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  • During the second half of 2009, foundation Ezelshoren organised the event “Idols for donkeys”. Students from Arnhem (the Netherlands) learned about the millennium development goals and decorated a plaster model of a donkey. Via sms codes, the audience could vote for their most favourite donkey. The funds raised by the SMS voting, are donated to…lees verder

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  • {youtube}BujX4GJE19c|300|225{/youtube} Four students of the Technical University of Delft have designed a bicycle for African street vendors. Two of the four students have returned to Kisumu Kenya to test the prototype. A number of street vendors have tested the bicycle. One of which is Steve the juice salesman, who tested the prototype for a whole…lees verder

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  • {youtube}KAggVEKwz88|300|225{/youtube} Our partner organisation FABIO in Uganda, is executing a health project in conjunction with ITDP Europe. This project comprises both motor and bicycle ambulances, whereby Cycling out of Poverty funded the bicycle ambulances part. One year ago the project started, and recently ITDP made an evaluation of the progress. The evaluation report can be…lees verder

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  • The airline company KLM sponsors the Cycling Blue project in Kenya. In this project a workshop is established for bicycle repair and modification. Furthermore, support to entrepreneurs will be provided in trainings (maintanance and repair of bicycles, entrepreneurs skills) and micro finance facilities. Paul Elich handed over a cheque of 80,900 euros en 12,216,691 airmiles…lees verder

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  • {youtube}yCWfGBMn1to|300|225{/youtube} 4 students of the Delft Technical University are designing a bicycle for African street vendors. In November 2009 they have researched the needs and demands of the bicycle users in Kisumu Kenya. A co-creation team is established of (mobile) street vendors, neighbourhood association, market vendors, VBBS, metalworkers, bicycle mechanics, representative of disabled people, etc,…lees verder

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  • {youtube}Lq7YNyq1JDU|300|225{/youtube} The new year, 2010, begins good because Luuk Eickmans takes up office with the Cycling out of Poverty foundation. As winner of Vodafone’s World of Difference competition, Luuk can work for the foundation parttime for 2 years, funded by Vodafone. Besides the voluntery work he already does for Cycling out of Poverty, this price…lees verder

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  • This page is not available in English. The news items on this page were written in 2008. By that time this website was only available in Dutch. {youtube}YO-B5fikSGg|300|225{/youtube}   Woensdag 24 december was een warme feestelijke dag vol met dans en muziek in Naryou, Burkina Faso. 50 dolgelukkige vrouwen ontvingen namelijk met de opbrengst van…lees verder

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  • This page is not available in English. The news items on this page were written in 2008. By that time this website was only available in Dutch. 16 december ontvingen 15 Eerste Hulp Homeopathie vrijwilligers in Malawi hun fietsen. Na het einde van de bijscholing werd uit handen van Eva Demaya de fietsen uitgereikt. Het…lees verder

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  • This page is not available in English. The news items on this page were written in 2008. By that time this website was only available in Dutch. Door de vele particuliere donaties op het projectvoorstel op http://www.1procentclub.nl/projects/rwanda is er 2000 euro opgehaald voor het eerste fiets microkrediet project van Cycling out of Poverty in Rwanda. We…lees verder

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  • This page is not available in English. The news items on this page were written in 2008. By that time this website was only available in Dutch. De bovenbouwklassen van de Openwijkschool Neerbosch-Oost in Nijmegen hebben Cycling out of poverty in de klas ontvangen. Van iedere bovenbouwgroep mochten 1 of 2 kinderen Luuk Eickmans interviewen….lees verder

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