We believe that a bicycle can make a difference in this world for reasons of health, poverty alleviation, environment, etc. Therefore, we are implementing several bicycle interventions which contribute to the Millennium Development Goals.
In 2004 Marieke de Wild and Luuk Eickmans lived in Uganda for 6 months. They cooperated with an organisation called FABIO, an organisation that gave out bicycles on micro credit. They are conducting research on the impact of bicycles on the livelihood of poor African women and their families. The results were impressive and upon return in the Netherlands they couldn't forget about it. Under the name "Cycling out of poverty" they started small scale fundraising to support FABIO in Uganda and two other organisations in Ghana and Burkina Faso. Wild Geese and NCDO financially supported these first projects. Early 2007 Cycling out of Poverty was registered as an official foundation and during the same year it won the award for best action&PR.
