November 3, 2021
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      Colombo, November 3, 2021: Uber today announced a partnership with local NGO Voice for Voiceless Foundation to donate dry ration kits worth LKR 6 Million to some of Sri Lanka’s most underserved communities. The kits contain daily essentials including rice, sugar, wheat, pulses and tea. They will be delivered to daily wage […]

October 21, 2021
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      Colombo, 21st October 2021: Uber Sri Lanka, in partnership with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, today announced the launch of the Uber Entrepreneurship Challenge 2021, an initiative giving Uber merchant partners, driver partners and couriers the chance to showcase entrepreneurial spirit and innovation. The winning entries will receive prizes at an […]

September 13, 2021
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      Colombo, 8th September, 2021: Uber, UNESCO and the Ministry of Education have come together in a unique partnership to offer 25,000 rides for vaccinating teachers, principals and other academic and non-academic staff across schools in Colombo, Gampaha, and Kalutara Districts in the Western Province. These rides can also be redeemed for visits […]

June 2, 2021
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      Colombo, June 2, 2021: Uber today announced 50,000 free rides to the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society for transporting frontline healthcare workers, elderly and citizens from vulnerable communities to vaccination hubs for supporting the government’s drive to inoculate the nation. Uber’s free rides will also be deployed to transport frontline healthcare workers […]

March 29, 2021
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 Partners with the Ministry of Health to launch a Covid-19 public awareness campaign           Colombo, 29 March 2021: Uber today announced it will provide discounted trips on its popular Tuk service for residents travelling to 13 vaccination centers across Colombo for supporting the government’s vaccination drive and removing transport as a […]

February 10, 2021
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Colombo, February 9, 2021: Uber today released its annual analysis – “A Look Back at 2020: Year in Review” – a glimpse into how Sri Lankan’s ate during the lockdown and then slowly began safely moving again as cities started opening up. The report, backed by insights and data, highlights Uber’s support for communities by […]


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