How cycling is changing lives in Sierra Leone!

05/01/21 • 29 min

Abdul Karim Kamara is making a difference! And we're not just talking minor differences. He is the tireless community driver in Sierra Leone, where he is improving the lives of people with bicycles. He delivers learn-to-ride classes for girls who otherwise wouldn't know how to ride, because of cultural perceptions about women on bicycles. He’s the country manager for Village Bicycle Project in Sierra Leone, distributing donated bikes to kids who live far from a school and would otherwise walk 3 hours there and 3 hours back, missing half the school day in the process. He is running the biggest cycling team in the country. And he is organising Tour de Lunsar - the biggest race in West Africa. Nothing can stop Karim and if you think it can be difficult to get things organised, you probably haven't even been up against what Karim has been to make all this happen!
Read more, get involved and donate to Village Bicycle Project today: https://www.villagebicycleproject.org/get-involved/donate/
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Follow Abdul Karim Kamara on Instagram (@stylishmankarim)
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Get in touch with your host, Hans Flensted-Jensen, on Instagram (@hans.flensted), Twitter (@hansflensted) or via e-mail: [email protected].
This podcast is proudly part of the Oslo Dawn Patrol community: @OsloDawnPatrol

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If you think organising races and other cycling events has to be complicated and be done the way it always has been done then think again! Rad Race don't care about the establishment when it comes to how races are organised and done! Anyone can ride and race. The threshold is low. Just show up and join! Rad Race has become a solid business in Germany and throughout the world with big partners of Canyon, Oakley, Gore and Abus. And best of all: there is no difference in prizes between men and women. It has never even been an option. Welcome to modern cycling!
Listen to Ingo Engelhardt, the manager of Rad Race, tell about the events and races, the philosophy and how it all works. Follow him on Instagram (@engelhai).
You should also follow Rad Race on Facebook and Instagram (@radrace).
Website: https://www.rad-race.com/
Get in touch with your host, Hans Flensted-Jensen, on Instagram (@hans.flensted), Twitter (@hansflensted) or via e-mail: [email protected].
This podcast is proudly part of the Oslo Dawn Patrol community: @OsloDawnPatrol

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Follow Julian at Instagram (@pedallingthroughlife) and read his blog at https://pedallingthroughlife.cc/.
Get in touch with your host, Hans Flensted-Jensen, on Instagram (@hans.flensted), Twitter (@hansflensted) or via e-mail: [email protected].
This podcast is proudly part of the Oslo Dawn Patrol community: @OsloDawnPatrol