Taxshe

16/04/2024

80+ parents signed a petition for Taxshe cabs to be parked inside school 😍

Yeah, pre-pandemic nostalgia. We were driving so many girls of a particular high profile school in Central Bangalore. And taken passes to park our cabs/vans inside the school. Faced a bit of resistance due to jealousy from male van drivers as commercial vehicles were not allowed into school, but Taxshe was allowed.

That's when parents got tog, 80+ parents put out a petition to school, called their own kids as "Taxshe Kids", and pushed the school to make special arrangements for women cabs, encouraging more women to keep the next gen safe.

Well, the school finally still didn't budge, and we found alternate arrangement for parking. But it didn't matter. What mattered was the movement so many parents joined in together, to stand up for the safety and encourage women cabs for kids.

Loved it, still overwhelmed thinking about those days!

14/04/2024

What does a tiffin box mean to a kid? Something he/ she waits for. For a parent who has to send a tiffin daily, it means the world, the right nutrition, the right time for the tiffin to reach, the warmth it goes with, actual heat and the love which goes along with it.

Why am I talking of tiffin box. Because as a surprise element we at Taxshe delivered tiffin box to a single dad's kids through the year. It was a very odd request for us. We were driving his children as it is and them he requested we also drop the tiffin for lunch to school. I was a bit bewildered, as it would work out expensive using a cab only to drop the tiffin. But he explained that trust and consistency was our core. He knew that if we took it up, we would deliver come hail come storm. For him following up with regular delivery people was becoming a nuisance value, being on tender hooks whether the person will come or not, timely service etc. He was always on the edge at work with the worry about the tiffin, so he engaged us for the sheer commitment and "momminess" we bring to the table. Soon another neighbour also started sending her kids tiffin along 😅

A different engagement indeed, a different level of satisfaction, again another mom ensuring kids eat in time. Taking away the stress from the single Dad was a super enriching experience for us

26/03/2024

*Taxshe School transportation form for Bangalore for year 2024-25*

Taxshe is a World Bank and UNDP awardee for our focus on safe mobility solutions for women and kids.

Parents please do fill this form at the earliest as last minute arrangements get very difficult. Also please share among more parents in your schools so we are able to make respective groups quickly.

Playschools, we know last year was a wait and watch year for all of you, this year am sure you are all going full throttle. So please do apply for the services and give yourselves and the parents a whole lot of peace of mind.

Parents of kids already taking our services, please do fill this form again, there is no automatic renewal of services.

Please go through the form thoroughly, it has all the pricing and terms and ping us only for any doubts beyond these.

Regards,
*Vandana Suri*
Founder,
Taxshe
www.taxshe.com
8884950088/ 8884960088

https://forms.gle/ZfK3CfRande36NGf6

23/01/2024

Taxshe School transportation form for Bangalore for year 2024-25

Taxshe is a World Bank and UNDP awardee for our focus on safe mobility solutions for women and kids.

Parents please do fill this form at the earliest as last minute arrangements get very difficult. Also please share among more parents in your schools so we are able to make respective groups quickly.

Playschools, we know last year was a wait and watch year for all of you, this year am sure you are all going full throttle. So please do apply for the services and give yourselves and the parents a whole lot of peace of mind.

Parents of kids already taking our services, please do fill this form again, there is no automatic renewal of services.

Please go through the form thoroughly, it has all the pricing and terms and ping us only for any doubts beyond these.

Regards,
Vandana Suri
Founder,
Taxshe
www.taxshe.com
8884950088/ 8884960088

https://forms.gle/ZfK3CfRande36NGf6

13/01/2024

"I have been touched wrong a multiple times in life now, so many times I have lost count. I am sure you have too" and i have every woman nodding their head in unision, giving me that look that she knows exactly what I am speaking about. Being touched wrong, being scanned wrong, being violated, has become a norm in our life we have learnt to live with. Or have we really? All our lives we women walk around with antennas buzzing around us, trying to dart a potential and probable hazard.

This doesn't work for me anymore. So i decided to change, to do something about it, and started Taxshe. 9 years back. It's our birthday today, but this idea was born in our minds right the first day we were touched wrong, possibly in all your minds, not just mine. Taxshe only took form 9 years back.

9 years, over 500 professional women drivers trained, over 1.2 million abuse free drives done, over 2000 women clients learnt driving independently, a World Bank award, a UNDP award.

Yes we are still small. Someone mentioned to me that we have just scratched the surface. There is loads more to clean up. Obviously, with reported number of child sexual abuse being at 53% and 91% women feeling unsafe in public transport, we still have a long way to go. But I tell people I am like that good bacteria, growing strong though small, possibly in a petri dish in a lab right now, before we know it, Taxshe will spread and super fast and we will have a much wanted revolution in our hands. We all know the power of a virus, a bacteria, most we ignore and can't see. Only difference is we are a positive one, changing one life at a time.

Vandana Suri
Founder
Taxshe
www.taxshe.com
Blr/Mum/Gur
8884950088/ 8884960088

Taxshe is a women cab organisation focussed on safe mobility of women and children. A World Bank Award winner under SDGs and Her 2019, the entire focus of Taxshe is women driving women and children, bringing down rates of child sexual abuse and violence against women during travel

04/12/2023

Emotional frame of mind today, thankful actually. In the past 9 years, Taxshe and Taxshe Breakfree - Women enabling women to drive has been running purely on client references and word of mouth. I have never ever done a paid ad till date, never needed to do. And I kept telling all the time that everyone needs to join into this revolution for women and child safety. Mobility industry talks only of cars, electric vehicles, miles, fuel, technology. No one ever speaks of safety. Why? That's why this industry needs a revolution.

And you know what, it hit me today, that we have been living through a small revolution from the past 9 years, where each one of you has spread the message, spread the awareness. Whether through Facebook, whatsapp, insta or just phone calls. The rolling has been happening because YOU spoke about it. Because YOU realised that this needs to be spoken about.

Thank you so much, each one of you who did and who will support this movement in time to come, we need you ALL.

Overwhelmed. A big THANK YOU once again

01/09/2023

03/08/2023

One woman driver and small car cab available for office drives and play school drives in Indiranagar/Koramangala zone. Please spread the word and let's see if we can block this out. Taxshe . We can be reached at 8884950088/ 8884960088 or www.taxshe.com

20/07/2023

https://womensmediacenter.com/news-features/women-only-cab-services-in-india-offer-safe-option-for-women-travelers

Despite challenges, women-only cab service providers are hopeful that they can continue to expand.

01/07/2023

4 more Roos ready for the job! These girls came home today, each one carries such amazing stories of grit within them. One is a housewife, one is a single mom, one does tailoring and one is a child caretaker. Different experiences behind them.

I asked them today what is the work they will be doing at Taxshe . They all said we will be driving the cars. Then I told them car driving is the just the logistics. What you will actually be doing is keeping children safe, keeping women safe, car is just the dabba around what we do.

And then I could just see their eyes moist with pride in their work, pride in their purpose.

Welcoming more women kangaroos in my revolution for women and child safety, history will snowball soon!

04/06/2023

The value of entrepreneurship to a woman...

She is 67. Seen all the ups and downs of the world. Been the strength to all her family. Now it's her time to shine. Shine for herself now, rebuild her own pride. No she is no where close to retiring. For her retiring means dependency on her family, she needs to earn her own bread, it's respect for her which cannot be diluted by any relationship.

Am helping her build her business. One thing I have realised is no matter what your age, while the job market has limited space, the entrepreneurship market has no age limit, no time limit, no earning limit. It's like your own paintin, when and how u want to paint this. And I think for women, business is the best survival skill. But somehow women don't talk about business, women are never taught business.

Am here to change this. This is the best skill any woman can learn. And start, restart, break, rebuild, own it.

Vandana Suri
Founder - Bizjugaadqueen
Founder - Taxshe

22/03/2023

So thankful to UNDP in India to give us this stage, so we can show the world what value women bring to the workplaces

13/03/2023

It gives me great pleasure to announce that Taxshe is one of the 4 SME champions to be felicitated by the UNDP at the launch of the second edition of Inspiring India, UNDP India’s flagship magazine, on the 17th of March 2023 at Delhi. The magazine showcases stories of the people and communities of India, who are transforming lives of millions.

The second edition of the magazine is a tribute to the exceptional women of this country and their indomitable spirit to challenge the status quo, shatter stereotypes and make change happen. We are celebrating their contribution to ending the pandemic, to raising their voice against climate change, to running successful businesses and more.

We are privileged to have a special message from the honourable President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu. The magazine also features businesswomen and founders of Nykaa, Falguni and Adwaita Nayar, para-badminton champion, Manasi Joshi, captain of the Indian football team, Sunil Chhetri, Ecofeminist and Padmashri Awardee, Jamuna Tudu and UNDP India’s SDG Advocate and actor Bhumi Pednekar, who will also join the launch in person.

16/02/2023

Dear Parents and Playschools. Thank you for your patronage over the past 8 years. *Taxshe* is a World Bank Award winning organisation focussing on safe mobility solutions for women and kids.

Past few years of the pandemic, we had to really downsize our team and resources, much to the disappointment of a lot of parents. But we survived and are slowly crawling back to being our earlier robust team. Please apply for the next school year *2023-24*.

The google form contains all information that you may require. Both for parents for school picks and drops, playschools and extra curricular activities.

*Existing clients also, pls fill the form for the next year, there is no automatic rollover.*

https://forms.gle/rwQuduiaUctBE9BKA

Kindly spread the word to more parents so travel groups are made quickly, as resources are still limited.

Regards,
*Team Taxshe*
www.taxshe.com
8884950088/ 8884960088

Greetings to all Parents from TAXSHE! Taxshe is a World Bank Award winning organisation focussing on safe mobility solutions for women and kids. We have been pioneers since past 8 years in catering to transportation of kids by women drivers - Roos as we call them, stemmed from the word Kangaroo, whi...