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Product update
The FAMNET Help Centre is live — 60+ guides in English and Kiswahili
Every page now has a "? Help / Msaada" button that opens the guide for that page. Search in either language.
Product updateParents can now pay school fees from their phones
Lipa Ada: USSD push, a control number that works on M-Pesa, Airtel Money, Mixx by Yas, Halopesa and CRDB, or bank/card checkout. Receipts arrive on WhatsApp and the school books update automatically.
Product updateFree WhatsApp messaging for every school: results, receipts and reminders without SMS cost
Up to 500 messages a day from the FAMNET number are free; SMS is used only when a number is not on WhatsApp. Schools can also connect their own number.
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