Quad connects students to housing, second-hand goods, food and campus services — paid for with mobile money, not cards.
Amina was admitted in October. By February she was still sleeping on a friend’s floor — three daladala rides to rooms already taken, and TZS 20,000 to a broker for a viewing that never happened.
A leaving student throws away a desk lamp in June. A first-year buys one new in September.
Queues run thirty deep at one o’clock because the kitchen cannot know what is coming.
A paper form is handed in at a counter, then chased in person a week later.
In each case the two sides are a few hundred metres apart, and neither can find the other.
Independent in data, so each can launch on its own timeline without fragmenting your account.
Rooms sorted by walking distance to campus, with viewings you can book and deposits that are refundable until the host confirms.
Second-hand goods between verified students. Your money is held until you confirm you have the item.
Order from campus canteens for the table, for collection, or for delivery by a student courier.
Fix-its, letters and advising appointments, tracked to resolution instead of chased at a counter.
Mobile money is the default, cash on delivery is a first-class option, and every amount is in shillings. No card required.
Approved with your PIN on your own handset.
Mixx by Yas, same push-and-approve flow.
Airtel Money, no separate wallet to top up.
Pay the courier on arrival. The receipt says the amount is still due.
Paying cash in person leaves you no recourse if an item is not what was described. In-app payment sits with Quad until you confirm.
The money leaves you and sits with Quad. The seller does not have it yet.
Meet on campus. If something is wrong, report it and the funds freeze.
Released when you confirm, or automatically after seven days.
A partner application with real books, not a listings page. Every business sees its own orders, expenses and payouts.
Gross revenue through logged expenses and commission to net profit, by day, week or month.
Money still held in escrow is deducted, so a projected payout is never overstated.
Every hold with its buyer, age and stage — and a way to remind or respond.
Students deliver between lectures. Go online when you are free, take nearby jobs, and get paid weekly.
Every screen in this site now runs against a real backend — accounts, escrow, payouts, and all five services, covered by an automated test suite. What’s left is connecting live mobile money rails and putting it in front of a pilot cohort.
If you run a canteen, manage rooms near campus, sit on a student union, or write code — there is a way to help.
Pilot table ordering by QR. No delivery network needed to start.
An introduction at semester start, when housing pressure peaks.
Django and Next.js. The backend is built and the flows are shipped.