Uber powers emergency food deliveries in Ukraine

Uber has built a "private-label" version of its delivery platform to help the United Nations deliver food and water supplies to war-torn areas of Ukraine.It's difficult for large delivery trucks to access some parts of Ukraine because of structural damage and the threat of attack.The WFP is hand-picking its own drivers and vehicles, but some are former Uber drivers who worked in Ukraine before the Russian invasion.

The scheme is being trialled in the central city of Dnipro. The hope is that it will be rolled out later across four other cities: Lviv, Vinnytsia, Kyiv and Chernivtsi.The WFP is aiming to provide monthly supplies to 3m people in Ukraine by the end of June Uber's platform was up and running within a few weeks of its first contact with the World Food Programme.

"You can't go a few weeks without food, and so using Uber's technology, their distribution systems, their dispatch systems… it really is a great success story."Uber has had a turbulent few years. Its ride-sharing service was hit hard during the pandemic as people stayed at home, and the firm has been forced to reform its driver policies, giving them better workers' rights.

If Ukraine is so brilliant at everything why can’t they get their own food, medical supplies, equipment and money? Zelenskyy is rich he can afford it.

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