Capture, preserve, and share the life stories of your elders, before those stories are lost forever.
Jamii Vault removes the overwhelming friction of this process. We provide the structure, the tools, and the prompts so families can begin rebuilding those threads today, starting with the elders who are still here.
Your primary workspace. Holds all video, audio, photos, and text entries, organised by family member and story chapter.
Record in-person or send a secure WhatsApp/SMS link. Elders need no app download, no password: just tap and speak.
Invite family members to view, comment, and contribute their own memories from any device, anywhere in the world.
Starting with English and expanding with localised support to bridge the gap between diaspora children and elders back home.
Built for the families who keep the stories alive.
You live far from home, in the US, Europe, or the Gulf, and feel the distance from the elders who raised your family.
Grandparents, parents, aunties, and cousins all hold a piece of the family story.
You are looking after an aging parent or grandparent, and you know their memories are precious and time is short.
Jamii Vault gives you the structure to record trusted elders and preserve shared traditions, languages, and oral history for everyone who follows.
Sign up in under two minutes to become your family’s Custodian. Name your vault (e.g., Urugo rwa Mukamana), the secure, digital home for your family’s history.
Map out your family. Add parents, grandparents, aunties, and trusted community elders (umuturanyi), highlighting those whose stories need to be captured first.
Not sure what to ask? Jamii Vault provides story chapters (Childhood, Marriage, Work, Later Years) and specific prompts like “What were the paths you walked as a child going to school?”
Record in-person using our app’s built-in teleprompter, or send a secure WhatsApp/SMS link. Elders don’t need an app or password. They tap the link, hit record, and tell their story.
Premium cloud storage, AI transcription, and a completely ad-free, private space for your family.
Start your family vault at no cost.
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Capture, preserve, and share the life stories of your elders, before those stories are lost forever.