, collected, reviewed, and delivered with appropriate privacy and data-protection safeguards.

Contributors participate voluntarily.
Contributors are clearly informed about the purpose of each project.
Consent is obtained before recording.
Contributors are informed that approved recordings may be used for AI training, testing, evaluation, or development depending on the client project.
Non-consenting people must not be recorded.
Contributor information is protected.
Access to collected data is restricted.
Data collection follows applicable privacy and data-protection requirements.
Contributors are informed about payment conditions before participating.

Initial Language Coverage

Starting coverage for custom speech and language data projects.

Hausa — Nigeria

Nigerian English

Hausa-English Code-Switching

Additional African languages can be supported based on project requirements.

Looking for African speech or language data?

Tell us the language, number of speakers, recording type, required hours, and annotation requirements. Our team can evaluate the project and propose a custom data-collection plan.

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