Our Story
Born from a vision to democratize data access across Africa, AfriData represents the innovation and determination of JKUAT students under JHUB Africa.
Innovation Through Collaboration
AfriData emerged from a vision to bridge the critical data gap across Africa. We recognized that while data drives innovation globally, African researchers, businesses, and innovators often struggled to access relevant, localized datasets that reflect the continent's unique contexts and challenges.
Developed through JHUB Africa - a leading innovation hub at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology - we created a platform that transforms how African data is shared, accessed, and utilized. Our mission is clear: democratize data access to fuel African innovation and development.
Our Mission & Vision
Our Mission
To democratize access to African data by creating an open, collaborative platform where researchers, students, innovators, and organizations can share, discover, and utilize datasets that reflect African contexts and address local challenges.
Our Vision
To become Africa's leading data-sharing ecosystem, fostering innovation and evidence-based decision making across the continent while empowering the next generation of African data scientists and researchers.
JHUB Africa
Our Innovation Hub at JKUAT
JHUB Africa serves as the innovation and entrepreneurship hub at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, fostering student-led initiatives that address African challenges through technology.
Powered by Innovation
AfriData is proudly developed through JHUB Africa, a premier innovation hub that provides the strategic guidance, technical resources, and collaborative environment needed to build transformative solutions for Africa.
This partnership ensures that our platform is built on solid technical foundations while addressing real-world needs within the African research, business, and academic communities.
Our Core Values
These principles guide everything we do at AfriData
Open Access
We believe data should be accessible to everyone who can benefit from it
Community-Driven
Our platform grows and improves through the contributions of our community
Innovation
We continuously evolve our platform to meet the changing needs of Africa
Impact
Every dataset shared has the potential to create positive change in Africa
Be Part of Our Story
Join us in building Africa's premier data-sharing ecosystem