$2.2 million per programme of 9,000 hours
Open African-language speech collection: 9,000 hours across 18 languages in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa (Gates Foundation grant)
Dated 4 Sep 2025Source checked 11 Oct 2026Quote found on its page again 17 Oct 2026Basis: reported
In the source's own words
“capturing 9,000 hours of speech across 18 languages from Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. This $2.2 million Gates Foundation-funded initiative”
Where it was read
What it is about
- Gates Foundation
- African Next Voices
- Audio and speech
Figures it counts in
- $244 to $333 per hour of audioAudio and speech, cost to produce, per hour of audio