The 10 bicycle friends from “cycling4cyclists” have completed their bicycle tour from Lausanne to Florence. They spent around 42 hours on the bicycle, with an average speed of almost 23 km/h. Via the high mountains of the Alps and the Apennines. With their tour, they managed to raise more funds than they aimed for: the…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGOn 29th of July, 90 health workers started using bicycles and bicycle ambulances in Nyanza province Kenya. The health workers are providing home based care on a number of topics, such as awareness, counceling and care on for instance TBC, HIV/AIDS, nutrician. The day of the ceremony was filled with drama, speaches, music and dance….lees verder
CONTINUE READINGIn 25 days, Gea van Veen cycled 2,295 kilometres on a world tour through the Netherlands. On one of the days she for instance cycled through a record number of countries: first past the Eifel tower in Drachten, to Egypt, to Moscow and Petersburg, and finally to America and East-India. With her tour, she raised…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGIn recent months, a creative team worked very hard to create a new website for Cycling out of Poverty. Today the new website is launched. The new website not only has a fresh look but also some extra features like a search function and a webshop. Furthermore, the information about the projects is more easily…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGDespite 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…lees verder
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…lees verder
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…lees verder
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…lees verder
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…lees verder
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…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGDoneer nu makkelijk en snel aan de fietsprojecten van Cycling out of Poverty
