Who it’s for
Circles of every kind, and every role in them
Four stories of groups like yours, then the journey through Rotaro for each role in a group.
Marcia runs a pardner
Ten friends and relatives, £100 a month, Birmingham.
Marcia has run her pardner for years. Everyone trusts her, and that is the problem: the book is hers, and every question comes to her.
Read their storyNigeriaChidi runs an ajo at the market
Twelve traders, ₦20,000 a week, Onitsha.
Chidi's ajo is how the traders on his row restock. Cash by hand works until there is a disagreement about which week was paid.
Read their storyUnited Kingdom and NigeriaA church welfare committee
Twenty members, monthly, one organiser and a deputy treasurer.
A circle run on behalf of a congregation or an association needs more than one pair of hands, and a record the whole committee trusts.
Read their storyUnited KingdomColleagues saving together
Eight people from the same ward, £50 a week; one joined late.
A circle at work moves fast and changes shape: someone joins late and wants an early slot, someone changes jobs and leaves.
Read their storyJourneys by role
What each person does, step by step
The organiser
You start the group and lead it. Today the book lives with you; with Rotaro it lives with everyone.
Follow the journeyThe deputy organiser
The organiser's second. You decide what the organiser cannot decide alone.
Follow the journeyA member
You pay in each round, and collect the pot on your turn.
Follow the journeyIt's your turn
This round, the pot comes to you.
Follow the journeyA guarantor
You stand behind a member who collects early.
Follow the journeyRun your circle on one record
Start a group in minutes, or open the invitation your organiser sent you. Rotaro runs on the web today, on any phone or computer.