Rwandese firm SAFIRUN, mainly recognized for pioneering eco-pleasant shipping and delivery and logistics services in Kigali, has been working on several green-transportation options for products and providers making use of electrical scooters, electric powered bikes, and electric powered vans above the earlier four many years. On the micromobility aspect, sister firm GURARIDE, a green e-mobility general public bicycle-share (PBS) transport process firm, has been scaling up operations in Rwanda. GURARIDE brings together sensible bikes, electric powered scooters, and electrical bike-sharing in a one application to allow end users to pick out their ride preference.
GURARIDE wishes to choose around the 1st and last mile transport industries across Africa. One more sister firm, SAFI, assembles electric powered motorcycles and scooters in Rwanda. Its other sister organization, SAFI Common Connection, is rolling out its charging station infrastructure as EVPLUGIN in Rwanda. EVPLUGIN is a public EV charging station alternatives community company in Africa, with a concentration on facilitating the migration from fossil gasoline transportation to green electrical mobility.
SAFIRUN has been carrying deliveries for many retailers using its short code 3040 as effectively as featuring different logistics alternatives to community organizations and individuals using its electric powered fleet. Its new multipurpose smartphone app (Android & iOS) will allow users to location services requests, genuine time shipping and delivery tracking, and offer quick company responses. The solutions contain courier solutions, foodstuff shipping, prescription drugs and essentials, groceries, wines, and spirits, parcels supply, and distinctive or urgent choose-n-drop products and services.
The SAFIRUN SuperApp wishes to aid to redefine e-commerce for both of those buyers and distinctive community organizations. End users will have access to over 12 company types in 1 solitary app. The tremendous-app will aid the shipping of commodities like foods, vogue, and pharmaceuticals, and will also offer a vast variety of providers ranging from ‘pick-and-drop’ and booking resorts or apartments, to hiring pros like plumbers, landscapers, and other artisans for equally experienced and private do the job.
The SAFIRUN Super-App is also introducing an in-app cashless dollars transfer service referred to as the SAFIRUN E-Wallet, where by friends or colleagues can exchange digital income inside the app through their registered SAFIRUN accounts in an energy to promote a cashless financial state and compliment Covid-19 prevention actions. The company provides reward details that translate into spendable digital dollars on each transaction carried out employing the SAFIRUN E-Wallet.
For the duration of the before pilot phases, SAFURUN obtained more than 30,000 deliveries and protected far more than 26,000 km in just 2 quarters of 2021 when generating 65 jobs. SAFIRUN is eyeing fleet growth by the conclusion of the 2nd quarter of 2022 with an added 80 environmentally friendly positions made by the conclude of 2022’s next quarter. Aligning its enlargement goals with the foreseen desire, SAFIRUN is decided to also prioritize gender inclusion and women empowerment via engagement in supply and logistics companies when also producing new work alternatives for Rwandan youths.
All photos courtesy of SAFIRUN


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