Sunflower v2: For Africa’s Many Voices
From 31 Ugandan languages to 67 across the continent, now with speech. Most AI systems serve a small number of
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Why Gender Has to Be Part of the African AI Conversation.
Building AI for Africa is not enough. We have to think carefully about who it serves in Africa — and
How Partners Are Leveraging Sunbird AI Technology to Transform Lives Across Uganda
Language is often the biggest barrier standing between people and the healthcare, public services, and opportunities they need. Here is
Bringing Power Closer: How AI guided planning is lighting up livelihoods in Lamwo District.
In Lamwo District, Northern Uganda, a quiet but profound shift is underway. With AI guided site identification pointing to where
Sunflower: For Africa’s Many Voices
By Sunbird AI — October 10, 2025 Quick linksSunflower web interfaceTechnical reportModels on HuggingFace Today we are releasing two new
Beyond Text: Bringing Speech AI to Ugandan Languages
At Sunbird AI, our mission has always been to ensure that technology reflects the people who use it. In a
Sunbird AI’s Landmark Victory: Leading the Way in Kinyarwanda ASR Kaggle Competition!
Sunbird AI is proud to announce a significant achievement: winning both Track B and Track C of the recent Kinyarwanda Kaggle
From Satellite to Settlement: How Google Earth AI and Uganda’s Ministry of Energy Are Rewriting Rural Grid Planning
Uganda has a bold ambition: connect 10 million households to the most suitable energy source by 2030. That target, enshrined
How Sunbird AI’s Sunflower is accelerating Wikimedia in Runyankole.
For years, the Wikimedia community in Uganda faced a hard technical ceiling because of the lack of digital tools to create content