Welfare management software built for how Kenyan welfare groups really work

When a member loses a loved one, your welfare has to move fast and get it right. Jalika's bereavement fund management checks eligibility, calls out the levy and tracks every shilling from contribution to payout.

• Dependants and nominees register. Record each member's spouse, children, parents and in-laws, with limits per category set by your constitution.
• Automatic eligibility check. Jalika confirms the deceased is a registered dependant, the member is past the waiting period and their contributions are up to date.
• Death levy call-outs. Announce the bereavement and the levy to every member by SMS, with the amount, deadline and paybill, then see who has paid in real time.
• Benefit rules you control. Set payout amounts per relationship (member, spouse, child, parent), waiting periods and arrears rules. No code changes needed.

Your members already pay by M-Pesa. Jalika's M-Pesa contribution tracking matches every payment to the right member, issues a receipt and updates the books automatically, so the treasurer stops copying SMS messages into Excel.

• Paybill matched to members. Members pay to your own paybill using their member number as the account. Jalika records each payment against the right person and contribution.
• Pay from the member portal. Members can tap Pay and receive an M-Pesa prompt on their phone (STK Push) for monthly contributions, levies or arrears.
• Automatic receipts. Every payment gets a numbered receipt by SMS, with a downloadable PDF copy.
• Arrears and penalties. Jalika works out who is behind, applies your penalty rules and sends polite reminders before members fall too far behind.

Jalika replaces the exercise book and the spreadsheet with a live welfare membership register. Every member's details, dependants, payments and status sit in one place, and the register updates itself as people pay, lapse or rejoin.

• Complete member profiles. ID number, phone, location, next of kin, photo and joining date for every member.
• Status that updates itself. Members move between probation, active, dormant and suspended automatically, based on your payment rules.
• Approval of new members. Applicants are reviewed and approved by the committee before they join the register.
• Import your existing list. Upload your current Excel register and start in an afternoon, not a month.

Accountability is what keeps a welfare together. Jalika produces welfare financial reports and member statements straight from the records, so the treasurer's report for the AGM takes one click, and every figure can be traced.

• Member statements. Each member's full contribution history and balance, downloadable as a PDF or sent by SMS on request.
• Defaulters and arrears. See who is behind, by how much and for how long, before it becomes a problem.
• Income and expenditure. Contributions, levies, benefits paid and running costs, by month or year.
• Treasurer's AGM report. A complete financial summary for the annual general meeting, ready to print.