Enjoy these shorts videos, put together by volunteer Kwan Toh, showing the recent delivery of bicycles to Health Care workers from the Kavango and Bukalo Bike Shops in the Zambezi region of Namibia. Bukalo Bike Shop Hear Christine Namushi Matomola, who teaches disease prevention at the Catholic Aids Action’s Soup Kitchen, share her lovely words of thanks. Vavango Bike Shop
Posted: 10 July 2025 by B4H Admin
Celebrating a Milestone – 40th Shipping Container of Donated Bicycles Sent to Africa
We are thrilled to share a major milestone with you — our 40th shipping container of donated bicycles has officially been shipped to Africa! 🎉 Thanks to your continued support, what began as a small-scale effort has now grown into a movement that’s transforming lives. Each container we send is filled with hundreds of donated bicycles and spare parts, …
Posted: 6 August 2024 by B4H Admin
Unique Wheelchair Donation in Namibia
See some photos and video from the recipient of one of the donated wheelchairs we sent as part of our shipping containers normally full of bicycles to Namibia. The recipient of the wheelchair is very grateful and wrote us this letter: Dear Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne, My name is Filipppus Shigwedha from Namibia. I am …
Posted: 1 May 2023 by B4H Admin
Andy and Jacqui fundraising and running 90km in the Comrades Ultramarathon in South Africa
Andy and Jacqui will be putting one foot in front of the other for 90km along the Valley of 1000 Hills in the Comrades Ultramarathon in South Africa 🇿🇦. Andy Gild is co-founder and CEO of Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne. Andy has been running marathons for several years and has competed in several triathlons. She …
Posted: 19 November 2021 by B4H Admin
Strategisation Book Co-Authored by Our Volunteer Board Member Mike Harley
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” Albert Einstein 1930 Mike Harley, Volunteer Board Member (Non Executive Director) at Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne and co-author of ‘Strategisation: The Art Of Mobilising People to Implement a Winning Strategy’ is also a very keen cyclist. Mike says, “I love cycling; …
Posted: 15 November 2021 by B4H Admin
Searching for Our New Storage Site
After 10 YEARS at Parkvue Storage and Sundowner RV it’s time to relocate our donated bicycle collections and storage to a new facility. Helps us pedal into 2022 with room to grow. Do you know of any potentially available warehouse/site that may meet the below criteria? Centrally located within 15km of Melbourne’s CBD, ideally inner east close to major roads/freeways Long term commitment to Bicycles …
Posted: 12 September 2021 by B4H Editor
Container 27 Has Landed In Namibia
Container 27 has touched down in Namibia, Africa and is being unpacked by the team at BEN Namibia as we speak. After facing some bumps along the road, from global shipping container supply issues to significant cost increases and all the COVID-19 disruptions we are relieved to know that container 27 has landed safely. This …
Posted: 6 February 2021 by B4H Admin
BEST Programme Bicycle Deliveries to Bicycle Workshops in Namibia
Enjoy these shorts videos, put together by volunteer Kwan Toh, showing the recent delivery of bicycles to Health Care workers from the Kavango and Bukalo Bike Shops in the Zambezi region of Namibia. Bukalo Bike Shop Hear Christine Namushi Matomola, who teaches disease prevention at the Catholic Aids Action’s Soup Kitchen, share her lovely words of thanks. Vavango Bike Shop
Posted: 3 February 2021 by B4H Admin
Supporting Namibian locals through BEST Covid-19 Program
Thanks to the hard work of our partner organisation, Bicycle Empowerment Network Namibia (BEN), Eliakim Elago Ipinge and Ngulura Smasiku are among the first entrepreneurs in Namibia to receive donated bicycles through Bicycles for Humanity’s BEST programme. Eliakim is 49 years old and lives in Swakopmund at the Namibian coast. He had a good job at a local factory before the pandemic struck, but in order …
Posted: 8 December 2020 by B4H Contributor
2020 Pedal for Purpose Virtual Challenge – Final Strava Club Stats and Prize Winners Announced
The final week was our best week of the Pedal for Purpose virtual event with 223 Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne Strava club members (runners, walkers and cyclists) completing 676 activities for a total of 29,695km. This leaves us with the phenomenal total of 2,767 activities logged on Strava for over 110,036km which equals 10 virtual …
Posted: 24 November 2020 by B4H Editor
2020 Pedal for Purpose Challenge – Keep Those Wheels Spinning
The Pedal for Purpose Challenge doesn’t end until 4th December, so it’s not too late to get pedalling for a great cause! If you have already joined the challenge, keep those wheels spinning, you’re doing great. However, if you are struggling to motivate yourself to jump on your bicycle as we settle back into normal …