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WarkaTHE ETHIOPIAN COMMUNITY APP

Shared roots.
New connections.

A little closer to your culture.
A little closer to each other.

Warka is designed to connect Ethiopians in the diaspora across the United States through conversations, gatherings, shared interests, and everyday discovery.

Meet your community app ↓
Together at Meskel, Addis Ababa
Together at Meskel, Addis AbabaLan Yao / Pexels ↗
PEOPLE. CULTURE. POSSIBILITY.A digital meeting place. A familiar feeling.

THE CONNECTIONS THAT STAY WITH US

Sometimes, belonging
starts with something small.

A familiar cup. A shared story. Someone who understands where you’re coming from.

An Ethiopian coffee tradition
An Ethiopian coffee traditionAmanuel Kebede / Unsplash ↗
01 / MAKE ROOM FOR CONVERSATION

Come for the coffee.
Stay for the connection.

From family traditions to everyday questions, Warka is a place to share what matters and find people who feel familiar.

Everyday life at an Addis Ababa market
Everyday life at an Addis Ababa marketTsion Molla / Pexels ↗
02 / DISCOVER YOUR COMMUNITY

Behind every place,
there are people.

Meet Ethiopian makers, explore local businesses, and discover gatherings that bring diaspora communities together across the United States.

See how it comes together ↗

A FIRST LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITIES

One meeting place.
Many ways to belong.

Explore four proposed experiences.
The preview uses fictional sample content.

DESIGNED TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER

These UI concepts explore Warka’s direction. Features and availability are still to be confirmed.

WARKA / INTERACTIVE PREVIEWConcept
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A conversation
can change your day.

Stories, questions, and a little everyday connection.

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Hana T.Culture & Creativity · Sample post

Learning a family recipe this weekend. What’s the dish you’d love to pass on?

THE STORIES WE KEEPA recipe is more
than ingredients.Sometimes, it’s a whole family story.
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Start from shared interests.Culture, food, language and life.

Demo only — no account or sign-up needed.

A preview of the experience, not a live app.
FROM ONLINE CONNECTION TO SHARED EXPERIENCE

Your next conversation.
Your next discovery.
Your kind of together.

That’s the possibility we’re building toward.

GOOD TO KNOW

A community begins
with a conversation.

What is Warka?

Warka is Lastasoft’s community app for Ethiopians living in the United States, envisioned as a place to connect through culture, conversations, shared interests, events, and local discovery.

Are these screenshots from a live app?

No. These are original interface concepts created to explore the product’s direction. The people, groups, events and businesses shown are illustrative. Final features and availability are not confirmed by these previews.

When can I use Warka?

Contact [email protected] for current product updates and availability. We’ll share the next steps as the experience develops.

Can my community or business be involved?

We’d love to hear from Ethiopian community organizers, creators, and businesses across the United States. Email us with a little about your work and how you’d like to connect.

LET’S BUILD CONNECTION

Be part of
what comes next.

A community, a business, or an idea worth sharing.
We’d love to hear from you.

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