100 Men and women from Ahero are receiving a bicycle through the bicycle-credit programme of Cycling out of Poverty and its partner organisation in Kenya. This group of men and women will get access to a bicycle which will help to make their business more efficient and profitable. Before they actual receive the bicycle they…lees verder
CONTINUE READING“I am Wieger Homan, 63 year old and used to work as a researcher in infectious diseases. I retired early, so from this favourably situation I realised that many people are not so well of as I am. That’s why I started to do some voluntary work. When I saw the opportunity to do voluntary…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGVisitors of the Dutch National Park ‘De Hoge Veluwe’ can use white bicycles for trips within the Park. Air France-KLM Cargo flew 220 of these white bicycles to Kenya for a second life at Cycling out of Poverty. In principle Cycling out of Poverty is NOT using second hand bicycles in her projects, because proper…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGFietsVAK is thé business, informative and inspiring platform for the two-wheeler industry. Wiki bike.com, the platform of Cycling out of Poverty for co-creation of bicycle designs for the bottom-of-the-pyramid (people who live on less than $ 9 per day), was also present. Our message: Business and poverty reduction go hand in hand. The two-wheeler industry…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGONS accountants and tax advisers in Huissen and Oosterbeek (the Netherlands) take a slightly different approach in their work. Last year they decided to give a donation to charities instead of handing out Christmas gifts for their staff. One of their donations was Euro 500,- to Cycling out of Poverty. This donation will be used…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGThe company Involve organised an end of the year promotion called “I am cycling for two”. For this promotion, Involve bought 27 colorbikes at Urban Bike Concepts, for her staff and clients. Two-thirds of the profit (€ 25,-) of these colorbikes is donated to Cycling out of Poverty. In addition, two employees of Involve (Serva…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGA family from Alphen aan den Rijn (the Netherlands) sent a fantastic Christmas greeting to their family and friends. Because of their love for cycling, and since one of their sons passed for his “cycling exam”, they decided to support Cycling out of Poverty with this years Christmas wishes. Together with their son (aged 7),…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGIn Kenya and Uganda, bicycles are often used as taxis. People are carried from one place to another on a seat on the carrier of the bicycle. Cycling out of Poverty sells these African seats in the Netherlands for fundraising purposes (see also “support us” and “buy” on our website). The original African seats do…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGOn 9 and 10 December, Stefan and Jarik have organised an amazing 24 hours event for Cycling out of Poverty. During these 24 hours they have raised 1.255 euros for a project in Burkina Faso, whereby tricycles are made available for those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. One of the fundraising activities were a group…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGThe Cycling Blue Workshop in Kisumu Kenya is producing the COOP bike: a bicycle specifically designed for street vendors. For a special order, the bicycle has been equiped with a strong basket, made from water hyacint. This material is very strong and durable, and is growing as a weed on Lake Victoria. The bicycles are…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGDoneer nu makkelijk en snel aan de fietsprojecten van Cycling out of Poverty
