Introduction

Early 2009 FABIO, Cycling out of poverty's partner, gave out the first bicycle ambulances in Katakwi district (for project details and video's have a look in the project archive @ www.cyclingoutofpoverty.com). These bicycle ambulances are saving lifes each week, but still villages are remaining which are too remote and have poor access to good health care. With the assistance of more bicycle ambulances in this area these villages can also get access to the medical care. The bicycle alone will also improve the mobility of health workers to visit patients more often. This will result into a higher amount of people being vaccinated and an improvement of HIV/AIDS information.

Project objectives
Main objective: To improve the access to medical facilities in former conflict area in North east Uganda.

Sub objectives:

1. Reduce child mortality
2. Reduce maternal mortality
3. Reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS

Project target group

Some villages have been provided with a bicycle ambulance in spring 2009. In this follow-up project another 50 bicycle ambulances will be given out in 50 other remote villages to give them better access to medical care as well.

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Support this project
You can "adopt" this project.
If Cycling out of poverty in cooperation with FABIO can give out these bicycle ambulances with your support or your companies support your name will appear on all bicycle ambulances. Your name will also be named in all our communication about this project. With your support we can help a large number of people a step forward. According some of the latest results and data, your support of 7,500 euro will save 50 peoples lifes every week.

Donations.
Your donations, big and small, are really appreciated. Please mention "bicycle ambulance Uganda" and use the bank details below:

Cycling out of poverty
SNS Bank
Accountnumber: 90.61.46.356
IBAN: NL68 SNSB 0906146356
Swiftcode: SNSBNL2A

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Cycling out of poverty and Uvumbuzi are setting up a workshop and training centre for bicycle mechanics in Kisumu, Kenya. This video is made at the start of the project, describing the plans for developing a curriculum and establishing a workshop for modified bicycles.

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After a pilot bicycle micro credit project in Ngeruka, Ruanda, Cycling out of poverty together with their local partner La Nouvelle Vie started a follow project: Gakenke and Ngeruka. Visit www.cyclingoutofpoverty.com for more information about this project and how you can help.

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In this video we have a small evalution of the pilot bicycle micro credit project in Ngeruka. And there is also an introduction to the follow up project in Ngeruka. Together with a parrallel project in Gakenke (Ruanda) we are trying to reach more people and to help them to inprove their livelihood by giving out bicycles on micro credit. For more information about this project and how to help please visit www.cyclingoutofpoverty.com.

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The Bikathon is a cycling event in Kenya organised by Uvumbuzi. The tour is an one-day tour where cyclist cycle 106 km from Nairobi to Magadi. By organising this yearly event Uvumbuzi and it's members and partners (e.g. Cycling out of poverty) is promoting Non-Motorised transport and to create awerness for cycling. Cycling is environmental friendly. Cycling is for everyone. Cycling is healthy. Cycling gives oppurtunities to cycle out of poverty. Everyone is invited to join this Bikathon.

The theme is "Let's share the road".

This years Bikathon will be held on the 4th of July.
Registration: 1,000 Ksh
Register at:
- Uvumbuzi Office
Wildlife Clubs of Kenya
+254204764464
bikathon@uvumbuzi.org
- Welness Club on Village Market (Nairobi)
- Gym 'n Tone It on Baricho Road (Nairobi)
- Nairobi Sports House at Moi Avenue (Nairobi)

Let's share the road!

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In Rwanda la nouvelle vie (partner organisation of Cycling out of poverty) started a bicycle micro kredit project for people in Ngeruka. This video shows the start of the project.

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The partnerorganisation of Cycling out of poverty in Kenya, Uvumbuzi, was scheduled to give out bicycles on micro credit in Mwea in November 2008. Due to the credit crisis this process was delayed. The video explains the current state of affairs.

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In 2008 Cycling out of poverty (a Dutch foundation who raises funds for bicycle projects in Africa) organised a meeting with their African partner organsations. The meeting was held in July 2008 in Jinja Uganda, and was a follow up of the first meeting in April 2007, in Koudougou Burkina Faso. It was funded by I-CE and hosted by FABIO. Participants came from Egypt, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya and Burkina Faso. The organisations discussed experiences on giving out bicycles on micro credit, and shared challenges such as non-payment and sustainability.

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In 2007 Cycling out of poverty (a Dutch foundation who raises funds for bicycle projects in Africa) organised a meeting with their African partner organsations. The meeting was held in April 2007, in Koudougou Burkina Faso. It was funded by I-CE and hosted by AVO. Participants came from Egypt, Ghana, Uganda and Burkina Faso. The organisations discussed experiences on giving out bicycles on micro credit, and shared challenges such as non-payment.

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Cycling out or poverty is a Dutch foundation engaging in fundraising for bicycle projects in Africa. Many poor Africans lack money to buy a bicycle but do have a view on how a bicycle could be used to earn a livelihood. These people can turn to one of our African partner organisations and apply for a Cycling out or poverty-subsidised bicycle which they can pay off in monthly instalments. The beneficiaries receive the bicycle at the first down payment so they can use the bicycle to earn some extra money with which to pay off the bicycle and cycle their way out of poverty.

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