"While restrictions are slowly lifted, its impacts are still felt and will likely be for the foreseeable future," says Shane Austin, head of operations at Uber Eats South Africa.
"Our platform connects millions of users and we understand our responsibility to leverage this. We encourage our community to partake in this partnership with KFC and provide a meal for South African children who are in desperate need," adds Austin.
For every KFC meal ordered, Uber Eats will provide a meal to a child in need. The partnership will see Uber Eats donate R2.00 for every meal ordered via the app to Afrika Tikkun as part of the Add Hope initiative.
With close onto 50 years since the first KFC restaurant opened its doors in South Africa, the popular eatery has supported numerous communities.
"Over the last 10 years, KFC's Add Hope initiative has grown exponentially, now providing 30 million meals per year to over 150 000 children and supporting more than 140 different non-profit organisations," says Andra Nel, CSI manager at KFC.
"Add Hope has always been about business and consumers working in solidarity to make a difference and this partnership with Uber is a natural extension to amplify these efforts through the simple act of ordering a meal," concludes Nel.
From Friday, 16 October to Sunday, 15 November (or up until 250 000 orders have been achieved), South Africans may get involved by:
- downloading the Uber Eats app or signing in
- tapping on a KFC restaurant in the Uber Eats app between 09:00 and 21:00, and
- adding the KFC meal of their choice into their order, and
- enjoying their meal, while Uber Eats donates R2.00 on their behalf to KFC’s Add Hope initiative.
This initiative further expands on Uber Eats' partnership with Afrika Tikkun, which over the past few months has provided relief to over 100 000 South Africans.
For more information, visit
www.ubereats.com or
www.order.kfc.co.za.