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A savings group managing contributions and payouts together
Real Chama, built in

Built for how
groups really save

One platform, both models

Money, governance, and trust — handled, so your group can focus on its goals instead of its bookkeeping.

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Chama

Pooled savings & member lending

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Merry-go-round

Rotating payouts, turn by turn

Money

Move money the way your group already does — by mobile money or by hand.

M-Pesa prompt and manual payment recording
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M-Pesa & manual recording

Collect contributions with an M-Pesa prompt or record cash by hand. Mobile-money and offline payments live side by side in one history.

Two savings models

Run a chama (pool savings, lend to members) or a merry-go-round (rotate the whole pot each cycle). Pick what fits your group.

Loans with your rules

Lend the pool with flat or reducing-balance interest, optional guarantors, and approval by an officer or a member vote — all configurable.

Group cycle timeline with share-out
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Cycles & share-out

Run bounded rounds that close with a clear share-out — pro-rata by contribution by default, or split equally.

Governance

The structure of a real chama, built in.

Chama members voting in an election
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Elections & roles

Elect a chairperson, treasurer, and secretary with open voting and fair tie-breaks. Roles update as your group votes — never baked in.

Contribution schedule with paid and due members
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Contribution scheduling

Set the amount and frequency once. The app tracks who has paid and who is behind, so nobody has to chase by memory.

Statements & reports

Every member gets a clear statement of their contributions, loans, and share of the pool — at any time, not just at year-end.

Trust & transparency

A single source of truth nobody can quietly edit.

Phone-number identity

Register with a phone number — no email, no paperwork, no ID documents to hand over. Your group vouches for its members.

Append-only ledger

Every shilling is one immutable record. Entries are never edited or deleted; corrections are new, visible entries. Balances always add up.

SMS & push notifications

Reminders for due contributions, loan approvals, payouts, and elections — by SMS where it matters, push where it is installed.

Works offline

An installable app that keeps working when the network does not. Records queue and sync safely once you are back online, never double-posting.

See it in action

Create your account and bring your group along.

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