Aya is a web-based gig platform that enables global startups and Small-Medium Businesses (SMBs) to access the best vetted African skilled freelancers.
We act as the connection between progressive businesses and skilled talent. While we provide these businesses with first-hand African brilliance, resourcefulness, and resilience, we also give talent the opportunity to remain relevant, with a platform to make their skills globally acceptable and valuable in the job market.
On the one hand, globally, Web3 companies have a hard time accessing qualified and vetted talent, and even when they do, it is usually very expensive. Web3 hires in the US & EU cost $100k-$300k per annum on average.
On the other hand, global freelancer platforms are “not built for the African skilled market.” Due to restrictions, prohibitions, and payment limitations, African freelancers often must hide their IP addresses in order to register an account or lose a significant amount of their earnings with each project due to the constant depreciation of local fiat currencies in host countries.
Africans have been handicapped by a system that built a limiting and scarcity mindset forged from past experiences, leading to technological disadvantage.
With vetted, skilled African hires from Aya, Web3 startups can save up to 40% of their hiring costs, with salaries ranging from $40k to $120k annually on average.
“It is noble to be in a position to think through building a platform that will lift millions out of poverty in Africa and also enable global businesses to save money on their hiring costs by engaging vetted and trusted African talents,” says Eric Annan, the CEO of Aya.
“We are on a mission to unlock 10 million African talents to serve the global web3 startups ecosystem.”
Freelancers get to enjoy an African-focused platform with crypto-supported payment solutions using multiple stablecoins to solve the problems of payment, high transaction fees, and income inequality.
With the beta.ayagigs.com launch, Ayagigs aims to transform the talent marketplace with key differentiating factors;
- Talent Matching and Vetting – Access to Africa’s largest, vetted web3 talents.
- Automated Project Management – Track project progress seamlessly.
- Cryptocurrency Payments – Stablecoins supported transactions.
- KYC – To eliminate risks by verifying the identities of all parties involved
- Tokenization – Earn tokens as work credit.
African freelancers enjoy education, training, and a mentoring ecosystem to give them the opportunity to upscale and grow their skillset.
Interested freelancers or businesses can sign up for the public beta by visiting https://beta.ayagigs.com/freelancer or beta.ayagig.com/business.
Understanding Ayagigs, Africa’s Talent Marketplace from Pishikeni Tukura
