For companies using Workhuman with African staff
Workhuman doesn't reach Africa. We do.
Workhuman's social recognition feed works everywhere. The reward that follows it often doesn't — thin African catalogue, global pricing that doesn't reflect what things cost locally. Send a RewardsCard instead — priced and redeemed in local currency, live the same day.
Independent comparison — not a partnership with or endorsement by Workhuman.
The gap, in employees' own terms
An employee in Nairobi gets a Workhuman shoutout. Then what?
This isn't a guess. It's the pattern from direct conversations with Workhuman customers who have African staff — the same problems, unprompted, every time.
No Africa content
Workhuman's reward catalogue is thin or missing for African markets. The recognition lands. There's nothing local for the recipient to actually redeem it against.
Global pricing
Rewards are priced in USD or GBP at a global rate that doesn't reflect local purchasing power or the real in-country cost of redemption.
Already proven, at scale
GEP Worldwide Africa already routes here
When GEP's global recognition tooling can't serve an African employee, they send them to RibiRewards directly. It has run successfully across six countries and six currencies so far.
| Country | Employee | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | Mostafa Monsour | EGP 2,500 |
| Kenya | Joans Kinyangi | KES 5,000 |
| Ethiopia | Nahome Kebede | ETB 4,500 |
| Nigeria | Oluwafayokemi Bamidele | NGN 85,000 |
| Algeria | Rima Touil | DZD 6,800 |
| South Africa | Lerisha Naidoo | R1,500 |
Today, this runs manually — invoice, VAT correction, entity resend, wire or Stripe payment, then manual card issuance. Days to weeks per request. The self-serve flow below replaces every one of those manual steps.
Side by side
Workhuman vs RibiRewards, for African staff
| Feature | Workhuman | RibiRewards |
|---|---|---|
| African market coverage | Thin or missing catalogue for most African countries | Localised catalogue per country — Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, Egypt, Algeria, South Africa and more |
| Pricing | Global USD/GBP rate, regardless of local purchasing power | Priced and redeemed in the recipient's own local currency |
| Redemption experience | Recognised, but often nothing local worth redeeming | Brands employees already shop at, in-country |
| Setup for a one-off reward | Recognition-first — reward fulfilment for Africa is not the core product | Self-serve funding flow, live in minutes, no sales call required |
Keep Workhuman for global recognition — it does that well. Send the actual reward for African staff through RibiRewards.
How it works
From recognition to a real, local reward — four steps
Add your recipients
One employee, or a bulk CSV upload — name, email, country, amount. No wallet setup required for a one-off reward.
Fund it
Pay by Stripe checkout or wire. Priced in the recipient's own currency, not a global USD/GBP rate.
Card issues automatically
On successful payment, a webhook triggers card issuance instantly. No manual invoice, no VAT correction, no wait.
Recipient redeems locally
They get an email with a redemption code, and spend it at brands they actually use in their own country.
- You already use Workhuman and have staff based in Africa
- An African employee has told you they had nothing to redeem
- You're funding rewards manually via invoice or wire right now
- You want a one-off reward live today, without a sales call
- You're evaluating whether to move a recurring budget to a local platform
Common questions
Before you switch anything
Do I need to stop using Workhuman?
No. Keep Workhuman for the recognition moment — the social feed, the nomination, the points. RibiRewards handles the part Workhuman doesn't: getting a redeemable, locally-priced reward into an African employee's hands.
Does this require IT or a formal integration?
No integration is needed to get started. Add a recipient, fund the card, and it's issued automatically.
Can I do this for one employee, or does it need to be a programme?
Either. Fund a single card in minutes with no wallet setup, or set up a recurring monthly points pool for your whole African team if you want to run this as a standing programme.
How fast is it, really, versus the manual process?
The manual invoice-and-wire process we've run for partners like GEP takes days to weeks per request. The self-serve flow issues the card automatically the moment payment succeeds.
Further reading: Workhuman and Africa: Filling the Local Fulfilment Gap
Send your first RewardsCard
No sales call required — fund one card and see the local redemption experience for yourself.
Send a RewardsCard