For every ride taken this weekend, Uber will feed one person for a week.

Following the success of Uber’s partnership with Afrika Tikkun to provide food eCoupons to their driver and courier partners, Uber is now giving riders a chance to help people in need. 

Uber has committed to feeding one person for a week for every ride taken through the app on the weekend Saturday 25th July to Sunday 26th July 2020. The selection of beneficiaries and distribution of food packages throughout this initiative will be led by Afrika Tikkun who remain steadfast in uplifting disadvantaged communities around South Africa. 

How will this work?

  1. Open your Uber app and add the promo UberTikkun
  2. Take a trip between Saturday 25th July – Sunday 26th July 2020
  3. For every trip taken, we will feed one person for a week
  4. The Uber app will be available at all times, however, riders who are traveling during curfew hours (21:00 PM to 04:00 AM) will be required to have a relevant permit in line with government regulations.
  5. Terms and conditions apply. 

To date, through the food eCoupons, food relief has been provided to over 66 640 drivers, couriers and their families across South Africa. “Over the past few months we have worked tirelessly with leading NGOs to ensure we reach the most vulnerable members of society.  We hope to increase these numbers for families across South Africa with our latest initiative,” explains Frans Hiemstra, General Manager, Uber SSA

“We realise a lot can still be done, however, we believe our efforts to make a difference in the lives of one family at a time is a great start, and we will continue to give back to the communities who need it the most,” concludes Hiemstra. 

Since the pandemic began, Uber has taken meaningful steps to help keep everyone on the Uber platform safe. This includes providing the latest public health information in our apps and all drivers and riders are required to wear a mask or face covering when taking a trip. As part of a new in-app safety checklist, before drivers can go online they will be asked to take a selfie to verify they are wearing a mask or face covering. Riders are also required to take safety precautions like washing their hands before getting in the car, sitting in the backseat, and opening windows for ventilation. 

Terms and Conditions

Offer valid from Saturday, 25 July 2020 at 06:00 until Sunday, 26 July 2020 at 23:59. Applies to all users of the Uber App. Offer only valid where the specified Promo Code is applied in the Uber App prior to a trip being taken. The Promo Code can only be used and redeemed in South Africa. For each trip taken by a user on the Uber App where the Promo Code has been applied, Uber will fund the purchase of a food package to be provided to selected recipients. The total value of all of the food packages to be distributed in terms of this offer, the value and contents of the food packages, the criteria for selecting the recipients of such food packages and any other matter fundamental and/or incidental to this offer shall be in the sole discretion of Uber to determine and the offer may be varied or withdrawn at any time and without notice at Uber’s sole discretion. All information and estimates provided herein are done so in good faith and are, to the best of Uber’s knowledge, correct and complete as at the time of publication. Uber shall not be held liable for any loss, damage, liability or claim of whatsoever nature and howsoever arising as a result of this offer or any person’s reliance on any information or estimates provided herein.