Despite the bad weather, about 80 cyclists took part in the tour “to Nijmegen LangsZijwegen” (the Netherlands) on Sunday, June 19, 2011. At the start between 8 and 10 am it was dry, but later on there was some rain and a fair wind. Along the way a snack was handed out at ‘t Veerhuis […]
CONTINUE READINGOn June 11, 2011 our partner organisation in Rwanda proudly gave out the next 18 Eastman bicycles for the patiently waiting members of the cooperative. The new round was exclusively financed by the pay backs from past beneficiaries. The bicycle parts were assembled in the trading center of Ruhuha and then transported by the members […]
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CONTINUE READINGEvery year, 10 enthusiastic friends undertake a special bicycle tour. From 2-9 July they are cycling from Lausanne to Florence, via the high mountains of the Alps and vicious climbs in the Apennines. This year’s team: Maurits Barendrecht, Joris Beckers, Cornelis Bos, Noud Cornelissen, Peter Jurgens, Jaap de Keijzer, Fred Schoorl, Daan Sistermans, Onno van […]
CONTINUE READINGOver 300 primary school students of the Marang in Angeren (the Netherlands) did their very best for their peers in Africa. Via a photo presentation, the students of the Marang got introduced to how students in Africa go to school: many students go on foot, which takes a lot of time. After that, the pupils […]
CONTINUE READINGFrom the 25th of June 2011 Gea van Veen starts to cycle a world tour through the Netherlands. With her journey she raises money for small entrepreneurs in Kenya (click here for the project). Her tour takes her to Dutch cities and villages named after foreign countries or cities. Some examples of the places she […]
CONTINUE READINGCycling out of Poverty hosts the bicycle design platform www.wiki-bike.com. On the 10th of June 2011, the winning design of the African Bicycle Design Contest 2010-2011 has been chosen. The jury selected the bicycle trailer designed by the University of Technology Delft. The design is not very innovative and out-of-the-box. But due to in-dept context analyses […]
CONTINUE READINGKisumu is known for the large number of boda boda bicycle riders. This profession provides income to many people. Cycling out of Poverty supports these people and creates opportunities for them to expand their business. Therefore a boda boda beauty contest was organised on Sunday 5th of June 2011. All boda boda riders of Kisumu […]
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