Contributors wanted · Short-term project

Contributors Wanted: Egocentric AI Data-Collection Project

Help train the next generation of AI. Baraka Digital Hub (BDH) is recruiting individual contributors, skilled professionals, teams and local collection partners across East Africa to record real-world human activities and skilled work environments using compatible head-mounted recording devices.

Your experience, skills and daily work can help improve the way future AI systems understand real-world tasks.

Pilot compensation
Earn $2.50 per approved recording hour

The pilot rate is $2.50 per approved recording hour. As the project scales, the price is expected to increase, creating greater earning opportunities for contributors and local collection teams.

Please note: this is a short-term, project-based opportunity. It is not a career or a permanent job.

What contributors will record

We are looking for high-quality first-person recordings of genuine work activities in professional and skilled environments. Priority industries and work environments include:

Automotive and transport repair

  • Automotive repair
  • Motorcycle repair
  • Scooter repair
  • Bicycle repair
  • Boat repair

Electronics and technical repair

  • Electronics repair
  • Phone repair
  • Computer repair
  • Appliance repair
  • Instrument repair
  • Watch repair

Technical, laboratory and healthcare environments

  • Data centers
  • Laboratories
  • Eligible healthcare settings

Agriculture and plant production

  • Farms
  • Greenhouses
  • Plant nurseries
  • Mushroom farms

Food service and hospitality

  • Restaurants
  • Commercial kitchens
  • Pizzerias
  • Bakeries
  • Pastry shops

Craft and workshop services

  • Clothing alterations
  • Shoe repair
  • Furniture reupholstery

Recording requirements

All recordings must meet the following:

  • 1080p resolution
  • 30 frames per second
  • 140° diagonal field of view
  • Landscape orientation
  • Head-strap or head-mounted recording (not chest-mounted)
  • At least 90% hand visibility
  • Raw, unannotated video
  • All required metadata included

Priority locations

We are currently prioritizing contributors in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Arusha, Dodoma, Jinja, and surrounding areas across East Africa.

Who can contribute?

This opportunity may be suitable for:

  • Skilled tradespeople
  • Technicians and repair specialists
  • Workshop owners and employees
  • Service businesses
  • Laboratory professionals
  • Eligible healthcare facilities and workers
  • Farmers and agricultural operators
  • Greenhouse, nursery and mushroom-farm operators
  • Restaurant, bakery and commercial-kitchen teams
  • Local data-collection teams and fieldwork partners
  • Individual contributors with access to eligible work environments

Important exclusions

The project does not include recordings from:

  • Manufacturing environments
  • Construction sites
  • Industrial settings
  • Residential settings
  • Repetitive factory-line activities

We are focused on diverse real-world tasks and skilled work environments. We aim to collect no more than five hours for each scene-and-task combination.

Interested in contributing?

If you work in one of the priority industries or have access to an eligible work environment, contact BDH to learn more about eligibility, recording requirements and pilot onboarding.