Learn-to-earn Programmes: Scholar Mobility
These programmes are targeted at children, who earn bicycles in various ways, with different earning criteria. Bicycles make it easier for schoolchildren to get to and from school, helping to improve their attendance and performance.
Johannesburg, 7 March 2019 – On Thursday 7 March 2019, 100 schoolchildren from Matthew Goniwe Memorial High School in Khayelitsha informal settlement in South Africa’s Western Cape province received brand new Qhubeka Bicycles.
Of the 100 bicycles for the schoolchildren, 50 were funded by Breitling through its fundraising efforts at the Coronation Double Century bicycle race in Swellendam. Breitling funded 400 bicycles in total, the remainder of which will be distributed over the next few months. The other 50 bicycles distributed to the schoolchildren on Thursday were funded by Qhubeka grassroots donors and fundraisers. The children who received bicycles are part of a Qhubeka learn-to-earn programme.
Qhubeka is a global charity that runs bicycle-based programmes in South Africa. Khayelitsha falls within Qhubeka’s Western Cape SHIFT project. “A SHIFT is a Qhubeka bicycle project that aims to distribute 5 000 bicycles per year into a specific geographic area for five years,” explained Qhubeka Founder, Anthony Fitzhenry. “The objective is to help to shift the entire community forward. We believe that bicycles are a simple tool that can help to address South Africa’s pressing socioeconomic issues – such as persistent and widespread poverty and unemployment – by helping people to get where they need to go and thereby access opportunities, whether that’s schools, clinics or jobs.”
Fitzhenry said that Qhubeka is thankful for the support of the individuals and organisations who have made the distribution of the bicycles into Khayelitsha possible. “Everyone who supports us is supporting the idea that bicycles change lives. Together, we can change more lives with bicycles by helping people to travel faster and further, and to carry more.”
“We have so much respect for the work Qhubeka does,” said Breitling CEO Georges Kern, who was part of the Breitling team that took part in the Coronation Double Century to raise funds for Qhubeka. It was Breitling’s first Triathlon Squad Mission, that included the likes of triathlon superstars Jan Frodeno, Chris “Macca” McCormack, and Daniela Ryf, as well as Swiss mountain biker, seven-time world champion, and multiple Olympic medallist Nino Schurter and Ironman champion and duathlon specialist Ronnie Schildknecht.
“Qhubeka distributes bicycles to people whose lives are changed in meaningful ways. A bicycle can take someone to school or work or a clinic – these donations can be, literally, a matter of life or death, and we’re thrilled to be able to use our mission to support Qhubeka’s vision,” said Kern.
The Khayelitsha programmes are implemented by Qhubeka’s collaboration partner, Bike4all. Before receiving their bicycles, every beneficiary also underwent safety training byBike4all.
THANK YOU TO BREITLING AND THE FOLLOWING GRASSROOTS DONORS AND FUNDRAISERS WHO MADE THIS DISTRIBUTION POSSIBLE:
Kevin Afrikaner |
African Oxygen Limited (AFROX) |
Sheldon Artman |
Grantham Daniels |
Cynthia Dawood |
Soretha du Plessis |
Connie Fisher |
Vasu Gottipati |
Mohammed Hansia |
Marco McKenzie |
Essack Mitha |
SJ Nana |
Gideon Schoonbee |
Phumzile Swele |
Antoinette Wagner |
Fuzzy Wuzzy |
Frances Barker |
Liz Fasciana |
Valentina Hamilton |
Nick Holmes |
Jemma Kerr |
Jennifer McGill |
Fiona Mcparlane |
Peter Willmont |
Oscar Hamilton |
Laura-Ann Hamilton |
Lester Aderem |
Howard Chait |
Ashna Diamond |
Ruben Franco |
Marilyn Friedland |
Ingrid Gasparre |
Lesley and Hilton Greenbaum |
Brenda Greenblo |
Jillian Israel |
Tracy Joffe |
Alan Joffe |
Sharon Karro |
Taryn Krupp |
Stella Lazarus |
Roxy Levy |
Lisa Morris |
Syd Muller |
Laura Radomsky |
Leonie and Nathan Sarembock |
Wendy Schaffer |
Bernard Schneider |
Darron Swersky |
Rob Swiel |
Dennis Hammar |
Liz Ashe |
Lori Carling |
Steven Hershkowitz |
Sophie Hershkowitz |
Mitchell Hershkowitz |
Paola Jacobs |
Jack Polish |
Deborah Rappaport |
Leanne Scott-Williams |
Michele Starnes |
Ilyssa Tabor |
Stephen Zimmerman |
Jessica Gotlieb |
Diana Boucher |
Wendy Burnell |
Michele Busby |
Angela Croxall |
David Croxall |
Yvonne Ellis |
Sally Fletcher |
Tracy Furse |
Adele Gilpin |
Nigel griffiths |
Tracy Hope |
Jonney Hughes |
Deborah Kelly |
Carol Lacey |
Wai Leung |
Siobhan McGuire |
Viv Melia |
Andy Mitchell |
Christina Moody |
John Packer |
Hayley Pepler |
Karen Rowan |
Shui Min Tsang |
Debbie Wilkins |
Beth Britnell |
Hannah Brookes |
Elizabeth Corona |
Lea Duane |
Alden Ferro |
Frank Gagliardi |
Elena Gerli |
April Girouard |
Amy Glazier |
Tracey Maher |
Ira Nordlicht |
Liza Politi |
Wes Salmon |
Ian Shedd |
Valerie Spiess |
Richard Wallace |
Sheena Japhtes |
Etienne and Liana Steenkamp |
Thamsanqa Gumpo |
Grant Kneale |
Craig Leppan |
Cheetah Auld |
Taryn Bartlett |
Nick Caldwell |
Leslie Cameron |
Alastair Campbell |
Ronald Campbell |
Daniel Collett |
Helen Crous |
Gerhard De Lange |
Miranda Ferreira |
Linda Fine |
Welmarie Fourie |
Chrisna Garbers |
Manesh Gokal |
Stephen Green |
Debbie Grobbelaar |
Warren Gurney |
Fiona Hall |
Florence Hare |
Nicola Helwick |
Ridhwaan Hoosen |
Jeff Jack |
Sarah MacKenzie |
Dave Martin |
Louise Michelson |
Minesh Mistry |
Duduetsang Mogase |
Amelia Mooki |
Wayne Moore |
Rene Moutinho |
indrin Naidoo |
Rakesh Parbhoo |
Cindy Prodgers |
Patrick Quarmby |
Gail Raw |
Celine Rousseau |
Julie Seaton |
Sally Shuttleworth |
Riaan Smit |
Gisela Stegmann |
Vanessa Steingo |
Wolf Stinnes |
Jeanie Sun |
Bernadette Sutton |
Ruaan Van der Berg |
Margit van Heerden |
Melanie van Waardhuizen |
Riaan Venter |
Grant Williams |
Ilana Ackerman |
Zanfina Ademi |
Lucy and Tom |
Dylan Bennett |
Pamela Cardenas |
David Grimsey |
Julie Grimsey |
James Pilley |
Will Ryan |
Noah Solman |
Tom Whitford |
Nola Reynolds |
Mimi Viviers |
Zachary Du Toit |
Johan du Toit |
FJ Longland |
Nicolette Nel |
Hotspots2c Tours |
Marc Whitmill |