----- Original Message -----From: Jonathan MorrisonTo: The Think TankSent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 12:46 PMSubject: Re: [TheThinkTank] bicycle project in rwanda .. need your inputThese folks were next to the Bike Collective Network table at Interbike. They developed the bike as a low cost cargo bike for use in Africa and other developing nations (and realized there was commercial value in the US). However they might have some additional insight.--
Sincerely,
Jonathan Morrison
Executive Director
Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective
2312 S. West Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
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www.slcbikecollective.orgOn Dec 6, 2007 12:45 PM, Recycle Bicycle of Harrisburg, Pa <recyclebicycle@verizon.net> wrote:
Rachael,Check out Kona Bike - they started an African Bike Town project for HIV/AIDS workers awhile back and it's in numerous countries now.They probably have lots of experience to draw from.Ross WillardHarrisburg Recycle BicycleSubject: [TheThinkTank] bicycle project in rwanda .. need your inputhi, everyone. thanks so much for your input on the last thread.. i got a lot out of it.
this time i've got questions about doing projects in africa. i've been asked to come along as a consultant on a project designed to train five local people to be HIV case workers in a place near Kigali, Rwanda ( www.jcause.org). the folks there say that in order to do their work, they need bicycles. that's where i come in. my job is to get bicycles while we're over there, help fix them up, teach bike repair, etc. i also have to get messenger bags or backpacks so they can haul around meds and paper work, patch kits, multitools, and other on-the-road repair items. it would also be good if there was a repair shop, or at least a set of basic tools.
i know that working bikes, david peckham/village bicycle project, and others do big bike distribution projects in places around africa, so i intend to make those connections. but i thought i would check to see if there's any other knowledge among the collective that y'all could share with me... especially contacts with companies who might part with a relatively small in kind donation, things i ought to bring, and tales of adventure.
thanks!
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Rachael Spiewak, MSW
Executive Director
Sopo Bicycle Cooperative
www.sopobikes.org
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