“Low-Cost Mobility for Tanzanian Women”
Back in 2001 - Paul, Eliza (3), Karen & Sylvie (1)
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A big THANK
YOU!!! Our
New Zealand expedition was generously funded by the Yosemite
National Institutes and the Matthew
Baxter Memorial Fund.
| This
project will enable widespread access for women to economically vital destinations
such as schools, medical facilities, markets, and job sites. ITDP will first
equip a group of 300 Tanzanian village women with utility bicycles, cycling
skills and resources. They will document the impacts of this demonstration
project on beneficiaries, communicate project results to policy makers and
the public, and lobby government to adopt a national strategy to promote
low-cost mobility. In past projects, ITDP has been quite successful in leveraging
policy changes that favor and promote cycling. These efforts will enable
the mobilization of thousands of additional women. The project will be executed in partnership with the Association for the Advancement of Low-Cost Mobility, a Tanzanian NGO directed by Ms. Asteria L. Mlambo. ITDP also recognizes the critical role the private sector plays in sustaining the growth of cycling. As such, ITDP has strengthened its partnerships with international bicycle suppliers, and is establishing local village bike shops capable of receiving, assembling and delivering low-cost bicycles to their communities well into the future. |
