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 […]
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 […]
CONTINUE READINGFor many entrepreneurs, tricycles can be an efficient way of transporting goods. For instance garbage collectors use tricycles for going around neighbourhoods and collecting garbage and bringing it to recycle units where they can get some income from. The bicycle workshops of Cycling out of Poverty’s partner organisations in Kenya, Uganda and Burkina Faso will […]
CONTINUE READINGThe sporty Timo Besamusca cycled for Cycling out of Poverty. On Good Friday (April 22) he started a 10 day cycling tour through France. Timo sais: “I received a great welcome in St Jean de Monts. The camp site owner had gathered the whole neighbourhood, so when I arrived there was a street full of people. […]
CONTINUE READINGStudents from Buzaya Secondary School in Uganda wrote essays about how they go to school. One of the students wrote that he cycles 9 miles to school every day, every morning he leaves when the sun rises with his books on the carrier. Before he had the bicycle he often arrived at school late, and […]
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