Kenyans in TasmaniaWelfare — Care for our community
We are a community of Kenyans in Tasmania pooling resources to support one another as family—providing fast, reliable help in days, not weeks.
Register your interestSee how it worksThis Welfare does one thing: it helps a member's family give their loved one a decent and dignified send-off. We have kept it deliberately narrow so that it works, every time, for everyone.
The full support available in the unfortunate event of a loss, once you have completed three months of membership.
We complete our checks within fourteen days of being told. Support follows straight after.
Payable over your first three months. You may pay in instalments.
Five steps. Nothing hidden, and nothing that depends on who you know.
Email us your name and how to reach you. We send you the membership application in reply.
Your details, a Kenyan passport or national ID, and an Australian-recognised ID. The Committee decides within five days.
You list your family as the By-Laws define it. There is no set number — your list should reflect the family you actually have, and listing more does not change what you pay.
Over three months, in instalments if you prefer. Your cover begins once it is paid in full and your documents are complete.
Tell us — that is all you need to do first. Three Committee members complete the checks within fourteen days, and support is released to help with the arrangements.
We do not ask you to choose between your relatives, or to rank them. Everyone within these family relationships is recognised automatically.
You should know what you are committing to. Here is all of it.
| When | What | How much |
|---|---|---|
| On joining | Welfare contribution | $250, payable over three months |
| From 1 July 2027 | Annual subscription | $100 a year |
| After a loss in our community | Top-up so the fund can help the next family | Your share, divided among all members |
Cover builds over your first three months. This protects the fund, and every member, so that support is there for everyone when it is needed.
| Time since your cover began | Percentage | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| First month | 25% | $1,125 |
| Second month | 50% | $2,250 |
| Third month | 75% | $3,375 |
| After three months | 100% | $4,500 |
A welfare fund lives or dies on trust. These are the rules we bound ourselves with.
Every request is reviewed and decided by three Committee members, so a majority can always be reached. No payment leaves the account on one person's signature.
Welfare money is held apart from the main group's funds, with three signatories of whom two must approve every payment.
After every event we report to members: what was paid, what remains, and what top-up is needed.
If you disagree with a decision, five members — four of them ordinary members — review it. Anyone with a conflict steps out.
A notification from a hospital or medical report is enough. We confirm it ourselves by calling the authority. We will never ask a grieving family for paperwork they cannot reasonably get.
Reports to members are in totals only. Your family's circumstances are never published to the group.
You can also ask Mzee — our FAQ helper in the bottom-right corner — for a quick answer drawn from these same published facts.
No. This is a community fund, not an insurer, and it does not guarantee payment. Assistance is granted by the Committee under our By-Laws. It is not an entitlement or a guaranteed sum.
No. Your contribution joins a common pool that helps whoever needs it next. It is not a savings account and there is no refund.
Talk to us. There is a grace period, and the Committee can waive or extend on compassionate grounds. We would rather keep you than lose you.
There is no set number. List your family as the By-Laws describe it — however many that is. It does not change what you pay.
You are still covered. We confirm it through the hospital or authority there. We do not cover the cost of bringing a loved one to or from Kenya.
Only those who need it to do their job. Sensitive cases are restricted further, and reporting to members is always in totals.
It takes two minutes to register your interest. We will send you everything else.
Register your interestQuestions? Speak to any member of the Welfare Committee, or write to us through the group.
If you have lost someone, or you simply want to understand how this works before joining, please reach out. You will speak to a person.
info@kitassiewelfare.com
Address to be confirmed
Tell any Committee member, or write to the address above. Our checks begin the moment we are told — you do not need anything ready first.
Phone line to be confirmed
Members receive notices through the official Welfare group. Welfare matters only — no politics, no personal disputes.
Community news, events and updates from Kenyans in Tasmania.
Social channel links to be confirmed by the Committee.