# Sauti Yetu

- **Event:** [Meta Global AI Developer Hackathon](https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/meta-ai-developer-hackathon)
- **When:** Oct 26, 12:00 PM – Nov 4, 9:00 PM (EST)
- **Where:** Online
- **Team:** [Martin Karimi](https://cerebralvalley.ai/u/Koome)
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/ndambuki8/songa-app/tree/main
- **Demo video:** https://youtu.be/wq6hXL7RIaM
- **Gallery:** https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/meta-ai-developer-hackathon/hackathon/gallery
- **Page:** https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/meta-ai-developer-hackathon/hackathon/gallery/3334

Songa is a mobile travel companion that helps people communicate, understand their surroundings and find their way back in unfamiliar places, starting with East Africa. Everyday situations such as asking for directions, choosing a meal or explaining a dietary requirement can become difficult when visitors do not speak the local language or understand the context. Unreliable connectivity can make these situations harder, particularly when someone needs to return to where they are staying.

We built Songa around four experiences that support a traveller throughout the day.

Speak helps visitors and local residents communicate face to face. Its split-screen interface lets both people use the same phone from opposite sides. It transcribes speech and uses conversational context to interpret what each person means in the other’s language, with spoken playback. This is particularly relevant in settings where people naturally switch between Swahili and English.

Look helps travellers make sense of what is around them. They can photograph a menu, sign or market stall, then tap an item or ask a question to receive an explanation, translation or approximate price conversion. Location and saved preferences provide context, helping users ask practical questions about unfamiliar food, places and objects.

Journal helps travellers keep a meaningful record of their experiences. It brings notes, photos and voice memos together into a first-person account of the day, while keeping future plans and reminders separate.

Anchor helps travellers retain a way back to a familiar place. It saves their lodging location and provides a compass arrow and distance back without requiring a network connection. Saved local-language cards also let them show someone their address or communicate personal needs offline.

Songa brings these capabilities into one app so travellers can navigate everyday interactions with greater confidence, stay connected to the people and places they encounter, and keep essential return information available when connectivity drops.

## More from Meta Global AI Developer Hackathon

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- [Baronal Labs](https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/meta-ai-developer-hackathon/hackathon/gallery/3333)
- [Gourav](https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/meta-ai-developer-hackathon/hackathon/gallery/3335)
- [202 meta successful](https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/meta-ai-developer-hackathon/hackathon/gallery/3336)
- [Buzzard](https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/meta-ai-developer-hackathon/hackathon/gallery/3337)

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