Derash

A crowdfunding platform connecting people in need with those willing to help

Web app Rated 7 Oct 2026

Link: fund.pro.et
Built by: Kidus's Chronicles

Bloat

232/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0

Float
300

Moat
400

500

Summary

Derash is a working, live crowdfunding site with a clear trust design: money goes direct to beneficiaries, receipts are verified, and campaigns are reviewed by a person. Two campaigns are live with 24 verified donations totalling 9,200 ETB, so it's been shown to work at a small scale. It's about a month old, has no revenue model visible, and the main edge is the verification flow, which others could build.

Bloat · Not much here works or looks likely to last, yet.

Breakdown

Five measures, 100 points each. Open the receipts under any of them to see the posts and pages behind the points.

Viability

Is there a real problem, someone who would pay, and a market this builder can actually reach?

Medical and charity fundraising is a real local need and the Telebirr/bank direct-giving model fits how people here pay. There's no stated way to earn money, since the platform takes no cut, so sustainability is unproven even though donations are flowing.

50/100

Rubric 41–60Plausible users and a believable way to charge them. Not yet shown to work.

Receipts (3)

Shows 24 verified donations and 9,200 ETB counted across 2 campaigns, so people are using it to give.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · fund.pro.et (opens in a new tab)
States Derash never holds funds or takes a cut, which leaves no visible revenue path.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · fund.pro.et (opens in a new tab)
A real medical campaign in Amharic shows the use case matches local needs.
“ትግስት ተመሰለው ቸርነት የአዳማ ሳይንስና ቴክኖሎጂ ዩኒቨርሲቲ (ASTU) የ2016 ዓ.ም ተመራቂ ስትሆን፣ ላለፉት ሁለት ዓመታት በሥራ ዓለም ላይ በቁርጠኝነት ስታገለግል ቆይታለች። በቅርቡ በገጠማት የጤና መታወክ ምክንያት በርካታ ምርመራዎችን ስታደርግ የቆየች ሲሆን፣ በቅዱስ ጳውሎስ ሆስፒታል በተደረገላት ተጨማሪና ጥልቅ ምርመራ የጉበት ካንሰር (Liver Cancer) እንዳለባት ተረጋግጧል። በአሁኑ ወቅት ተገቢውን የህክምና ክትትልና እንክብካቤ ለማግኘት በሆስፒታል ትገኛለች። ይህ ድንገተኛ ህመም ያመጣውን ከፍተኛ የህክምና ወጪ ለመሸፈንና ቤተሰቦቿን ለመደገፍ አቅማችንን አስተባብረን ይህንን የእርዳታ ጥሪ አዘጋጅተናል። ማንኛው”
In EnglishTigist Temesgen is a 2016 graduate of Adama Science and Technology University (ASTU), and for the past two years has been dedicating herself to work. Recently, she underwent several medical examinations due to health problems she encountered, and through additional and thorough examinations conducted at Saint Paul Hospital, it was confirmed that she has Liver Cancer. Currently, she is receiving t
Post · @kiduschronicless · 15 Sept 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

The edge is mostly execution and trust-building. Receipt verification through a third party (links.et) and human campaign review take some effort, but a competitor could replicate them with the same provider.

28/100

Rubric 21–40The only edge is execution, or being first.

Receipts (3)

Verification is powered by links.et, so the core check is a third-party service anyone could use.
“https://fund.pro.et verification is powered by links.et yáll should check the above promo codes to check it out. ITs actually pretty cool”
Post · @kiduschronicless · 6 Sept 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Human review of every campaign and locked payout accounts add some operational know-how.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · fund.pro.et/terms (opens in a new tab)
The verified-receipt record is a small but growing dataset behind each campaign total.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · fund.pro.et (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

The project has been shipped for about 12 days, with five posts between 3 and 15 September and nothing since. That's a short, early run with no sustained cadence yet.

0/100

Sustained shipping0/60
Worked on across 12 days.
Consistency0/40
Updates in 1 of 1 month.

Receipts (2)

Earliest post about it.
“I built something I take to the heart. Derash (Fund). We have people around us and we don't know who is carrying things they were never meant to carry alone. A bill that doesn't stop growing. someone who needs help but they don't know any one to ask or they're too proud to ask. And I also know there are people who would help. I am sure of it, Not for credit or anything but to actually help people.”
Post · @kiduschronicless · 3 Sept 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Most recent post about it.
“ትግስት ተመሰለው ቸርነት የአዳማ ሳይንስና ቴክኖሎጂ ዩኒቨርሲቲ (ASTU) የ2016 ዓ.ም ተመራቂ ስትሆን፣ ላለፉት ሁለት ዓመታት በሥራ ዓለም ላይ በቁርጠኝነት ስታገለግል ቆይታለች። በቅርቡ በገጠማት የጤና መታወክ ምክንያት በርካታ ምርመራዎችን ስታደርግ የቆየች ሲሆን፣ በቅዱስ ጳውሎስ ሆስፒታል በተደረገላት ተጨማሪና ጥልቅ ምርመራ የጉበት ካንሰር (Liver Cancer) እንዳለባት ተረጋግጧል። በአሁኑ ወቅት ተገቢውን የህክምና ክትትልና እንክብካቤ ለማግኘት በሆስፒታል ትገኛለች። ይህ ድንገተኛ ህመም ያመጣውን ከፍተኛ የህክምና ወጪ ለመሸፈንና ቤተሰቦቿን ለመደገፍ አቅማችንን አስተባብረን ይህንን የእርዳታ ጥሪ አዘጋጅተናል። ማንኛው”
In EnglishTigist Temesgen is a 2016 graduate of Adama Science and Technology University (ASTU), and for the past two years has been dedicating herself to work. Recently, she underwent several medical examinations due to health problems she encountered, and through additional and thorough examinations conducted at Saint Paul Hospital, it was confirmed that she has Liver Cancer. Currently, she is receiving t
Post · @kiduschronicless · 15 Sept 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

A real product exists: a live site with accounts, campaign pages, receipt verification, and human review, and it has already counted 24 verified donations. Docs, an API, and a status page are missing.

93/100

It's live20/20
https://fund.pro.et responded when checked.
HTTPS5/5
Served over HTTPS.
Real product35/35
A full working flow exists: campaign pages, accounts, receipt submission, verification, progress tracking, NGO listing, and bilingual content.
Own home10/10
Lives on its own domain (fund.pro.et).
Maintained15/15
Last sign of shipping 2026-09-15.
Operations8/15
It has accounts, a backend that verifies receipts, privacy and terms pages, and a support contact, but no docs, API, status page, or second platform.

Receipts (5)

https://fund.pro.et responded when checked.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · fund.pro.et (opens in a new tab)
Live site shows active campaigns, verified donation counts, a how-it-works flow, and login.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · fund.pro.et (opens in a new tab)
The creator reports verification is working, and the site shows counted donations.
“Also verification is currently working now 😁️️️️️️. Lets show our support https://fund.pro.et/c/zewditu-orphanage-center-117006 Half of the required donation left”
Post · @kiduschronicless · 6 Sept 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Accounts exist and the site has a campaign review and verification pipeline.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · fund.pro.et (opens in a new tab)
The privacy policy describes data retention, rate limiting, and verification records, which points to real backend operations.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · fund.pro.et/privacy (opens in a new tab)

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

It's a web app on its own domain, and the direct-to-beneficiary model suits Telebirr and bank habits locally. But it has no payment provider of its own and no income, the terms are an unreviewed draft, and nothing shows how the builder keeps funding it.

61/100

Distribution25/30
A web app on its own domain.
Payments0/15
No payment provider found.
Pricing10/10
A pricing page or stated prices on the site.
Revenue0/5
No posts mention revenue, and the platform says it takes no cut of donations. Donations go to beneficiaries, not to the builder.
Privacy policy7/7
Has a privacy policy.
Terms5/5
Has terms of service.
Support8/8
A way to reach support.
Commitment6/20
The builder posted steadily over about two weeks and launched real campaigns, but there's no team, roadmap, dedicated community, or funding shown.

Receipts (6)

A web app on its own domain.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · fund.pro.et (opens in a new tab)
Has a privacy policy.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · fund.pro.et/privacy (opens in a new tab)
States Derash never holds, moves, or takes a cut of donations.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · fund.pro.et (opens in a new tab)
The builder describes a personal mission and a clear plan for verifying people.
“I built something I take to the heart. Derash (Fund). We have people around us and we don't know who is carrying things they were never meant to carry alone. A bill that doesn't stop growing. someone who needs help but they don't know any one to ask or they're too proud to ask. And I also know there are people who would help. I am sure of it, Not for credit or anything but to actually help people.”
Post · @kiduschronicless · 3 Sept 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
First campaign went live three days after the launch post.
“The first Campaign is live on Derash, let's support this cause Link”
Post · @kiduschronicless · 6 Sept 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
A second campaign was announced on 15 September.
“ትግስት ተመሰለው ቸርነት የአዳማ ሳይንስና ቴክኖሎጂ ዩኒቨርሲቲ (ASTU) የ2016 ዓ.ም ተመራቂ ስትሆን፣ ላለፉት ሁለት ዓመታት በሥራ ዓለም ላይ በቁርጠኝነት ስታገለግል ቆይታለች። በቅርቡ በገጠማት የጤና መታወክ ምክንያት በርካታ ምርመራዎችን ስታደርግ የቆየች ሲሆን፣ በቅዱስ ጳውሎስ ሆስፒታል በተደረገላት ተጨማሪና ጥልቅ ምርመራ የጉበት ካንሰር (Liver Cancer) እንዳለባት ተረጋግጧል። በአሁኑ ወቅት ተገቢውን የህክምና ክትትልና እንክብካቤ ለማግኘት በሆስፒታል ትገኛለች። ይህ ድንገተኛ ህመም ያመጣውን ከፍተኛ የህክምና ወጪ ለመሸፈንና ቤተሰቦቿን ለመደገፍ አቅማችንን አስተባብረን ይህንን የእርዳታ ጥሪ አዘጋጅተናል። ማንኛው”
In EnglishTigist Temesgen is a 2016 graduate of Adama Science and Technology University (ASTU), and for the past two years has been dedicating herself to work. Recently, she underwent several medical examinations due to health problems she encountered, and through additional and thorough examinations conducted at Saint Paul Hospital, it was confirmed that she has Liver Cancer. Currently, she is receiving t
Post · @kiduschronicless · 15 Sept 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)