A new cycling-to-school-project has also started in Kisozi Uganda. This programme, run by Hope Alive Uganda, will give students of Buzaya secondary school the chance to buy a bike on credit. Many students have to come from far and need to go to school on foot. Because of the large distance and other tasks at…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGIn 2008, FABIO successfully implemented a project in Katakwi District, North Eastern Uganda called Cycle to School. The second phase of the cycle to school initiative is being implemented in Iganga District, Eastern Uganda. The main objective of this project is to bridge the distance gaps for needy secondary school students and teachers in selected…lees verder
CONTINUE READING{youtube}3WUpYcJ-h0Q|300|225{/youtube} Due to many challenges faced in Bicycle on credit project in Mwea (Kenya), Cycling out of Poverty and her partner organisation Uvumbuzi decided to relocate the project to Ahero (Kenya). In Ahero the Bicycle on credit project will be part of the Cycling Blue programme. See http://cyclingblue.wordpress.com. Funds for this project were raised via…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGOn 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…lees verder
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…lees verder
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…lees verder
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…lees verder
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…lees verder
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…lees verder
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…lees verder
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