Bicycle Mobility Relief for multiplebirth mothers

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A. Ekeanyanwu (Project Manager)

The Bicycle Mobility Relief Project is to help mothers of twins and triplets in rural communities transport their farm produce and other handcrafts to the local market for sell. Since the children are more than one, it is not possible for these mothers to carry them on their back in the African traditional way and the farm produce or handcrafts on their head at the same time to walk the long distance to the market. It is also difficult for these women to get a helping hand with looking after the children at home while they go to the market because they children are more than one and it takes a long time for the mother to come back from the market due to the long walk. This situation has brought more economic hardship for these multiplebirth rural mothers whose source of income is dependent on the sales of their farm produce. Multiple Childbirth Support Foundation is an organization that has been assisting the families of twins, triplets and more in Nigeria. Through the Bicycle Mobility Relief Project, we are looking for donations to buy ten bicycles to help ten women from this group. When these women are empowered through access to mobility, they will become enterprising, will help provide food security for their family through the income made from their sells and will be inspired to commit more to farming and agricultural scheme.

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2 news from the project – the latest from 01 February 2009
About the carrier of this project “Multiple Childbirth Support Foundation”
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Updated on 17 May 2013, published on 21 February 2008

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H. Knott:

Hello! I have quite a number of questions concerning the transport of farm prod…

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H. Knott asked almost 5 years ago
Hello! I have quite a number of questions concerning the transport of farm produce by bike. First, where do the beneficiaries of this project live? How did those three women - who had the chance so far being provided with a bike - learn to ride a bike? There are other questions related to the state of the roads in your area. Are they tarred? Beaten tracks? Mud paths in the rainy season? Do people transport goods by wheel barrows or hand barrows? Dear Anna, unfortunately your website does not give any answer to my questions, therefore a short report would very much be appreciated and some new photos too. Thanking you in advance. XYZ

Hallo! Ich habe eine ganze Reihe Fragen, die den Transport von landwirtschaftlichen Erzeugnissen auf Fahrrädern betreffen. Vorab, wo leben die Nutznießerinnen dieses Projekts? Wie haben diese drei Frauen, die bisher die Chance hatten, ein Fahrrad zu erhalten, Fahrradfahren gelernt? Es gibt noch Fragen zum Zustand der Straßen, sind sie asphaltiert, geschobene Pisten oder einfach Schlammpfade in der Regenzeit? Transportiert man Güter mit Hand- oder Schubkarren? Liebe Anna, leider gibt Ihre Webseite keine Antwort auf meine Fragen, deshalb würde ich einen kurzen Bericht begrüßen und auch einige neue Fotos. Danke im voraus.

A. Ekeanyanwu: (Project Responsible) answered over 4 years ago
Dear Knott, first I apologise for late response. I did not know you posted this question until I got Joana`s mail. The beneficiaries live in the rural areas in the eastern region of the country. Biking has been a major source of transportation in most rural part of our country. Some who are better postitioned have motor bikes. So people get to learn to ride bicycle one way or the other as they are growing up. We do not have a formalised way of learning it. A friend whose mother or father owns a bicycle can teach you when on an errand for the parents. Once you have learnt to bike, all it takes is a few practice for you to move on. Some roads are tarred while some are graded with caterpillars while others are beaten tracks. The graded roads become muddy during rainy season but that does not stop you from riding your bicycle. When one gets to tne muddy areas, you jump down from your bike and walk pass the area holding your bicycle. During dry season it becomes too sandy that it could make you fall. But people know how to get through that.People transport goods in serveral ways. On foot carrying it on the head to walk several kilometers, on Bicycle, motorbike or hired transportation as pick-ups. It all depends on what is available and what the person can afford. We have mobile markets that are operational in different areas on different market days called Eke, Afor, Orie, Nkwo etc. As such the distance to cover each market day differs from place to place. That is why this bicycle is helpful to the women who puts their farm produce on the carriage and gets to cover these kilometers faster. Thanks so much for your interest and support of our project.

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Bicycle

€120 raised

In all we need donation to buy 10 bicycles to empower these ten mothers. Each bicycle cost €120. They will be able to take their farm produce, fruits and vegetables to the market to sell and earn money to provide their family's needs

Created on 21 February 2008

Bicycle

€120 raised

Your donation will help us buy bicycle and empower one mother. She will be able to take her farm produce, fruits and vegetables to the market to sell and earn money to provide for her family's needs

Created on 21 February 2008

Bicycle

€120 raised

Your donation will help us buy a bicycle and empower one mother. She will be able to take her farm produce, fruits and vegetables to the market to sell and earn money to provide her family's needs

Created on 21 February 2008

Bicycle

€120 raised

Your donation will help us buy bicycle and empower one mother. She will be able to take her farm produce, fruits and vegetables to the market to sell and earn money to provide her family's needs

Created on 21 February 2008

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