An eco-friendly bicycle initia...

Project Details

An eco-friendly bicycle initiative for every youth

Environment-friendly Bike Initiative for Youth

Grantee: General Association for Caring Talented

Start Date: 10/2020

End Date: 12/2021

Objectives:

To provide 300 bikes to be distributed through the revolving fund mechanism, in addition to installing bike racks in Maadi district.

Accomplishments:

Purchasing 229 environmentally friendly bicycles for distribution to beneficiaries in the governorates of Greater Cairo.
Distribution of 154 bicycles to young beneficiaries in the form of a loan, 37 for females and 117 for males.
Reusing the installments as revolving loans to buy another 150 bikes.
Awareness of the economic and health benefits of using the bicycle instead of the means of transportation that pollute the environment.
Printing 300 metal plates with the name and logo of the project, the financier and the association and installing them on the bike frame.
Forming a community committee tasked with providing advice and support for the project.

Communities:

Maadi area As a first phase, the project was expanded to include the governorates of Cairo, Giza and Qaliubiya

Partners:

Youth and Sports Directorates, Sports Clubs and Youth Centers, Civil Society Institutions

Beneficiaries: 154 young men and women directly benefited (37 females, 117 males), 1,375 family members of the beneficiaries, 500,000 residents of Maadi indirectly

Project Information

State:
Cairo
Areas of Work:
Climate Change