ONS 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
The 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
A 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
In 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
On 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
The 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
Public comprehensive school Driemark in Winterswijk the Netherlands, is organising a number of activities to raise funds for a CYCLE2SCHOOL project in Kenya. You can support their activities by buy a Peanutbar. The Peanutbar is a birdhouse, where birds can eat from a jar of peanut butter. A perfect way to help the birds in…lees verder
BSPW in Uganda started a bicycle-on-credit project for small entrepreneurs in Baitambogwe. The bicycles are given out via a Sacco, an informal bank providing micro credit facilities to low income communities. Participants in the project tell us that they use the bicycle to fetch water and food for their animals (some engage in poultry rearing,…lees verder
Our partner organisations La Nouvelle Vie has started a bicycle-on-credit project in the villages of Ngeruka and Gakenke in 2009. A video about Ngeruka can be seen here, and about Gakenke here. By the end of 2009 31 bicycles were given out to members of a Cooperative named iMBARAGA in Ngeruka, and Cooperative named DUFASHANYE…lees verder
In May of this year, Hope Alive Uganda (HAU) opened a bicycle shop in Kisozi Uganda with support from Cycling out of Poverty. This shop offers spare parts for various types of bicycles. Also, in front of the shop, bicycles are repaired. Tyres are fixed, carriers repaired, etc. Since it is one of the few…lees verder
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