Kisumu 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…lees verder
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…lees verder
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….lees verder
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…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGThe primary school “de Zilverzwaan” in Huissen (the Netherlands) organised a range of activities about Africa, in March and April of this year. On the 23rd of March, the 110 students learned all about how children in Africa go to school, by a presentation of Cycling out of Poverty. After that, a sponsor run in…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGIn a number of schools in Iganga (Uganda), students can participate in a cycle2school project of Cycling out of Poverty. By now, a large number of students have received a bicycle on credit. Cycling out of Poverty started an essay writing competition among the students. They wrote about how they use the bicycle in their…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGFive Dutch enthusiastic young students are cycling to Istanbul from the 8th of July 2011. This way, they are raising funds for a Cycle2School project of Cycling out of Poverty in Uganda. Read all about their trip on their blog (in Dutch) http://voorhetgoededoelnaaristanbul.wordpress.com. You can sponsor the students by donating to Cycling out of Poverty,…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGIn recent months, Comprehensive school Driemark in Winterswijk the Netherlands organised various activities to raise money for a CYCLE2SCHOOL project of Cycling out of Poverty. The whole school participated: one class organised a spinning marathon, another sold bird houses and organised a cinema event. Yesterday was the total amount was made known: the actions have…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGLast weekend the annual Bike and Walking Fair was held in Amsterdam. Both Saturday and Sunday our ambassador Frank van Rijn gave a presentation about his cycling trips. As usual, Frank drew a crowd: the hall was packed with people, the audience even sat on the stairs and stood in the back not to miss…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGOn February 23, 175 young people with a non-Western background celebrated at a unique youth event in the Trojan Horse in The Hague (the Netherlands). The evening was an eclectic mix of music, culture, debate and donations. Between the worldly cuisine and music of the bands “L4” and “Flinke Namen”, the audience donated to the…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGDoneer nu makkelijk en snel aan de fietsprojecten van Cycling out of Poverty
