Announcing Our New Partnership with Africycle in Malawi We are thrilled to announce our newest partnership with Africycle in Malawi, marking an exciting milestone as our sixth collaboration with a non-profit organisation in Africa. This partnership expands our reach beyond Ghana, South Africa, Zambia, The Gambia, and Sierra Leone, bringing much-needed bicycles to rural […]
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Re-Cycle Reaches Major Milestone with the Shipment of Its 150,000th Bike to Africa Re-Cycle, a small charity based just outside Colchester, is celebrating a monumental achievement: the shipment of its 150,000th bicycle to Africa. This milestone marks a significant moment in the charity’s mission to provide sustainable transportation for individuals in need, while simultaneously
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Zambia Field Trip Report 3rd – 10th July 2024 From 3rd to 10th July 2024, Charlotte, our Director, and Mark, our Warehouse Manager, visited our partner, the Care Provider Foundation (CPF), in Zambia. The trip was a great success, allowing us to see firsthand the impact of the bikes we send from our warehouse
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In celebration of Volunteers Week 2024, we are delighted to spotlight Ryan, a dedicated volunteer at Re-Cycle. Ryan’s story is an inspiring testament to the power of volunteering and its profound impact on personal development and community enrichment. Ryan, a 34-year-old with autism, began his volunteering journey with Re-Cycle in October 2011. Initially committing
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Chris Boardman MBE Supports Re-Cycle’s Charity Sportive 116 keen cyclists took to the countryside surrounding Wormingford, Colchester on Saturday, 18 May, as part of a charity sportive event. Organised by local cycling club VCR Colchester, the event now in its 3rd year – attracted the highest number of riders to date, all pedalling with
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Amit, a 24-year-old woman, takes immense pride in having established her first bike shop in Makeni, Sierra Leone, in September 2023. Trained in bicycle mechanics by Karim, the Country Director for Village Bicycle Project (VBP) in Sierra Leone, Amit is not only a business owner but also an avid cyclist. For the past nine
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Working Towards More Impact… It’s been a busy and exciting week here at Re-Cycle! Our warehouse has undergone some fantastic changes with the addition of a new mezzanine extension. We’re thrilled to share this news with you. The project kicked off bright and early on Monday, April 29th, and it went up in less
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Tour De Lunsar – Sierra Leone – 18th April 2024 to 21st April 2024 Last year, Re-Cycle partnered with Village Bicycle Project in Sierra Leone, providing bicycles for their local community and cyclists. Working closely with Karim, who is also the captain and founder of Lunsar Cycling Team, we have initiated a significant impact.
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Sierra Leone struggles with education access due to long distances and inadequate transportation. Addressing this, the Village Bicycle Project partnered with EducAid to provide bicycles to underserved students. This programme aimed to enhance education access in three different communities in Sierra Leone. Following the latest shipment of bicycles from Re-Cycle, bikes were distributed
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Re-Cycle is dedicated to transforming the lives of communities in Africa by collecting unwanted bikes from across the UK and shipping them to our partners. Ghana, through our partnership with Village Bicycle Project, is just one of the many countries where we are making a positive impact. One such community benefiting from our
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