talabat wrapped up its region-wide initiative in support of immediate humanitarian relief efforts in Palestine, by donating 100% of all earnings from orders on May 27th, 2021 to its long-standing partners including the World Food Programme and Qatar Charity.In addition, customers in Qatar have donated over QAR 205,000 to Qatar Charity, through the talabat app. All proceeds will be used to support families and children in need of humanitarian assistance in Palestine. In Qatar, talabat consumers responded significantly to the in-app donations and talabat employees also voluntarily donated parts of their salaries where possible. As a result, a donation from talabat regionally totalling QR1,935,650 ($530,315) will be made in support of humanitarian relief efforts in Palestine.All funds are currently being transferred to talabat’s long-standing partners, the United Nations World Food Programme, as well as Qatar Charity, Oman’s Dar Al Atta’a and the Kuwaiti Red Crescent through ‘Give’. Francisco Miguel De Sousa, Managing Director of talabat Qatar, said “We have been deeply touched by the community in Qatar and how they mobilized to support our humanitarian campaign. It has been heart-warming to see humanity in action.” Tomaso Rodriguez, talabat CEO, shared how grateful he was to receive such overwhelming support from customers, partners, riders, vendors and employees: “I’d like to extend an immense thank you to everyone who chose to place orders on talabat on May 27th and donated through the app. It was incredible to see our community come together and stand with humanity during this time, and our hearts are full from the reaction we’ve seen across our ecosystem.”Consumers in Qatar will continue to be able to donate to Palestine and other locally charitable causes through talabat’s in-app virtual charities. Consumers can download talabat on the iOS App Store and Google Play Store.
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talabat facilitates donations of QR1.9 mn to charity to support humanitarian relief efforts in Palestine
Jul 06, 2021