Cachupa night at our place on Saturday. Who’s coming? Bring your guitar 🎶
For Cape Verdeans all over the world
Ten islands. One people. One place to lend a hand.
See what Cape Verdeans are sharing from Praia to Brockton, Lisbon to Rotterdam, find a helping hand on Djunta-mó and sort out the family paperwork, with answers in Kriolu.
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- Kriolu · Português · English · Français
- Praia
- Mindelo
- Brockton
- Lisboa
- Rotterdam
- Paris
- Luxembourg
- Pawtucket
- Dakar
- Boston
- Roma
- Madrid
- Luanda
- São Filipe
- New Bedford
- Amadora
- Esch-sur-Alzette
- São Tomé
- ~700k
- Cape Verdeans live abroad, more than the 491,233 counted at home in the 2021 census.IOM · INE
- ≈12%
- of the national economy (GDP) arrives as money sent home by the diaspora.World Bank, 2024
- 72,051
- voters registered abroad in 2026, up 36.5% since 2021. The diaspora elects 6 of 72 MPs.RTP, May 2026
- 2019
- Morna joins UNESCO’s list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.UNESCO
Facts about the Cape Verdean nation, not SabiVida usage figures. SabiVida is a pilot.
One app, the whole family
Everything the family carries, in one place
Cape Verdean life happens across oceans: a cousin in Boston, papers in Praia, a parcel waiting in Lisbon. SabiVida keeps it together.
- Feed: posts from members and headlines from Cape Verdean and diaspora outlets.
- Family plans: shared checklists, due dates and reminders before documents expire.
- Sabi AI: ask about paperwork in Kriolu, Portuguese, English or French.
- Djunta-mó: offers and requests by country and city, with a private chat for each listing.
AllCommunityEvents
Kriolu class for the kids starts again Thursday at the community center.
News from home, voices from everywhere
Member posts sit next to headlines from Cape Verdean and diaspora outlets. Like what moves you, share it on WhatsApp and pick the outlets you follow.
Illustration with example content.
Djunta-mó
Items€40Space in a barrel to Praia Lisbon · Nov 12
Housing€450Room for a student Rotterdam · Dec
Services$25Kriolu ↔ English translation Brockton · Weekends
Ask. Offer. Help each other.
Rides, rooms, services, things to send home. Every listing has a country and a city, and every conversation stays tied to its listing.
Illustration with example content.
3/5
Today3 of 5 steps done- Book the consulate appointmentDone
- Passport photosDone
- Copy of birth certificateDone
- Pay the renewal feeNov 14
Ana’s passport expires in 42 days
The household admin, shared
Plans with checklists and owners, due dates, weekly reviews and a reminder before a passport or residence card expires.
Illustration with example content.
How do I renew my Cape Verdean passport from Lisbon?
Sabi AI
- Book an appointment with the consular section.
- Bring your current passport, ID card and photos.
- Pay the fee and keep the receipt.
Paperwork help, in your language
Ask in Kriolu, Portuguese, English or French. Sabi AI explains the steps and can add them to your family plan: you confirm each one.
Illustration with example content.
CConsulateAppointmentsInvitation sent
TTravelFlights & ferriesInvitation sent
MtMoney transferSend homeInvitation sent
AAssociationsLocal groupsInvitation sent
Trusted services, inside the app
We are inviting consulates, travel, money-transfer, insurance and diaspora associations to run verified mini apps. They never see your family’s data.
Illustration with example content.
Family plans
What do you need to sort out?
Pick a situation. SabiVida turns it into a shared plan with steps, owners and dates, and Sabi AI explains the hard parts.
Shared plan
Renew Ana’s passport
- Check the expiry date
- Book the consulate appointment
- Gather ID card, photos and old passport
- Pay the fee, keep the receipt
- Collect the new passport
Sabi AI explains each document and answers in Kriolu.
Shared plan
Barrel to Assomada
- List what goes in, with values
- Find a shipper or shared space on Djunta-mó
- Pack, seal and photograph the contents
- Share the tracking with family in Santiago
Sabi AI drafts the contents list and translates it.
Shared plan
Vote from abroad
- Check your voter registration at the consulate
- Confirm your polling station
- Put election day in the family calendar
- Bring your ID on the day
Sabi AI points you to official electoral information. It never tells you who to vote for.
Shared plan
First month in Rotterdam
- Register your address at the town hall
- Open a bank account
- Find the Cape Verdean association nearby
- Enrol the kids in school
Sabi AI answers in your language while you learn the local one.
Start this plan
Example plans. Rules differ by country: always confirm with the official service. Sabi AI gives guidance, not legal advice.
Djunta-mó
Lending a hand, now worldwide
Djunta-mó is how our islands always got things done: neighbours joining hands. SabiVida takes it from Mindelo to Brockton.
- 1Post with a placeEvery offer or request carries a country and a city, so help is found where it is needed.
- 2Talk privatelyEach conversation is tied to its listing. No phone number to hand out.
- 3Safe by designReport a listing or block an account in one tap. Reported listings are held and reviewed by our team.
ExamplesOfferItems RequestHousing OfferServices 
RequestRides
OfferItems€40
Space in a barrel, Lisbon to Praia
Lisbon, PortugalNov 12
RequestHousing€450 / month
Room for a nursing student
Rotterdam, NetherlandsFrom Dec
OfferServices$25 / hour
Kriolu ↔ English translation for appointments
Brockton, USAWeekends
RequestRides500 CVE
Ride to Assomada on Sunday morning
Praia, Cabo VerdeSunday
Why SabiVida
Made for how our families live
Not another generic social network. SabiVida is built around the way Cape Verdean families stay close across borders.
Kriolu first. Every island welcome.
SabiVida speaks Kriolu by default, with Portuguese, English and French one tap away. Santiago Kriolu today; the other island variants are on the way.
On every phone
Add it to your home screen from the browser, on Android or iPhone. Native apps are rolling out.
No passwords to forget
Sign in with your face, fingerprint or screen lock. Nothing to steal, nothing to reset.
Your family stays private
Plans, documents and chats are visible only to the people you invite. Partner apps never see them.
When the network drops
Turn on offline access and your saved plans and documents stay readable, even with no signal.
Free for families
No subscription and no card during the pilot.
Our people
The voices who carried our islands to the world
Long before any app, morna crossed oceans and the world learned the word sodade. A tribute to a few of the people who made ten small islands known everywhere.
MornaCesária ÉvoraThe barefoot diva who carried morna and “Sodade” to stages all over the world.Photo: Silvio Tanaka (Flickr: As fotos da Virada!) · CC BY-SA 2.0 
IndependenceAmílcar CabralAgronomist and poet who led the struggle for the independence of Cabo Verde and Guinea-Bissau.Photo: Unknown photographer (Casa Comum / Fundação Mário Soares archive) · Public Domain (PD-Guinea-Bissau) 
JazzHorace SilverHard-bop pioneer whose father came from Maio, honoured in “Song for My Father”.Photo: Shaw Artists Corp. (publicity photo) · Public Domain (PD-1978, US) 
MusicMayra AndradeBorn in Havana, raised between continents, singing Kriolu to the world.Photo: Amaury Laporte · CC BY 2.0 
Morna & coladeiraTito ParisMindelo-born singer and guitarist who made Lisbon a home for our music.Photo: Ministério da Cultura (Brazil), via Flickr · CC BY 2.0 
Batuku & funanáLuraBorn in Lisbon to Cape Verdean parents, she took batuku to the world’s great stages.Photo: Tore Sætre · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Music & lettersMário LúcioMusician, poet and novelist, founder of the group Simentera.Photo: Bunks · CC BY-SA 3.0 
MornaNancy VieiraOne of the most delicate voices of morna and coladeira, between Praia and Lisbon.Photo: Paweł Ćwik · CC BY-SA 4.0 
New generationElida AlmeidaFrom Santiago to festivals everywhere, winner of the RFI Prix Découvertes in 2015.Photo: Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 4.0 
New generationDino d'SantiagoAlgarve-born son of Santiago, blending funaná and batuku with Lisbon’s new sound.Photo: Agência Lusa · CC BY 3.0 
FootballGarry RodriguesRotterdam-born winger who wears the shirt of the Blue Sharks.Photo: Xavier Rondón Medina · CC BY-SA 2.0
Tribute only: the people shown are not affiliated with SabiVida and do not endorse it. Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences credited on each picture. All image credits
Partners
Bring your service to the whole diaspora
Consulates, associations, airlines and ferries, money-transfer and insurance providers can run a verified mini app inside SabiVida. Members choose what they share; you never see their family data.
- Consulates
- Diaspora associations
- Airlines & ferries
- Money transfer
- Insurance
Families
Free
During the pilot. No card needed.
- Feed, Chat and Djunta-mó
- Shared family plans and reminders
- Sabi AI in four languages
- Works on Android, iPhone and computers
Associations & partners
Let’s talk
For organisations that serve the community.
- A verified mini app inside SabiVida
- One-tap member sign-in; their name only if they agree
- Suggest plan steps that members confirm
- Every app reviewed by our team before launch
FAQ
Your questions, answered
Is SabiVida free?
Yes. SabiVida is free for families during the pilot, and no card is needed.
Which languages does it speak?
Kriolu (Santiago variant by default), Portuguese, English and French. Sabi AI answers in all four.
Do I need to download an app?
No. Open SabiVida in your browser and add it to your home screen. Native Android and iOS apps are rolling out.
Who can see my family’s information?
Only the members you invite to your household. Your plans, documents and chats are not public, and partner mini apps never get access to them.
How do you keep Djunta-mó safe?
Members can report a listing or block an account; reported listings are held and reviewed by our team. As anywhere, never pay in advance someone you have not met.
Is SabiVida run by the government?
No. SabiVida is independent. We link to official sources such as consulates and the electoral commission, but we do not speak for them.
I run an association. How can we join?
Write to hello@sabivida.com. We are inviting associations and services to open verified spaces and mini apps.
Ten islands, one family. Your place is here.
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