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Recognition through community verification

DigiDeeds is a community-first verification app that recognises homes through neighbour confirmation.

This gives each person a DigiDeed, a digital home record that institutions can rely on. It serves as proof of address. For an owner, it's also a certificate of ownership for the home, not the land.

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Recognised by people

How DigiDeeds works in 3 quick steps.

  1. Step 1

    Person

    Show us who you are.

    Take a selfie and a photo of your ID or passport.

    Identity verified in the app.

  2. Step 2

    Place

    Show us where your home is.

    Drop a pin. Take a photo of the front of your home.

    Location and photo checked through GPS and GIS mapping.

  3. Step 3

    Property

    Get your proof of address.

    • RDP homes · Strengthen your RDP title-deed claim.

    • Informal homes · Prove this is your home, not the land it is built on.

    Ask 7 neighbours to confirm that this is your address and you are an owner, renter, or resident.

    Residency is verified through local community knowledge.

Our app is free, easy, and fast

No fees, no paperwork, no office visits.

  1. Verify your identity

    Take a selfie, and upload a photo of your ID or passport.

  2. Register your home

    Add your home with GPS and a photo.

  3. Your neighbours confirm

    They match your personal details to your ID photo, and confirm your address and home details.

Get your DigiDeed

Once it's ready, download it. We keep it safe, protected from fire and flood.

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Your DigiDeed opens access to services

That means banking, insurance, utilities, and community services.

  1. Price

    We track each home's value with AI-assisted technology, factoring in a person's credit record and any money owed. An owner can also transfer their home to another DigiDeeds member, and we update its value whenever it's bought, sold, transferred, or borrowed against.

  2. Pledge

    A Personal Property Right Deed can be given to a bank as security. We handle it digitally, so if repayments fall behind, the property can be sold within 90 days.

  3. Prosper

    People and communities prosper as banks and other institutions recognise their homes, growing home value over time and building new income opportunities.

What grows around a recognised home

Once a home is recognised, a local economy can grow around it, with estate agents, contractors, and service providers able to work with verified homes, lending and insurance becoming possible, and new jobs and small businesses following, all starting from what already exists.

  • Real estate and insurance agents

    Verified ownership and address let agents list, value, and rent homes safely. Insurers can then offer appropriate cover and claims support.

  • Power solutions

    Verified homes qualify for solar and prepaid installs, plus financing to cover the cost. Providers get lower risk, with a clear record of who's responsible for each installation.

  • Water and sanitation innovations

    Accurate, neighbour-verified addresses enable targeted installs, maintenance scheduling, and measurable upgrades, including patented bio-separator toilets.

  • Community security networks

    Verified homes plug into security apps and insured neighbourhood schemes, including neighbourhood watch teams, for faster response and better risk pooling.

  • Sports and social membership apps

    Verified households can join local clubs, such as stokvels, netball and soccer clubs, and crèches, gain membership benefits, and take part in community governance.

  • Digital connectivity and data solutions

    Verified households can access affordable data, earn data vouchers, and stay connected through digital inclusion programmes and e-services.

  • Waste recycling and sustainability

    Verified addresses give community recyclers proper collection routes, reward programmes, and the chance to build a small business from what they collect.

  • Mobility

    Verified addresses help e-hailing and e-scooters navigate places that don't map well. Members can earn as drivers.

The impact

A family gets something to build on, and the dignity of being recognised. Our work is guided by the Quadruple Bottom Line, which covers social, economic, environmental, and digital inclusion.

Diagram: a triangle inside a circle, with the community network at its centre. Liabilities sit at the bottom left (obligations exist but are hard to manage) and Assets at the bottom right (value exists but is unrecognised). Recognised sits at the top: recognising an informal home unlocks its value and lowers monthly obligations and expenses, while income increases, so value rises. Value rises Obligations exist but are hard to manage Value exists but is unrecognised Recognised Recognising an informal home unlocks its value and lowers monthly obligations and expenses, while income increases Assets Liabilities COMMUNITY NETWORK

Got a question?

Browse the FAQs below for quick answers, or chat to us any time for anything else.

What is DigiDeeds?

DigiDeeds is a community-first verification app that recognises people where they live and gives their homes a digital record institutions can rely on. That recognition opens access to services, finance, and opportunity.

Is data handled safely?

Yes. Personal information is kept safe. It's shared only with the DigiDeeds member's permission and for the reason they agreed to. Members choose what is shared, with whom, and when. This gives members control and gives institutions a clear consent-based home record they can trust.

How does it work?

DigiDeeds is community-first. Who someone is, where they live, and their relationship to their home are confirmed by 7 neighbours. The result is a DigiDeed, a digital home record that institutions can rely on.

Who is DigiDeeds for?

DigiDeeds is for people whose homes aren't always recognised in formal systems. DigiDeeds works for you whether you are an owner, renter, or resident in an informal or RDP home, a backyard room, or a rural home on communal land. Banks, credit bureaus, insurers, property developers, and municipalities can use a community-confirmed DigiDeed to make better decisions.

How do you get started?

People in the community download the DigiDeeds app to get started. Institutions contact us directly to find out how DigiDeeds can work for them.

Will DigiDeeds give me an official title deed (like a government document)?

No. DigiDeeds doesn't provide a government title deed. It builds a home record of where you live. For informal homes, this means the home, not the land it sits on. For RDP homes, a DigiDeed strengthens your existing title-deed claim. A DigiDeed works alongside the government title deed system. It doesn't replace it. This is an important first step towards getting your home recognised.

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