Hii everyone, I’m Victoria Ofuasia, Igbo Community Facilitator at Common Voice.
I’m happy to share that through the Community Facilitator program, I represented Common Voice as a Silicon Sponsor at the 2-day GDG DevFest Enugu, which was held in Enugu (the heart of the Igbo-speaking region in Nigeria) on the 5th and 6th of December 2025.
So the good news of Common Voice was spread throughout this event!
On Day 1, I spoke extensively on the topic “Let’s Make Open Source Local” using Common Voice as a case study of the localisation of open source movements in communities.
On Day 2, I got to talk very briefly to the main audience about the essence of Common Voice and encouraged them to check out the Common Voice booth at the event. We had a booth where attendees tried contributing their voices and learned more about how to get involved with contributing through recordings and validations in Igbo on Common Voice. I had help from a volunteer, and we shared merch and stickers with people who came by. Some people posted about contributing, and others joined our Discord community to keep in touch.
You can find Common Voice as a sponsor and see the spotlight of what I spoke about on the Devfest Enugu website here: https://devfestenugu.com/.
Thank you all for your support. I will be updating this thread with more pictures and highlights!!
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Happy New Year everyone! 
This is me updating this thread with more details on the collaboration.
After DevFest Enugu 2025, we organised a post-event 4-day Igbo Common Voice contribution challenge (22nd to 25th Dec) to sustain momentum from the event and encourage continued participation. The challenge had a $100 prize pool, with 5 finalist/winning participants receiving $20 each.
Challenge Summary
The challenge ran for 4 days and was designed as a qualification-based activity focused on consistency and community building (not just speed or leaderboard ranking). To qualify, participants were required to:
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Register for the challenge and have a Common Voice account
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Complete Igbo-only contribution benchmarks (speaking and validation)
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Promote participation through start and completion social media posts
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Onboard new contributors to the platform
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Submit a completion form for verification
Impact During the Challenge
During the 4-day challenge window, the community achieved:
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3,199 Igbo clips recorded
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6,213 Igbo clips validated
This challenge helped convert DevFest interest into sustained contributions and expanded the Igbo Common Voice contributor community.
Thank you to everyone who participated and supported Igbo language contributions. We’re excited to keep growing Igbo language data and strengthening the community in 2026! 
Announcement posts: announcing the challenge and announcing the winners of the challenge.
More detailed challenge info: CV x DFE25 Igbo Contribution Challenge [PUBLIC INFO] - Google Drive
Hashtag on social media: #igbocommonvoicechallenge
Overall Summary & Resources
This collaboration spanned three key phases: a speaker session, on-site community engagement, and a post-event contribution challenge.
On Day 1 of DevFest Enugu, I delivered a talk titled “Let’s Make Open Source Local,” where I used Mozilla Common Voice and Open Source Nest as case studies to show how open source can be demystified and localised for grassroots communities. The session was highly interactive and helped spark strong interest in contributing to and building on Common Voice datasets.
On Day 2, Mozilla Common Voice had an active presence through a dedicated booth. Attendees were able to see Common Voice in action, create accounts, and make real-time contributions. Booth engagement, alongside brief main-stage sponsor representation, significantly increased awareness and hands-on participation.
To sustain momentum, a short 4-day post-event Igbo contribution challenge was organised. This helped convert event interest into continued participation and community growth through structured, consistent contributions.
In summary, across the full collaboration, we were able to generate approximately:
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~3,250 Igbo recordings
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~6,250 Igbo validations
This multi-phase approach proved effective in growing Igbo language data and strengthening the local Common Voice contributor community.
Links with more details
Thank you again to everyone who supported and participated. It was an honour to serve!
