Driving Change: Lygo is Shifting Gears with a Women-Only Taxi Service in Mosul, Iraq

Good news! Transgender men may not apply as drivers! 😊

"... in the past few months, female-driven taxis have become a familiar sight, ferrying women to university in the morning, or collecting them from work in the afternoons, addressing a glaring gap in transport options for half the city’s population.

“It’s a revolutionary idea,” says Hesham, who recently launched Lygo, a new taxi service staffed by female drivers, which he hopes will transform travel and improve freedom of movement for women in Mosul. ..."

Driving Change: Lygo is Shifting Gears with a Women-Only Taxi Service Lygo is empowering women in Mosul by providing them with safe and socially acceptable transportation.