About Jarida

A promise of quality, trust, and cultural representation.

Jarida is an open-source community co-founded in Nairobi, Kenya. We empower creative and technical talent to deliver world-class solutions to global challenges, with a primary focus on Africa.

Mission

To create and share open, innovative, and practical software that addresses real-world problems — while enabling African and global developers to showcase their talent on the world stage.

Our inaugural open-source product was the Kenyan Sign Language Translator. Our current focus is Goose In A Pond — a fully local, privacy-first AI home assistant built on Block's open-source Goose agent.

Based in

Nairobi, Kenya

Code licence

Apache 2.0

Content licence

CC BY 4.0

Focus

Africa + Global

Impact over code

We build for real problems, not portfolio points. Every project must demonstrate a clear need.

Open by default

All our software is open-source under Apache 2.0. Documentation and content under CC Attribution.

Credit where due

Every feature credits the people who built it. Contributions are named, not absorbed.

African authenticity

World-class solutions rooted in African context — not exported templates applied to new geography.

Privacy as a right

Local-first, data-minimal design is our default. Cloud connectivity is always opt-in.

Inclusive collaboration

We welcome contributors from anywhere. Technical depth is not a prerequisite for contribution.

Core team

The people behind Jarida

“Build for impact, not just code. Collaborate openly and inclusively. Give credit where credit is due. Respect project usage terms.”— Jarida Philosophy