Extra project
Cycling Blue for Kenya
KLM celebrates its 90th anniversary this year. One of the ways we are marking the occasion is by raising money for a good cause.
Cycling Blue for Kenya is a project that revolves around the bicycle. The project consists of setting up a cycle repair shop, training 75 Kenyans to become bicycle repairers, and financing the supply of bicycles for children who live more than 10 kilometres from their schools. All this will be achieved using a system of microcredit financing.
180 bicycles
Many children in Kenya have to walk more than 10 kilometres to school. This means they arrive exhausted and, at home, have little time to help with the housework. Consequently, many children, young girls in particular, leave school early. The aim of this project is to reduce the number of school drop-outs by giving 180 children bicycles by means of microcredit financing. This will have a positive effect on the children’s school results and eventually improve the situation of their entire family.
Cycle repairs
A cycle repair shop is being set up, along with a program to train 75 Kenyans a year in bicycle maintenance. The scheme is also financed through microcredit, enabling the trainees to finance their own training. Another 15 to 30 people will be given the opportunity to start their own businesses, also by means of microcredit, for which they will need a bicycle.
What can you do?
KLM is working with the Cycling Out of Poverty Foundation to develop this project. Cycling Out of Poverty will run the project, together with their Kenyan partner Uvumbuzi.
Why choose Cycling Blue for Kenya? The typically Dutch focus on the bicycle appealed to KLM. Moreover, this project will contribute to the Millennium Goal of getting every child in the world into primary education.
Donation
So why not support us with a financial contribution, or donate your Flying Blue Miles?