The big day has arrived

Dropped Nick off at the airport and met his fellow cyclists.

Elaine handed out everyone's cycling shirts - very smart! Each person has their name on the collar so there is no mistaking who is who! The sponsor logos are emblazoned across chest, back, armpits and sleeves in a variety of colours, they will be easy to spot as the team snake their way across Zambia.

Everybody did their bit by squeezing deflated footballs into their suitcases - these are gifts for the children at the school they go to as part of the charity visit. Lets hope someone has a pump.

We left everyone joining the queue at the check-in desk - many introductions and hand shaking going on.

10 days seems like forever when you're not joining in!


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Just received a phone call to say they are about to board the plane. Everyone is full of beer, nachos and excitement.

Good luck guys!

Our Vision, Our Mission, Our Values & Beliefs

Our Vision:
Our vision is of an Africa where all people are empowered with the skills and resources they need to lift themselves out of poverty

Our Mission:
Our mission is to provide assistance to poor communities in East & Southern Africa through appropriate, effective and sustainable education and income generating projects

Our Objectives:
We work directly with communities to -

• Support universal basic education for children by providing fundamentals such as classrooms, books, desks, water, sanitation and teacher support


• Establish financial and educational linkages between schools in the UK and Africa
  Sponsor appropriate vocational, health and agricultural training


• Pilot and develop income generating projects e.g. bee-keeping, vegetable farming, designed with specific reference to the local need and context

Our Values:

• Impact: We prioritize making a direct impact in communities; as such our UK administration costs are sponsored to maximize donations to Africa


• Accountability: We take the responsibility for both our donors’ funding and beneficiaries’ expectations seriously through close monitoring of project implementation and spend


• Sustainability: We seek to ensure ownership and minimize dependency through the active involvement of local communities in the development and implementation of projects


• Appropriate intervention: We assess local context and adapt our support so that it is appropriate to community needs


• Coordination : We seek out, collaborate and exchange ideas with others who share our vision


• Organizational effectiveness: As a team of volunteers, staff and trustees we seek to maximize our effectiveness through a professional and best practice approach

Our Beliefs

• We believe that improved education and economic growth are the keys to a brighter future for Africa


• We see the positives - acknowledging that there are huge challenges to overcome we are constantly inspired by the determination, resilience and optimism of the people we work with and assist in Africa


• We believe in equality of access for all people and therefore select projects based solely on need

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Thank you, your help makes all the difference.

A BIG thank you to our sponsors

We are grateful to our sponsors and to all who are helping us to ride across Zambia.