A shop called PIT is selling second hand clothes in the Netherlands. PIT has a social eye and is supporting people who are less fortuned. Not only in the Netherlands, but also in Africa. PIT is supporting a bicycle project in which women are enabled to acquire a bicycle-on-credit as a means to cycling themselves…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGDuring the summer of this year, Erik Heijn cycled with his reclining bicycle through Flanders. In 9 days he covered around 900 kilometres. He was sponsored by kilometre, flat tyre, etc. for Cycling out of Poverty projects. Thank you for this support.
CONTINUE READINGLast year, 4 students of the Delft University of Technology designed a bicycle for street vendors in Kenya. The bicycles available on the local market do not have a provision for carrying large amounts of products. The students designed a bicycle with a carrier in front. This bicycle is produced at the Cycling out of…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGCycling out of Poverty values south-south exchange between her partner organisations in Africa. They can inspire each other, learn from each other and exchange experiences. All of them are working on bicycle projects supported by Cycling out of Poverty, and they often face similar challenges. In recent years, Cycling out of Poverty organised an annual…lees verder
CONTINUE READING{youtube}hG01RtuJ8JE|300|225{/youtube} The African partners of Cycling out of Poverty are united in the African Bicycle Network. The African Bicycle Network (ABN) made a video about cycling in Burkina Faso. During the ABN membership meeting in 2009 the members found out that there are big differences in bicycle cultures in different African countries. In some countries…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGThis month Lex Klaassen retired from his job at Arcadis. Lex is a graphical designer and developed the Cycling out of Poverty flyer. Lex asked the guests of his retirement drink to make a donation to Cycling out of Poverty in stead of bringing a present for him. This way almost 400 euros were donated…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGFour students of the Delft University of Technology (Paul van Deelen, Tamar Meijer, Stephan van Meir, Guido Molenaar) are looking into opportunities for bicycles for health care in Kenya. Earlier this year Nick Abreu from Harvard University explored opportunities from the medical point of view, and now these 4 students are focussing on the technical…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGStudents in Uganda who received a bicycle via Cycling out of Poverty wrote essays about their bicycle. Some of the phrases from the essays: “It helped to save the life of my sister who was bitten by a snake and was rushed to the hospital by bicycle.” (Okia Charles, 17 years). “I use it for…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGCycling out of Poverty has a new board member. Christel Hoogland is joining the team. Christel worked for Cordaid on development issues, for instance in South Africa and Kenya. Since Christel recently left Cordaid, she will keep her link with development cooperation as board member of Cycling out of Poverty. We are welcoming Christel and…lees verder
CONTINUE READING{youtube}1FqLte3q-wg|300|225{/youtube} Cycling out of Poverty started the platform wiki-bike.com, in cooperation with Slimmer foundation and Ideal&co. Via this platform, people are invited to share ideas on bicycle designs with others, inspiring each other. Via wiki-bike.com people can send in ideas for the African Bicycle Design Contest 2010-2011. The aim of this contest is to co-create…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGDoneer nu makkelijk en snel aan de fietsprojecten van Cycling out of Poverty
