Sawazisha

Kenya · first name only

Surplus meets need. Quietly.

Lists are being matched in the background — extra products and extra time with a specific need nearby. Nobody is put on a stage. Recipients never pay.

How it works

  • Extra is a product (goods, cash, leftover of anything) or a service (time, skill, mentorship, shadowing, company).
  • A short list: what, how much or how long, which town. First name only.
  • We match privately. Both sides say YES before any number or meeting place.
  • Then it moves. Reply DONE. Nothing is posted on a public page.

How it actually moves — Kenya

  • Goods — pickup or drop-off. First names. A place you both know.
  • Cash — M-Pesa Send money, person to person, after both YES. We never hold the money. There is no Sawazisha till.
  • Time — introduction, a call, or meet in a public place. Daytime if you can. Either person may leave.

Dignity rules

  • No public photos of people in need.
  • No life story required to be matched.
  • The person receiving never pays — not for goods, not for time or company.
  • If anyone asks you for a fee to be listed, it is not us.

After you send the list

  • You get a private hold. We write only if there is a specific match.
  • You may say NO. The list stays private.
  • You may say stop any time.

Questions

Is this charity? It is sharing. We do not collect a public fund. We introduce extra to a specific need.

Will my need appear online? No. First name only. Held privately — not on a wall.

How do you reach me? You leave a WhatsApp number on the list. We write only if there is a match.

Do I pay? Recipients never pay. Sharers send the item, the time, or M-Pesa to the other person — not to us.

Where? Kenya first. Town and ward on the list.

I have something extra

A product or a service. First name only. Nothing is posted on a public page.

I have a specific need

A product or a service. No life story. Recipients never pay.