Contributions can be made on the iFood app and will be used for food and basic hygiene items; see how to participate
São Paulo, May 2022 – Due to the heavy rains and landslides that hit the regions of Pernambuco and Alagoas last week, iFood reinforced its action with CUFA (Central Única das Favelas) to collect donations for victims of floods and landslides in northeastern regions. To contribute, simply access the donation environment in the app. When completing an order on the platform, the option also appears to contribute to this cause of public emergency, in partnership with CUFA itself and other institutions we support.
Here's how to donate:
- Access the iFood app
- Click the donations link in your profile and select CUFA
- Press the “I want to donate” button and select the amount
- After that, press “send donation”. Ready!
Quarterly balance of iFood donations
In the last quarter of this year, iFood transferred more than R$3.8 million to third sector institutions supported by the donation program available on its app. According to the Transparency Report released by the company, donations focused especially on emergency support for victims of the rains in the country, starting with Bahia and other states in the Northeast, Minas Gerais and Petrópolis (RJ). Among the partner NGOs are: Ação Cidadania, CUFA, Gastromotiva, Gerando Falcões, Orgânico Solidário, SOS Mata Atlântica and Todos pela Educação. The amount raised was used for basic food baskets, lunch boxes, hygiene items, cooking gas and household appliances for victims of the rains, as well as for the restoration of the Atlantic Forest and education contributions. The full report is available at link.
CUFA is a Brazilian social organization present in five thousand favelas across the country. The entity has existed for more than 20 years and works with sport, leadership training, entrepreneurship, education, leisure, culture and citizenship. During the Covid-19 pandemic, CUFA used its reach to alleviate as much as possible the difficulties that favela residents faced, including a partnership with iFood. The institution has received donations from Brazilian foodtech since May 2020.
About iFood
iFood is a Brazilian technology company that is a reference in online delivery, which brings customers, restaurants and delivery people together in a simple and practical way. And to provide a complete experience for each of them, delivery goes beyond delivery. iFood aims to feed the future of the world, transforming society through education and technology, food security, inclusion and with a positive socio-environmental impact.
With around 60 million monthly orders, iFood works with business intelligence and management solutions to promote and develop an ecosystem of more than 300 thousand registered restaurants, 200 thousand connected delivery people in more than 1500 cities across Brazil. Having been in the market for 11 years, it also operates on business fronts complementary to its chain, such as market, fintech and benefits, combining technology and convenience in delivering solutions to partners. iFood has important investors, such as Movile, a global leader in mobile marketplaces, and Just Eat, one of the largest online ordering companies in the world. Through the company's news portal, iFood News, the main current topics and the New Economy are disseminated, as well as content on business, cases and trends on innovations in the country and the world.