Recording a Pledge & Partial Payments
How to record a promise, take part payments, and settle or cancel a pledge.
A pledge is money someone has promised but not yet paid. KapuLetu keeps it on the group's record until it's paid or cancelled, and a payment replaces the promise, so the same money is never counted twice.
Record the pledge
Add a contribution with the payment type Pledge, or tell Letu: "Mary pledged 5000 for welfare". It goes on the group's record without the paid mark.
Open it when money comes in
In the group's Contributions, choose Pay on the pledge. Enter what was paid and how. If it's less than what's left, the rest stays as the pledge.
Or confirm it settled
Keep the full amount to settle it in one step. You can also tell Letu: "Mary cleared her pledge" or "Mary paid 2000 towards her pledge by cash".
Use a payment you already approved
If the money came through M-Pesa and you approved it from the Inbox, choose Use for pledge on that payment. After approving, KapuLetu also asks when the payer has an open pledge in that group.