9,000+ dashers across Africa

Share more.
Waste less.
Feed your community.

Dashers connects you with neighbours sharing food and goods — and rescues surplus from local restaurants and shops before it goes to waste.

24K
Meals rescued
8.4K
Items shared
18T
CO₂ saved
Neighbours sharing food on an African street

How it works

Three steps to a kinder neighbourhood.

  1. 01

    Join your zone

    Sign up, set your location, find the nearest Dashers community.

  2. 02

    Share or discover

    Post a surplus loaf, browse what neighbours are giving away.

  3. 03

    Meet and collect

    Chat, agree a time, pick it up. Rate each other. Build trust.

Free food from local businesses

Restaurants and shops give surplus to your community via Dash Heroes.

Share what you no longer need

Clothes, books, household — give them a second life.

Become a Dash Hero

Train, collect, redistribute. Earn tips and impact.

Track your real impact

Meals, kilos of CO₂, litres of water — your numbers, every month.

Trusted neighbours

Star ratings and a community trust score keep things safe.

Built for your city

Active zones in Yaoundé, Douala, Lagos, Nairobi and Accra.

For business

Turn your surplus into community impact.

Restaurants, hotels and supermarkets across Africa partner with Dashers to rescue unsold food and earn an ESG-grade impact report every month.

  • 30 min

    Average collection time

  • 0₣

    Cost to redistribute

  • Monthly

    ESG impact report

  • 9 cities

    Live zones

Loved by neighbours.

"Last week I gave away a fridge of vegetables before flying out. Three families collected within an hour."
A

Aïcha

Bastos, Yaoundé

"As a Dash Hero I rescue 40+ meals every Saturday from a restaurant near my flat. It's the best part of my week."
T

Tunde

Victoria Island, Lagos

"My bakery throws away nothing now. Dashers send a hero by 9pm every night. Our team loves it."
M

Marie-Claire

Akwa, Douala