The weather wasn´t very nice, but this didn´t hamper 133 cyclists who participated in the Langszy bicycle tour. Cyclists cycled 80 or 125 km around Nijmegen in the Netherlands. After the tour a raffle was held for Cycling out of Poverty, with prizes related to cycling and Africa. The proceeds go to the project for…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGA second group of beneficiaries have been able to receive a bicycle on credit in Ngeruka Rwanda. 19 people have received a bicycle on the 7th of May. Before that day they received a training on saving and credit (13 April) and bicycle repair and maintenance (27 April). The beneficiaries pay of the bicycle in…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGFrom the 18th to the 25th of August, Erik Heijn is going to cycle 900 kilometre in Flanders for Cycling out of Poverty. He is still looking for sponsors. Will you help him accomplish his tour? Check out his GeefSamen page (Dutch) for more info. Do you want to organise a sponsor activity for Cycling…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGOur cycling ambassador, Frank van Rijn, has written a fantastic story for the Dutch magazine Op pad. In his unique style he describes the tour in which he visits some of the bicycle projects of Cycling out of Poverty in Uganda and Kenya. Frank van Rijn has made a photo presentation of this trip, from…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGLast March, Lions Club Delft Antoni van Leeuwenhoek organised a RPM event for Cycling out of Poverty. Groups of cyclists cycled in the gym to the beat of the music. With this event they raised 620 euro. Yesterday evening the cheque was presented to Cycling out of Poverty. This donation has enabled the students from…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGOur partner organisation AVO in Burkina Faso has bought the first tricycles for women infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. This Tricycle for AID(S) project offers families living with HIV/AIDS the opportunity to start a small business. By a small investment of the families (being part of the profit of the small three wheeled enterprise) they…lees verder
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