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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 87816, member: 27"]
Nearly a third of Zimbabwe's schools are privately operated, yet most still juggle spreadsheets and WhatsApp groups for basic admin work.

Fundah's core pitch
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[*]Fundah is a locally built SaaS school-management platform.
[*]It bundles student records, billing, attendance, and communication.
[*]An e-library and staff-clocking feature round things out.
[*]Schools pick modules and pay monthly or annually.
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Founders and backstory
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[*]Isau Garwe cofounded it after years of paper-based admin pain.
[*]Englon Kavhuru handles the engineering side of things.
[*]Garwe's classroom frustrations directly shaped the product roadmap.
[*]Nothing affordable or locally tailored existed before they started.
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Traction in Harare so far
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[*]Over 20 private colleges in Harare are already on board.
[*]First Choice Group of Colleges and Hilbright Science College are notable users.
[*]Royal Comfort School is another well-known name on the list.
[*]More than 8,000 active learners sit on the platform.
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Competitive landscape
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[*]Open Class is building a rival tool with a school-directory angle.
[*]Foreign platforms exist but run pricier and lack local adaptation.
[*]Spreadsheets and paper-based workflows remain the real obstacle.
[*]Government schools are still almost entirely undigitized across Zimbabwe.
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