The production of tricycles in Burkina Faso has started. The workshop in Koudougou produces the tricycle specifically for small entrepreneurs. The bicycles can be used for example by garbage collectors in the Bike2Clean project, or water vendors in the Bike4Water project. The production of the tricycle is a income generating activity of the workshop. For […]
CONTINUE READINGOn November 18 the annual movie night, organised by Soroptimist Club Nijmegen, was held in the Lux Theatre in Nijmegen the Netherlands. The Soroptimist Club is a worldwide organisation of professional women, committed to human rights, particularly the rights of women and children. The proceeds of the movie night will be used to buy bicycles […]
CONTINUE READINGThis is Hakizimana Jean de Dieu. He is 20 years old and lives in Ngeruka, Rwanda. He is one of the people who obtained a bicycle on credit three years ago from our partner organszation in Rwanda. In the past three years, the bicycle has enabled him to earn more money. He uses it in […]
CONTINUE READINGA new project started in Kisum Kenya: Bike2rism. The bicycle is a perfect means of sightseeing Kenya’s third largest city. The city roads are crowded with thousands of bicycle taxi operators called boda boda riders. In this project, tourists are given the opportunity to explore Kisumu by bicycle. Bicycle tours are made available, both as passenger […]
CONTINUE READINGOn November 16 2011, the Soroptimists Club Nijmegen organises a movie night for Cycling out of Poverty. Soroptimists are professional women who are committed to the advancement of women and children. The Dutch Union is part of the worldwide service organisation Soroptimist International and has a network of nearly 100,000 women across all continents. Soroptimists […]
CONTINUE READINGOn the 29th of September 2011 the Italian group La Stazione delle Biciclette organised an amazing bicycle event. With 25 teams of bicycle mechanics, they refurbished 23 second hand bicycles and sold them in a public auction. With this event, they raised funds for the Cycling out of Poverty project of the bicycle workshop in […]
CONTINUE READINGWe are looking for a Marketing/Communication Officer to strengthen our team. The officer will be working from the Netherlands and Dutch will be the main language. To read the (Dutch) vacancy go to our Dutch website.
CONTINUE READINGCycling out of Poverty values south-south exchange between her partner organisations in Africa. In 2007 and 2008 Cycling out of Poverty organised partner meetings to share and harness knowledge and experiences. In 2009, the African organisations decided to form a network: called the African Bicycle Network (ABN). In October 2010, the African Bicycle Network co-organised a expert […]
CONTINUE READINGOn August 11, 2011 Erik Heijn started a bicycle tour of 1200 km along the borders of the Netherlands, on his recumbent bicycle. It is the second time Erik is making a bicycle tour to raise funds for Cycling out of Poverty’s bicycle projects. He had a good start, crossing many Dutch provinces: South Holland, […]
CONTINUE READINGIn 2010, the first round of students on 2 schools in Iganga District (Uganda) received a bicycle on credit via our partner organisation FABIO. By now, all students have paid off their bicycle. This means that FABIO is getting ready for a new group of students who will receive a new round of bicycles, which […]
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