Uber’s goal is to tailor its offering to suit the needs of consumers while ensuring that every rider can enjoy the convenience and safety of each trip. In addition to improving mobility options, Uber has also introduced safety tools at users’ fingertips such as the Safety Toolkit. Uber has further developed safety mechanisms in response to COVID-19, including a pre-trip safety checklist, a world-first mask recognition technology, and 14-day financial assistance to drivers who have been quarantined by a medical professional due to COVID-19.

While the pandemic was challenging, Uber used this opportunity to adapt their technology and work with communities in need, while ensuring drivers kept earning. For example, Uber Connect, a contactless delivery offering was launched last year, which allows users to send much-needed packages to family and friends. Uber also saw a trend where small businesses have been making use of the offering to reach their customers. The company also partnered with Safe Space Foundation and Free Lunch to sponsor rides for frontline workers, as well as victims of domestic violence at the onset of the pandemic.

Uber has increased access to car ownership for driver-partners through their most recent partnership with Moove, a vehicle solutions company. “What we love most about this Uber’s partnership is that it will ensure that 50% of drivers are women, empowering them whilst also providing peace of mind when it comes to safety, explains Jessica Poku, Country Manager for Uber Ghana. Poku concludes: “We’re really excited to be #MovingGhana. We are inspired by the country's rapidly developing infrastructure and spirit of entrepreneurship and we look forward to continuing to provide people across Ghana with an affordable, easy and flexible choice to move around the city safely and reliably.”

About Uber

Uber’s mission is to help people get a ride at the push of a button - everywhere and for everyone. We started in 2009 to solve a simple problem - how do you get a ride at the touch of a button? With over 10 billion trips later, we’ve started tackling an even greater challenge: reducing congestion and pollution in our cities by getting more people into fewer cars. Uber is available in seventeen cities in Sub-Saharan Africa (Cape Town, Durban, Joburg, Pretoria, Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth), East London, Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru, Lagos, Abuja, Benin City, Abidjan Kampala, Accra, Kumasi, and Dar es Salaam). Overall, the Uber network is available in over 600 cities in over 65 countries. To request a ride, users must download the free application for Android, iPhone, Blackberry 7, or register for Uber at www.uber.com/go. For questions, visit www.uber.com