Open-Source Solutions for Economic Opportunity
Tabiya builds open-source software and standards to unlock economic opportunity for all. We partner with government employment services, NGOs, and job platforms to create pathways that recognize skills from all work – including informal and traditionally unseen activities. Our mission is to make labor markets more efficient, equitable, and inclusive.
What We Do
Addressing the challenge with open-source
The youth workforce is growing, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Millions of people gain skills informally, yet labor markets often don't often recognize their value, creating barriers to participation. Technology could help, but current solutions are expensive, proprietary, and create fragmented systems that overlook informal skills and prevent data sharing. We're on a mission to change that.
At Tabiya, we're building digital public infrastructure for jobs—creating open-source technology that organizations can freely adapt to create more efficient, equitable labor markets.
Here's How:
Research
Born from the University of Oxford, our global team of researchers, developers, and practitioners works alongside partners across diverse labor markets worldwide. Through rigorous research, we’ve developed a standardized, inclusive taxonomy—a shared language that recognizes skills from all experiences, creating foundations for more equitable economic opportunity.
Design and Build
Our developers and partners use this taxonomy to build modular, open-source software, AI models, and data standards that help organizations connect youth to work. While many frameworks can reinforce inequality, Tabiya’s taxonomy is designed for greater inclusion and equity.
Deploy
We partner with governments, employment service providers, NGOs, job matching platforms, and educational institutions to help them adopt Tabiya's modular tech—integrating it into their existing systems or as standalone solutions. We connect organizations working on similar challenges to create more inclusive labor markets worldwide.
