About Hafrik

One app. One community.

Hafrik is built for Africans and other international communities living, studying and doing business in China — and for the businesses that serve them.

Moving here is exciting. It is also confusing. The things you need most — a trustworthy supplier, a room, a shipping agent, the right way to pay, someone who has done this before — sit scattered across WeChat groups, hearsay and links that stopped working two years ago.

Hafrik gathers all of it into one app, kept by the people who actually live it. Not another social network. A place to ask, answer, buy, sell, and belong.

Find your Space.

Spaces are focused communities — a city, a trade, a campus, a hustle. Join the ones that matter and your feed becomes what you actually need instead of whatever is loudest. Ask a question and get answers from people who already solved it.

Guangzhou Yiwu sourcing Students in China Visa & documents Shipping & logistics Housing Naija in China Francophone

Live today, not coming soon.

FeedPosts, photos, reels and stories from the community

SpacesCommunities for your city, trade, school or interest

Marketplace & Hafrik ShopFlash deals, featured finds, and buying and selling in RMB

Trade & MoneyImport, RMB, suppliers and logistics in one hub

Pay SupplierSend payment to Chinese suppliers without the runaround

Wallet & PointsYour balance and rewards, earned by using the app

African BusinessesA directory of the shops, services and traders around you

Guides & TipsHow things actually work here, written by people who did it

EventsWhat's happening in your city this week

Meet PeopleFind others nearby and build your network

Learning HubShort lessons on trade, business and settling in

TranslatorEnglish and Chinese, for when the deal is on the table

Get HelpReal support when something goes wrong

Reach the people already looking for you.

Get discovered

Hafrik puts your business in front of a community actively searching for suppliers, services, food, freight and housing — filtered by the city they are actually in.

Create a business page
List products in the Marketplace
Advertise events and offers

Build a reputation

Trust is the currency in this market. On Hafrik your track record is visible: reviews, activity, and a presence in the Spaces where your customers already talk.

Run targeted ads by city and interest
Recruit from the community
Message customers directly

Make life abroad easier.

Give every African community in China one place to find people, information and opportunity — and to be found. The problem isn't unique to China. Wherever a diaspora forms, the same gaps appear. China is where we prove it works, and where we start from.

The idea

One place for Africans in China to find each other, instead of forty WeChat groups.

The build

A community app, a marketplace, a payments layer and a media arm — built and shipped from Guangzhou.

Where we are

Community first, with sourcing, payments, guides and shopping built on top of it. Still shipping, every week.

Everything you need for life in China.