UCD has a population of over 30,000 staff and students.
This is an excellent opportunity to get to know our community and help during this time.
UCD has teamed up with Faxi,
a mobile phone application, to create an online volunteering platform for UCD Staff and Students.
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1. Download the Faxi app and register an account with your UCD email address
2. In your profile status list the type of help you are able to offer and the details of when you are available
3. Send an email to commuting@ucd.ie stating that you would like to be a volunteer
4. UCD will contact Faxi to ensure that you are shown as a dedicated driver within the app. This will make it easier for someone requesting help to find you when searching
1. Download the Faxi app and register an account with your UCD email address
2. In your profile status list the type of help you require and any specific days, etc.
3. When searching for volunteers choose the dedicated driver field, this will list all the volunteers available closest to you
Download the app
CONTEXT
Following the 2019 Annual Commuting Survey, UCD Estate Services and the UCD Smarter Travel Group teamed up with Faxi, a carpooling app provider to create an online car pooling platform for UCD staff and students. The key aims of the platform are to reduce the reliance of motorists traveling from the same areas using single occupancy vehicles, contribute to a reduction in carbon emissions and reduce the demand for parking spaces at peak times on campus.
Since the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the reorientation of many core University activities including teaching and research to online forums, the carpooling service is not permitted under the current Government advice.
However we have adjusted the app to provide help and assistance to those members of our UCD community who may be vulnerable or cocooning to deliver food, medicine or other health products.
This is an excellent opportunity to get to know our community and help during this time.
This application provides a platform for volunteers to grocery shop and help out for others who cannot leave their homes.
FAQs
FAXI is a smartphone app and online platform which enables people in communities to identify each other and easily arrange to share journeys.
Faxi’s map design with real-time location and traffic information, allows people to share regular journeys, by car, public transport, bike or on foot.
This is for members of the UCD Community and only members with valid @ucdconnect and @ucd emails can sign up.
This is a Community Outreach Project to address local level needs of people affected by Covid-19. You can also visit the website of Volunteer Ireland for more volunteer advice and guidance – www.volunteer.ie.
People in the community must be directed to reliable public health information, as provided by www.hse.ie and their own GP. Additionally information relating to Covid-19 in UCD can be found in this page.
Self-isolating means staying in doors and keeping out of contact with other people. You can only come out of self-isolation after 14 days. Speak to your GP over the phone for advice on testing and self-isolation. Further information is available here: www2.hse.ie/coronavirus/
For further advice on how to protect yourself and others from the Coronavirus, please visit the information pages of the HSE.
This UCD initiative is being supported by Smarter Travel