Cycles for Africa
For the last couple of years, the Rotary Club of Ashby Castle have been collecting unwanted but rideable cycles to support the charity Re-Cycle. Re-Cycle works in partnership with six organisations across six different African countries.
For the last couple of years, the Rotary Club of Ashby Castle have been collecting unwanted but rideable cycles to support the charity Re-Cycle. Based in Colchester, Re-Cycle works in partnership with six organisations across six different African countries, each one doing something inspiring and empowering with the bicycles sent to them. All own and run bike social enterprises – this ensures that the bikes provided can be repaired, distributed and maintained for a long time to come. The ethos behind Re-Cycles work is sustainability.
In the UK, thousands of bikes are thrown away or lie unused in sheds and garages, whilst many people in Africa have no access to transport of any kind. For some people living in parts of rural Africa, the average time spent walking to school, work, or collecting water can be four hours a day. A bicycle lightens this burden and cuts travel time to a fraction, which dramatically improves an individual’s health and wellbeing as well as work and education opportunities, helping to bring social change. It can be used to carry passengers and heavy loads. Bikes give families the extra time to earn, learn and enjoy life.
In the first year, the Club collected 53 cycles and these were kindly shipped free of charge by DHL to Re-Cycle in Colchester for onward shipping to Africa. This is a great example of local communities, service organisations, charities and benevolent companies working together to positively change lives in Africa.
We are now collecting our second tranche of cycles, and would be pleased to collect any unwanted, adult, serviceable cycles that could make a difference to someone’s life. If you have one (or more), please contact kevindereksanders@gmail.com.
In the UK, thousands of bikes are thrown away or lie unused in sheds and garages, whilst many people in Africa have no access to transport of any kind. For some people living in parts of rural Africa, the average time spent walking to school, work, or collecting water can be four hours a day. A bicycle lightens this burden and cuts travel time to a fraction, which dramatically improves an individual’s health and wellbeing as well as work and education opportunities, helping to bring social change. It can be used to carry passengers and heavy loads. Bikes give families the extra time to earn, learn and enjoy life.
In the first year, the Club collected 53 cycles and these were kindly shipped free of charge by DHL to Re-Cycle in Colchester for onward shipping to Africa. This is a great example of local communities, service organisations, charities and benevolent companies working together to positively change lives in Africa.
We are now collecting our second tranche of cycles, and would be pleased to collect any unwanted, adult, serviceable cycles that could make a difference to someone’s life. If you have one (or more), please contact kevindereksanders@gmail.com.
