Jakarta, 30 August 2017 – Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading ride-hailing and mobile payments platform, today announced the partnership with PKPU Human Initiative, a humanitarian institution focusing on education, economy, health issues and emergency responses, enabling Grab users to donate the qurban for the upcoming Ied al-Adha with just few taps on their smartphone and distribution of qurban meat parcels through GrabExpress driver partners to the 613 families in need living in Jakarta and Bogor.

Mediko Azwar, Marketing Director, Grab Indonesia, said, “We use transformative power of technology to create a meaningful impact on people’s lives and Grab’s passion for this project is sharing. Eid al-Adha is one of the most important religious holidays for the Muslims community and we would like to invite people to join us in this initiative and through our collaboration with PKPU Human Initiative, we hope to connect our users and extend the joy to the hearts of everyone by easing the donation process through Grab app.”

Manager of Customer Relation Management (CRM) PKPU Human Initiative, Ira Nurulia, said, “We are delighted to have Grab on board as our program partner and to be benefitting from the technology and operational support Grab can provide as we welcome Eid al-Adha. Both of our organizations shared the same mission to improve the live of people and look forward to celebrate the spirit of togetherness.”

Following the integration of GrabExpress service with Sebar Qurban Nusantara (SQN) program held annually by PKPU Human Initiative, users could register their qurban through Grab app until August 31, which has been featured since August 25. Meanwhile, a direct delivery is enabled through GrabExpress fleets in the targeted areas in Jakarta and Bogor including Tajurhalang, Jagakarsa and Kramat Jati during Ied al-Adha weekend. For more information on how to donate the qurban, visit http://sebarqurban.com/grab/

About PKPU Human Initiative

PKPU Human Initiative is a humanitarian institution, which has been established since 1999 and focused on humanitarian issues in the fields of education, economy, health and emergency both in the country and abroad. PKPU Human Initiative was previously named PKPU Lembaga Kemanusiaan Nasional (National Humanitarian Institution). The changing of name and logo is our step to realize the vision to become reliable world-class institution in establishing self-reliance. For more information about PKPU Human Initiative, please visit: https://www.pkpu.org

About Grab

Grab is Southeast Asia’s leading on-demand transportation and mobile payments platform. Grab solves critical transportation challenges to make transport freedom a reality for 620 million people in Southeast Asia. Grab’s core product platform includes transport solutions for drivers and passengers with an emphasis on convenience, safety and reliability, as well as its proprietary mobile payments platform, GrabPay, which is increasing access to mobile payment solutions for millions of Grab riders and drivers across Southeast Asia and deepening financial inclusion in the region. In Indonesia, Grab’s network of 500,000 agents is helping the unbanked and underbanked utilize GrabPay’s platform to participate in the digital revolution. Grab currently offers services in 65 cities across Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar. For more information, please visit: http://www.grab.com.