Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading everyday super app, announced its ‘Grab for Good’ social impact program to empower people in Southeast Asia to gain critical access—some for the first time—to technology, upskilling and digital services.
This will allow them to be part of the fast-growing digital economy and have more choices and opportunities to improve their livelihoods.
By leveraging its technology, platform, and partnerships, Grab has set ambitious goals for its “Grab for Good” program to be achieved by 2025.
To ensure that everyone, regardless of background or ability, is able to benefit from the rise of the digital economy, Grab aims to bring digital literacy and greater inclusion to 3 million Southeast Asians by 2025 through partnerships with governments, private companies and non-profit organisations.
To enable micro-entrepreneurs and small businesses to tap the cost-savings and increased productivity brought on by technology, Grab aims to help over 5 million more traditional businesses, and small merchants digitize their workflows and processes.
Grab also aims to train 20,000 students through its tech talent initiatives in partnership with educational institutions, non-profits and leading technology companies.
To achieve these goals, Grab announced two flagship initiatives under its “Grab for Good” program—a skills training and digital literacy partnership between Microsoft and Grab, and regional “Break the Silence” initiative, that enables the deaf and hearing-impaired to better participate in the digital economy through the Grab ecosystem.
These two initiatives are the start of a multi-year plan to equip individuals and small businesses with the necessary technology skills and tools to thrive in the new digital economy.
“Southeast Asia is poised to become the world’s fourth largest economy by 2030, yet the hard truth is that not everyone has equal access to opportunity—and the equal chance to succeed with the region’s growth. If the private sector actively creates programs for local communities, technology can be within reach for many, and the learning of new skills can immediately improve the livelihoods for many more people in Southeast Asia,” said Anthony Tan, Group CEO and co-founder of Grab.
“‘Grab for Good’ is about building an inclusive platform, and is our commitment to deliver positive, sustainable impact in every country that Grab operates in,” Tan said.