On April 15, mayor Geert van Rumund (see picture on the right) officially launced the Profile Cycling out of Poverty action in the Profile bicycle shop of Roel Peerenboom (see picture on the left) in Wageningen, the Netherlands. Costumers can donate a financial contribution to Cycling out of Poverty of one, five or ten Euros […]
CONTINUE READINGIn 2008 Eva de Maya in Malawi was supported by Cycling out of Poverty to buy 15 bicycles for First Aid staff memebers. Now, in 2010, these bicycles are still in use. These bicycles make it possible that the volunteers do their work and combine it with their monthly training at Eva de Maya. The […]
CONTINUE READING{youtube}29IgrAXaHv4|300|225{/youtube} A Cycling to School project started in Kisumu Kenya in October 2009. In this project bicycles are given out on credit to families with school going children. The rational is that many students in Africa have to walk long distances every day to get to school. After a walk of more than 10 km […]
CONTINUE READINGKees Joosse was director of the KNHM for 9 years. On 1st of April 2010 he took formal leave of his job with a parting drink. Because he was well disposed towards Africa, he asked his guests to make a donation to Cycling out of Poverty as his parting gift. This resulted in a donation […]
CONTINUE READINGLionsclub Delft Antoni van Leeuwenhoek initiated a special event this year. On the 26th of March they raised money for Cycling out of Poverty during a special RPM-spinning lesson. RPM® is a 50 minutes indoor spinningprogramme based on racing bicycles. This way they supported the initiative of four students from the Delft Technical University, who […]
CONTINUE READING{youtube}9C3J247-ZQQ|300|225{/youtube} In the village Nariou in Burkina Faso, over 200 women have received a bicycle-on-credit via our partner organisation AVO in recent years. The video gives an impression of how these women use the bicycle and what the bicycle means to them in their daily life. The projects of AVO in Burkina Faso can be […]
CONTINUE READING{youtube}y0cSKTJxW3E|300|225{/youtube} 3 years ago, our partner organisation FABIO give out the first Cycling out of Poverty bicycles-on-credit in Katakwi Uganda. Now, 3 years later, we are visiting the women who received a bicycle via this programme. A number of bicycles is not in use any more, due to the wear and tear, and some are […]
CONTINUE READING{youtube}Lm2NohJwODk|300|225{/youtube} Luuk Eickmans is working part time for Cycling out of Poverty in 2010 and 2011, funded by the Vodafone Foundation, as part of the World of Difference programme. In March Luuk visited Ghana to explore possibilities for public private partnerships in Africa. He spoke with Magnus Quarshie of the Centre for Cycling Expertise in […]
CONTINUE READING{youtube}q5Y50RhN3KU|300|225{/youtube} One of Cycling out of Poverty’s longest relationship is with our partner organisation AVO in Burkina Faso. On international women’s day 8th of March 2010, Esther Yameogo of AVO received a medal from the president of Burkina Faso for the achievements of AVO in giving women a chance to cycle out of poverty. The […]
CONTINUE READINGOn March 11, bands from different governmental organisations in Amsterdam played in “the Melkweg” in the Dutch capital. It was a competition which not only saw a winning band, but also winning charities, since the bands raised funds for different charity organisations. DIVV participated with their own band and raised 402 euros (exclusive of costs […]
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