TECHNOLOGY
WITH DIVERSITY,
INNOVATION
FOR INCLUSION
Olabi believes that technology requires diversity and that innovation only fulfills its role when it promotes inclusion. That is why we work to transform both access to technology and the very processes of creation and development. We promote innovation that stems from listening, values multiple forms of knowledge, and fosters new social imaginaries.
We were born in 2014 as a laboratory for creation and “making” — a makerspace — in response to the restlessness of that time. Since then, the world has changed, and so have we.
We engage in training programs, consulting, knowledge production, and the creation of tools that expand technical capabilities while simultaneously provoking cultural and social change. We work to connect people, communities, companies, and organizations, strengthening networks and fostering spaces for collaboration, active learning, experimentation, and belonging.
Olabi has built a powerful track record: encompassing over 25 projects, 200 actions, and 4,000 hours dedicated to workshops, training, consulting, and transformative exchanges. In partnership with dozens of companies and organizations, we have impacted over 1 million people. Our work has echoed globally, leading us to share this experience in 17 countries across five continents.
Confronting online misogyny
In Fortaleza, Brazil, Olabi hosted a side event to MESECVI that centered the debate on the impacts of online gender-based violence on democracy, citizenship, and human rights.
Black Women as Key Players in Tech
In its most recent edition, the PretaLab cycle offers training in Python and Data Analysis for Black women wishing to build careers in the technology sector.
Art and Technology to Envision New Worlds
We challenged four artists to explore artificial intelligence as a language to reflect on liberation, healing, and re-existence in a world traversed by colonial logics.