Dzaleka Communities

1. Join the Main Group first if you are unsure where to begin.
2. Open any sector group that matches your work, interests, or professional goals.
3. Keep announcements on, and mute busy sub-groups when needed.
4. Use @admin when you need help from a Community Chair.

Ask useful questions

Good questions help the right people answer quickly. Give context, say what you tried, and name the decision or help you need.

Share back what worked

When a solution helps you, return with the result. A short summary can become the answer another member needs next week.

Use the right space

Keep the Main Group for orientation and announcements. Use sector groups for specific practice questions, and contact Admins for private concerns.

Turn chat into resources

Strong communities do more than talk. Save useful templates, guides, links, job posts, event notes, and summaries so knowledge does not disappear.

• Share for community benefit

  Stories, templates, links, examples, and experience should support peer help, professional development, and collective problem-solving.

• Respect sharing boundaries

  Use ideas and solutions you receive, but respect any Amber or Red boundary and do not reveal who shared sensitive information without permission.

• No spam or hard selling

  Discuss products, services, and vendors professionally. Repeated advertising and pressure selling are not allowed.

• Stay respectful and on topic

  Respect Dzaleka's multicultural community. Harassment, discrimination, hate speech, chain posts, and noisy off-topic posts are not welcome.

• Credit shared resources

  Do not claim ownership of another member's template, guide, document, or creative work.

• Use the right channel

  Post questions that benefit the group in the group chat. Send private, personal, or high-risk issues directly to Admins or the DOS Contact page.

Sharing boundaries

Green: General knowledge

Can be shared anywhere.

Amber: Community-only

Share within the group, but keep names private.

Red: Highly sensitive

Do not share outside the specific discussion thread.

When in doubt, ask permission before sharing names, phone numbers, photographs, business plans or personal stories. Community Chairs may warn or remove members who repeatedly break the rules.

Membership is open to any Dzaleka resident, camp worker, or local partner. Whether you are an expert or a beginner, there is a place for you.

You can join as many as you like. We recommend focusing on two or three groups that match your daily work or career goals so you can stay active in the discussions.

WhatsApp is the main home for daily questions and real-time updates. Communities may also hold periodic workshops through Zoom or Google Meet and casual in-person meetups across Dzaleka.

Communities follow a Community Trust policy. WhatsApp is still a social space: members in the same sub-group may see your phone number, and people can screenshot or forward messages. Do not post sensitive information unless you are comfortable with the group seeing it.

Check the Communities tab in WhatsApp. If you changed phones or left a group, return to this page and open the relevant Community page again.

If you leave a WhatsApp Community, WhatsApp says you also leave the groups you are in that are part of that Community. If you only want to hide it from Chats, archive it instead. If you choose exit and delete, the community chats are deleted from your device.

Key dates for workshops and meetups are posted in the WhatsApp Group Description and pinned in the Announcements channel of each group.

Contact Community Chairs first for local moderation. You can also use WhatsApp report and block tools. When a group is reported, WhatsApp may receive recent messages and group details, so avoid sharing sensitive information unless needed.

Each group is moderated by Admins, also called Community Chairs. Tap the group name to see Admins, tag @admin for general assistance, or use the Contact page for private inquiries.