Help your neighbours.
Get help when you need it.
DeKarma is a trusted local network where people exchange everyday help, build reputation, and earn Karma by contributing to their community.
Free to join · No platform fees · Built for local communities
"Can someone help me carry a heavy package up three flights of stairs?"
"Does anyone nearby know how to fix a printer connectivity issue?"
"I need someone as my scribe to help write my upcoming exam."
Two ways to participate
Whether you need a hand with something or have a few minutes to help someone nearby — DeKarma makes neighbourly support simple and fair.
I Need Help
Post an everyday request and find kind, verified people nearby ready to lend a hand with routine errands, accessibility needs, or senior care.
- Can someone help me carry a package upstairs?
- I need someone as my scribe to write my exam
- Does anyone know how to fix this computer issue?
- Can someone help me move a small table?
I Want to Help
Offer your time, skills, or presence to people in your neighbourhood. Help someone today — because you may need a neighbour's help tomorrow.
- Choose nearby requests that fit your schedule
- Earn Karma that you can use when you need help
- Build a trusted reputation in your area
- Volunteer mode available for pure community goodwill
How DeKarma works
Four simple steps to give or get help from people in your neighbourhood.
Ask or Offer
Post what you need help with, or browse nearby requests and offer your skills.
Connect
Review profiles, see community ratings, and accept when you're comfortable.
Meet & Help
Meet safely with privacy-protected location sharing. Complete the help exchange in person.
Earn Karma & Trust
Both sides confirm completion. The helper earns Karma, and both build community reputation.
Karma keeps generosity moving.
When you help someone, you earn Karma. When you need help, you use Karma. It's not money — it's how DeKarma recognises your contribution to the community and keeps the cycle of help going.
The Help Cycle
How community help circulatesWhat people actually use DeKarma for
Real everyday tasks — from quick errands to companionship and tech help.
Daily Help & Errands
Carrying packages upstairs, picking up groceries, moving small furniture, collecting parcels, or any quick errand nearby.
Accessibility & Independence
Help with reading mail, filling forms, being a scribe for exams, sighted guiding, wheelchair accompaniment, or setting up phone accessibility.
Elder Support & Companionship
Walking companion for park strolls or clinic visits, friendly check-ins, help with smartphones and video calling, or tea-time companionship.
Trust is earned, not assumed.
On DeKarma, your reputation reflects what you've actually done — not just what your profile says. Every completed interaction builds real trust.
Location Privacy
Your exact address is hidden. Neighbours only see an approximate radius until an offer is accepted and the helper marks that they are on their way.
Profile Verification
Every member verifies their phone number and email before participating. Community reputation reflects real completed interactions.
Task Verification
Help exchanges complete only when both people confirm in person with a quick code or QR handshake. No false completions.
Karma Protection
Karma is held securely during an exchange and only transfers when both sides confirm the help was completed.
Reporting & Blocking
Instantly report inappropriate behaviour or block any user. Our moderation team reviews reports with a zero-tolerance policy.
Community Guidelines
Clear rules ensuring dignity, consent, and respectful interaction. Dangerous, commercial, and illegal activities are strictly prohibited.
Independence doesn't mean doing everything alone.
DeKarma facilitates everyday community assistance tailored to specific sensory and physical accessibility needs. We connect neighbors with lived care experience and assistive patience.
- Vision & Reading: Mail sorting, reading print forms, item shelf identification, and sighted guiding in unfamiliar areas.
- Mobility & Transit: Wheelchair escort, steadying walker support, carrying heavy items, or accessible transit accompaniment.
- Digital & Assistive Tech: Setting up screen readers, adjusting phone font scales, configuring captions, and troubleshooting apps.
Our Accessibility Commitment
Accessibility is not an afterthought — it is built into our core product:
Elder Support & Companionship
Keeping our senior neighbours connected, supported, and independent through everyday community care.
- Picking up routine groceries and permitted pharmacy essentials
- Walking companion for morning park strolls, temple visits, or clinic appointments
- Friendly drop-ins, tea visits, and routine reassurance check-ins
- Helping setup smartphones, video calling with grandchildren, and TV remotes
Morning Park Walk & Chai
"Accompaniment for 78-year-old grandmother for a 30-minute gentle walk in the colony park."
Early stories from our neighbourhood
Real experiences from people helping each other in Delhi communities. DeKarma is growing — these are from our earliest members.
"I sprained my ankle and couldn't carry groceries up three floors. I posted on DeKarma and a student in my building helped me within 15 minutes. It felt natural — like asking a neighbour, but without the awkwardness."
DeKarma is not another app.
People already have WhatsApp groups and neighbourhood forums. Here's what makes DeKarma different.
WhatsApp connects you with groups you already belong to. DeKarma helps you find nearby people you can trust for specific help — even if you've never met.
No more messages lost in group chats. Post a clear request, get matched with someone nearby, and track it from offer to completion.
Every person has a help history, ratings, and Karma score. You can see who's genuinely contributed before you accept their offer.
Location privacy, verified profiles, in-person completion codes, and reporting tools — all built in. Not an afterthought.
A trusted network for neighbours to help one another.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about how DeKarma operates, keeps you safe, and manages community Karma.
Your neighbourhood is full of people who can help.
Join DeKarma and start with one small act of help. Whether you need a hand or have a few minutes to spare — your neighbourhood is waiting.