Community Health as a Service

Reduce admin burden. Measure what matters. Catalyze real-world connection in your alumni network, SME community, or professional group.

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Professional businesswomen network celebrating connection

Building stronger professional networks, together

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Free, instant insights into your community's health. No signup required.

What You'll Discover:

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Engagement Patterns: Who's active, who's silent, and why
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Unanswered Questions: The conversations slipping through the cracks
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Catalytic Action Rate: Are digital conversations turning into real-world connection?
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Admin Burden Score: How much invisible labor is your group requiring?

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Perfect for alumni networks, SME communities, and professional groups with 50+ members

The Admin Burden: The Invisible Bottleneck

Every community has them: the volunteers drowning in WhatsApp notifications, the alumni coordinators spending hours on logistics, the network admins who can't scale.

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Unscalable Labor

95.1% WhatsApp penetration in South Africa, but zero admin tools. Every question, every event, every check-in requires manual work.

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Leader Burnout

Community leaders quit because the invisible labor becomes unsustainable. When they go, the community collapses.

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No Insights

You can't measure engagement, spot at-risk members, or prove ROI. Just noise, without understanding.

This is where Hlomo comes in.

Your AI Co-pilot for Community Administration

Hlomo integrates with WhatsApp and Slack to reduce admin burden, surface insights, and catalyze real-world action—without requiring members to download another app.

Measure Community Health

Get your free Community Health Check. Understand engagement patterns, admin burden, and your Catalytic Action Rate—the metric that measures digital-to-real-world conversion.

Deploy Your AI Co-pilot

Hlomo integrates with your existing WhatsApp groups. No migration required. Set your goals: re-engage silent members, organize events, surface opportunities.

Reduce Admin, Increase Impact

Automated summaries, gentle nudges to quiet members, unanswered question alerts, and privacy-preserving analytics free you to lead instead of manage noise.

Why Community Admins Choose Hlomo

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Privacy-Preserving Analytics

Pattern analysis, not content scanning. Member trust maintained.

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No Migration Required

Works where your members already are. Zero friction adoption.

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Measurable ROI

Track engagement lift, admin hours saved, and real-world action catalyzed.

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Built for Scale

From 50 to 5,000 members. Alumni networks, SME groups, corporate wellness.

We Believe in a Different Way to Connect

Hlomo was born from a simple observation: the tools meant to connect us often leave us feeling more isolated. We're on a mission to change that.

Tracy Dawson (Founder) with Nadeema (Lead Volunteer)

Tracy & Nadeema: Building Hlomo together

Our Story

It started with real communities—a businesswomen's network overwhelmed by WhatsApp noise, a high-school alumni group that had fallen silent. We saw leaders burning out and members drifting away. We knew technology could be the solution, not the problem.

Hlomo is our answer: a way to use AI not to replace human interaction, but to catalyze it. Every feature we build is tested in real communities, with real people, solving real problems.

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Communities We're Strengthening

Professional Networks

Supporting entrepreneurs

Youth Development

Building confidence through sports

Creative Communities

Arts & culture groups

Alumni Networks

Keeping connections alive

We didn't just learn AI.
We rebuilt our lives with it.

The "AI Mystery" course wasn't about ChatGPT. It was about 12 women, 8 weeks, and the realization that the future belongs to those who are brave enough to build it.

The Story of Thursday Lunchtimes & Tuesday Nights

Professional women celebrating learning and connection

The AI Mystery cohort - Thursday lunchtimes that changed everything

It started as an experiment. A "Mystery Course" for women who sensed that Artificial Intelligence was important but felt left behind by the tech bros and the jargon.

We met on Thursday lunchtimes and Tuesday nights. We started with hesitation. "Will this take my job?" "Is it too technical?" "Am I too old?"

By Week 3, the hesitation was gone. Replaced by the sound of keyboards clacking, minds expanding, and the collective gasp of the "Ah-Hah!" moment.

We didn't just learn to prompt. We learned to scale our souls.

The Transformations

Real stories from the cohort

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From "Sewing for Extra Cash"

To "Global Labels Delivered"

One learner came in with a sewing machine and a side-hustle mentality. She used AI to generate logo concepts, write compelling product descriptions, and calculate unit costs.

The Result: Her first batch of custom labels was delivered. She wasn't just sewing anymore; she was running a fashion brand.

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From "1-on-1 Coaching"

To "Scaling My IP"

A brilliant business coach was capped by her own time. She could only help as many people as she could meet in a day. She used our course to digitize her methodology, create course outlines, and build a "digital twin" of her coaching style.

The Result: Her IP was now scalable. She could reach thousands, not just dozens.

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From "I Wrote a Story"

To "Publishing Next Week!"

For years, a manuscript sat in a drawer. "It needs editing," she said. "I don't know how to market it." In the course, she used AI as her editor, her cover designer, and her marketing strategist.

The Result: The barriers were gone. The story went live. She became a published author.

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From "My Small Charity"

To "Pitching Giants in Nigeria & SA"

Running a non-profit is exhausting. Funding is a constant battle. One learner used our tools to analyze donor data, craft world-class grant proposals, and design a pitch deck that rivaled McKinsey.

The Result: She pitched major manufacturers across the continent. Her vision didn't change, but her voice got amplified.

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From "I Have an Idea"

To "Screenplay Submitted"

The film industry is notoriously gated. But a great story is undeniable. One learner used AI to format her screenplay, refine her dialogue, and create a pitch bible.

The Result: Her screenplay was submitted to 'Next Narrative Africa'. She entered the arena.

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From "Maybe One Day"

To "Europe Meeting Distributors"

One learner had a product idea but no path to market. She used the course to research global supply chains, draft distribution agreements, and identify key partners.

The Result: She wasn't "thinking about it" anymore. She flew to Europe, negotiating with potential distributors.

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From "One-on-One"

To "Live on YouTube"

"Who would listen to me?" she asked. We used AI to brainstorm topics, script intros, edit audio, and plan a content calendar.

The Result: Her Podcast and YouTube channel went live. She found her voice, and the world listened.

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The "Resignation" Moment

From Job-Seeker to Builder

One learner came in looking for a job. She left with a realization:

"I have the tools now. I can build anything. I'll never work for anybody else again."

This is Why We Build Hlomo.

The "AI Mystery" course taught us something profound: Women don't need "empowerment." They need tools.

When you give a woman a tool that saves her time, amplifies her voice, and connects her to opportunity, she doesn't just improve her own life. She lifts her entire community.

That is the DNA of hlomo.

We are taking the spirit of the AI Mystery course—the courage, the community, the practical application of tech—and building it into an Operating System for every community leader in Africa.

The course is over. The movement has just begun.

Want to Be Part of the Next Cohort?

The next generation of the AI Mystery course is coming. Indicate your interest and we'll keep you informed.

From the Archives: Original AI Mystery Course

Introduction to AI Projects for Community Building

See how it all began - watch the original course introduction

Download Original Course Guide (PDF)

Community Health as a Service

Get Your Community Health Check

What You'll Discover:

The Admin Burden: The Invisible Bottleneck

Unscalable Labor

Leader Burnout

No Insights

Your AI Co-pilot for Community Administration

Measure Community Health

Deploy Your AI Co-pilot

Reduce Admin, Increase Impact

Why Community Admins Choose Hlomo

Privacy-Preserving Analytics

No Migration Required

Measurable ROI

Built for Scale

We Believe in a Different Way to Connect

Our Story

Communities We're Strengthening

Professional Networks

Youth Development

Creative Communities

Alumni Networks

Insights That Punch

More Resources

Community News

Project Presentations

Research & Theory

We didn't just learn AI.We rebuilt our lives with it.

The Story of Thursday Lunchtimes & Tuesday Nights

The Transformations

From "Sewing for Extra Cash"

To "Global Labels Delivered"

From "1-on-1 Coaching"

To "Scaling My IP"

From "I Wrote a Story"

To "Publishing Next Week!"

From "My Small Charity"

To "Pitching Giants in Nigeria & SA"

From "I Have an Idea"

To "Screenplay Submitted"

From "Maybe One Day"

To "Europe Meeting Distributors"

From "One-on-One"

To "Live on YouTube"

The "Resignation" Moment

From Job-Seeker to Builder

This is Why We Build Hlomo.

Want to Be Part of the Next Cohort?

From the Archives: Original AI Mystery Course

Introduction to AI Projects for Community Building

Our Vision for a Connected Future

Environmental Action

Economic Resilience

Youth Development

Our Theory of Change

1. Intervention

2. Outputs

3. Impact

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We didn't just learn AI.
We rebuilt our lives with it.