BEN Namibia
Bicycle Empowerment Network - Namibia
BEN Namibia is a non profit organisation based in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. Their main work is bicycle distribution. They import donated new and secondhand bikes, parts and accessories from overseas partner organisations and refurbish them by employing and training local people in bike mechanics. They distribute bicycles to community-based organisations (CBOs) whose volunteers and staff use them to greatly improve the efficiency of their work.
ACHIEVEMENTS SO FAR...
News from Namibia - October 2007 newsletter
NEW! - Update on TKMOAMS, July 2007
Okathitu BEC February 2097 Update
BBC Radio 4 Program - The Fall and Rise of the Bicycle
Bike Ambulance Tools Appeal
Click on image above to download the pdf
July 3 - Our first container arrives in Namibia!
BEN Namibia up and away...
BEN Namibia signed the lease on a 400 sqm warehouse in May 2005. Our first 100 bikes arrived from charities in Aachen, Germany and Breda, the Netherlands via BEN in Cape Town on 13 May. Trainees have been busy learning the finer points of bike mechanics during the refurbishment process.
Namibia: Aaron Wieler joins Ben Namibia as a designer.
BEN Projects
Support BEN
Stories about BEN
People making a difference - 11 Year old holds bike drive
Stories of Our People
Women trained as Bycycle Mechanics in Northern Namibia
Tommy is a member of a new cycling team in Namibia
Blogs
Michael's Blog @ Bicycles for Humanity
Michael's Blog @ BEN Namibia
MaryBeth Gallagher
Free Wireless Soweto
To download a PDF file outlining BEN Namibia's aims and activities, click here.
Contact:
BEN Namibia
PO Box 23150
Windhoek
Namibia
michael@benbikes.org.za
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