Aisha Addo, a 25-year-old entrepreneur and non-profit foundation organizer from Mississauga, was concerned when she heard that many young women question their safety in Ubers or taxis with male drivers.
After being in a situation with a taxi driver that left her feeling “trapped,” unable to get out the moving vehicle and not willing to get into an argument, she knew she had to do something about it.
Her solution: DriveHer, a ride-sharing service run by women for women.
The service will mimic Uber, but both the driver and client must be female.
Addo believes that this is the perfect time to launch in Toronto and will provide women with an alternative safe ride home, especially as more stories of female passengers being assaulted by their drivers come to light.
Aisha Addo
DriveHer won’t just keep women safe, it will also act as inspiration for other ambitious businesswomen to follow through with their own personal ideas.
Addo hopes to have DriverHer in operation by August and already has 20 women signed up to be drivers. Before she can make her dream into reality, howeber, Addo must be approved by the city’s new licensing system, which includes paying a $20,000 licensing fee, completing police checks for all drivers, and ensuring that all drivers have a $2 million insurance policy.
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