Bicycles
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African conditions. They have an office in Mozambique. Jacana is a member of bicycles for
Humanity.
Bicycle Empowerment Network - BEN Namibia
PO Box 23150
Windhoek
Namibia
Tel: +264 61 250 200 / Fax: +264 61 225 006
E-mail: michael@benbikes.org.za
Website: www.benbikes.org.za/namibia
BEN import donated new and secondhand bikes from partner organisations and refurbish
them by employing and training local people. They distribute bicycles to community-based
organisations (CBOs) whose staff in their work. BEN is a member of Bicycles for Humanity.
Bicycles for Humanity
E-mail: info@bicycles-for-humanity.org
Website: http://www.bicycles-for-humanity.org/
Bicycles for Humanity began in 2005 with the aim of enabling others to raise funds and
collect unwanted bicycles to send to reliable partners in developing countries.
Wikis
Appropedia http://www.appropedia.org/BICYCLE
This document was produced by Neil Noble for Practical Action and last updated
in January 2007.
Practical Action
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United Kingdom
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Practical Action is a development charity with a difference. We know the simplest ideas can have the
most profound, life-changing effect on poor people across the world. For over 40 years, we have been
working closely with some of the world’s poorest people - using simple technology to fight poverty and
transform their lives for the better. We currently work in 15 countries in Africa, South Asia and Latin
America.
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