Uber Egypt partners with Harassmap in attempts to further provide safe rides on the road through taking positive actions towards preventing sexual harassment. This partnership aims at preventing sexual harassment in Egypt through “providing awareness content to partner drivers to take positive action against sexual harassment and “launching a specialized training program conducted by HarassMap”, according to the press release. “Since launching in Egypt almost 3 years ago, we have continuously worked to improve the safety of the millions of riders and drivers using our app,” according to Uber Egypt. “Through our technology, by providing safe and reliable rides in a way that was not possible before, but also by being engaged members of the communities we serve and working with HarassMap to raise awareness and prevent sexual harassment Egypt,” adds Uber Egypt. This is part of a global campaign to help spread awareness and stop sexual assaults and domestic violence. The campaign is dedicating $US 5 million to funding programmatic partnerships focused on prevention. Earlier in October, Thomson Reuters Foundation released results of a poll suggesting that Cairo is the world’s most dangerous megacity for women. In terms of risking being exposed to…
Uber Egypt Joins Effort with Harassmap to Prevent Sexual Harassment
November 12, 2017
