Become a Data Curator
We accept applications from fluent African language speakers who want to translate, validate, or organize data that improves AI models. No prior experience required — here's how the journey works.
Get Trained
Complete our linguistics training program to learn data quality standards before your first project.
Join Our Network
Once certified, join our community of expert curators who receive project assignments in their languages.
Language Supervision
Work with a supervisor who speaks your language and guides you throughout your projects.
Data Protection
Our secure pipeline keeps your personal information confidential across all curated datasets.
Fair Compensation
Earn competitive hourly rates, equitable across all contributors, varying by project type.
Community in Action
Tonative Workshop at Deep Learning Indaba 2026, Nigeria
Hosting a hands-on workshop on community-driven African language data curation at DLI 2026. Featuring guest speakers from Digital Umuganda and KenCorpus.
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Young People in Tech (YPIT), Artificial Future Conference - Keynote Panel
Sharon Ibejih, Founder of Tonative, spoke on the keynote panel "What It Actually Takes to Build AI in Africa" on June 13, 2026, at the Artificial Future Conference held at Civic Centre, Ozumba Mbadiwe, Victoria Island, Lagos.
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YPIT AF Workshop: Bridging the Data Skills Gap for African Languages
On May 26, 2026, Tonative hosted a virtual workshop as part of The Artificial Future series by Young People In Tech (YPIT), introducing participants to language documentation, translation, validation, and dataset creation for AI. Facilitated by Sharon Ibejih, Cynthia Amol, and Mwihaki Thuo.
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2026 Impact Fellowship Summit (IFN IREX)
Virtual presentation on April 27, 2026, by Chinenye Anikwenze on "Human-in-the-Loop AI: Centering African Languages in Fellowship Systems" for the summit hosted in Washington, DC.
Women Leading AI for Social Good in Africa - Tonative × Divas in AI
On April 11, 2026, Tonative co-hosted a webinar with Divas in AI featuring Deborah Arthur, Cynthia Amol, and Tatapong Beyala on using AI to drive meaningful impact across Africa.
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African Languages Conference (AFLC)
On February 27, 2026, Chinenye Anikwenze presented "Why Linguists are the Essential Guardrails for African AI," demonstrating how human-in-the-loop validation repairs tonal "Semantic Collapse" in Igbo.
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Tonative Booth at Deep Learning Indaba Conference at Kigali
Engaging with other African NLP enthusiasts and signing new members into our community.
AfriLang Conference at Kampala
Presenting our paper "Tonative: Community-Driven Extension of African Datasets Through Human-AI Collaboration.
Centre for Low-Resource Languages and Cultures Workshop at NeurIPs, Mexico City
Founded and chaired by Joy Naomi, with Tonative leaders as part of the co-organisers.
Mawazo Ideas Night: Is the Algo African?
Cynthia Amol at a public events platform for science engagement and communication.