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How it works

From WhatsApp chaos to a closed audit.

A walk through the whole flow — signing in, creating a fund, inviting members, detecting payments, logging expenses, recognising the Rich Aunties, and exporting a complete audit trail when the event is done.

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The shape of it

Four steps. Thirty seconds.

Most funds are set up before your tea is finished. The hard part — keeping track of who paid what, what was spent on what, and who showed up — is where Tshelo earns its keep.

1

Create a fund

Pick the event type, set a goal, add your mobile money number.

2

Invite members

Share the link via WhatsApp or SMS with your family and community.

3

Collect & track

Contributions show up in real-time. Everyone sees the progress.

4

Export report

Download a complete audit trail to share with the family.

See it in action

A walk through the whole flow.

From signing in to closing the fund and exporting the audit. Here's exactly what your family will experience.

No. I
Sign in with your phone.

No passwords, no email confirmation loops. Enter your number, type the SMS code, you're in.

Welcome to Tshelo
Enter the 6-digit code we sent to +267 71 234 567
429
Code arrives via SMS in seconds
Verify code
Resend code
No. II
Pick what you're collecting for.

Funerals, weddings, graduations, stokvels — pick the event type and Tshelo sets up the right categories for you.

What's the event?
We'll set up the right expense categories for you.
Funeral
Wedding
Graduation
Stokvel
Continue
No. III
Share one link.

A single link via WhatsApp or SMS — that's it. Family members don't need to download an app to contribute.

Invite contributors
Share this link. They don't need an account.
FUND LINK
tshelo.com/f/mama-thabo-mem
Share on WhatsApp
Send via SMS
Copy link
No. IV
Watch the fund fill up.

As contributions come in, you see them in real time. Total raised, total spent, who's paid, who hasn't. The whole community sees the same view.

Mama Thabo's Memorial
Funeral · 18 contributors
Raised
P22,750
Goal
P35,000
65% raised
+P500 from Keabetswe
Just now via Orange Money
Rich Auntie alert ✨
Mma Kgomotso paid P3,000
No. V
Paste an SMS, we read it.

Mobile money sends a confirmation SMS with every transfer. Paste it into Tshelo and we extract amount, sender, reference, timestamp — automatically.

Detected from SMS
Pasted from Orange Money
"You have received P500 from KEABETSWE MOLEFE. Ref: MAMA-THABO. Bal: P3,420."
AmountP500.00
FromKeabetswe Molefe
ReferenceMAMA-THABO
ProviderOrange Money
Confirm & record
No. VI
Know who paid, who hasn't.

A clear members list showing everyone's status. Send a gentle nudge to the ones who haven't contributed yet.

Members
14 of 18 paid · 4 pending
Lesego M.
P800
Paid
Keabetswe M.
P500
Paid
Thabo K.
Organiser
Lead
Neo D.
Expected P500
Pending
Goitseone P.
Expected P500
Pending
No. VII
Snap an expense, done.

Bought catering at Choppies? Photograph the receipt. Tshelo's AI reads vendor, amount, and category, then logs it as an expense.

Add expense
Snap a receipt or enter manually.
Choppies Gaborone
Auto-detected · Catering
AmountP1,200.00
CategoryCatering
Log expense
No. VIII
Celebrate the Rich Aunties.

Some members go the extra mile. Rich Auntie cards put their generosity on display, with reactions from the community.

Rich Auntie ✨
For going above & beyond
Mma Kgomotso
Family · Auntie
Contributed
P3,000graduation dress
"Re a leboga, Mma."
🌸 4 🙏 8 💜 12
No. IX
Close the fund. Share the report.

When the event is done, generate a complete PDF audit trail. Share it on WhatsApp. End the gossip before it starts.

Fund report
Mama Thabo's Memorial · Closed
PDF
mama_thabo_audit.pdf
12 pages · 18 contributors · 14 expenses
Raised
P34,800
Spent
P34,200
Share on WhatsApp
Download PDF
A signature feature.

For the auntie who always shows up.

Every Motswana family has one. The aunt who quietly settles the catering bill. The cousin who covers a younger relative's share. The neighbour who pays double "because the family needs it."

Tshelo gives them their flowers. Rich Auntie cards mark these moments with the community — names, amounts, optional notes, gentle reactions from grateful members.

  1. Recognise members who pay above their share.
  2. Track contributions across multiple funds, not just one.
  3. Add a personal note. Send light reactions back.
Mma Kgomotso
Family · Auntie
Contributed
P3,000graduation dress
"Re a leboga, Mma. Sanele ke ngwana wa rona."
🌸 4 🙏 8 💜 12
What you get

An event that ends cleanly.

Tshelo is designed around the moment after — when the event is over and someone in the family asks the awkward question. With Tshelo, the answer is already on everyone's phone.

No. I

One source of truth

Every contributor sees the same numbers in real time. No screenshots passed around. No conflicting versions. The fund organiser is no longer the bottleneck.

No. II

A complete audit trail

Every contribution, every expense, every change — timestamped, attributed, exportable as a PDF. Print it, share it, file it. The family has the receipts.

No. III

Generosity remembered

Rich Auntie cards make sure the people who carried the event are recognised — not just thanked once and forgotten. Their record follows them across funds.

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