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6 April 2005
This news from Simon, one of our Earn-a-Bike trainers who also
co-ordinates One-day workshops.
I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOT GIVING ME
CHANCE TO BREATH BECAUSE OF THE ONE-DAY WORKSHOP.DAVID
PEOPLE NEED OUR HELP DUE TO THE RECENT INCREMENT IN
PETROLUIM PRICE. YOU NEED TO CONSIDER THIS THING AS
WELL.
Also, two weeks after the northern workshops they want more bikes.
After doing four at Yapei, (our second trip there) and two at Kparigu,
the Peace Corps volunteer there has 120 more people signed up, paid and
ready for workshops.
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20 March 2005
George, Abokyi and the other assistant Moro recently returned from our
second trip to northern Ghana, where they held six one-day workshops
and an Advanced class. 120 people got discounted bikes and a day’s
worth of repair ed. This marks the biggest series of workshops ever.
It is so far from Accra (13 hour drive) that we figure it is best to do
plenty if possible. Our first trip north was just last October.
Colleague Merlin Mathews of Re~Cycle was recently in Ghana and reports
that bicycle prices have fallen considerably over the last several
years. This is most likely due to increases in supply of bikes, as
prices for everything else have risen. In February the government
raised fuel prices by 50% to about 70 cents a liter. We’ll see
what that does for bike prices.
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8 - March 2005
Moscow Recycling
Center is now collecting bikes and parts for Village Bicycle
Project. You can drop off your bikes and stuff at the Recycling
Center, or better yet, since you’re reading this, save me a trip and
drop them by my house, 913 South Jefferson, Moscow, anytime, 24/7,
(quietly if its late!). |
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3 mar-2005
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: sharon miller [mailto:sharonmiller@email.com] Sent:
> > Wednesday, March 02, 2005 11:17 PM
> > To: info@terra-forma.org; nublack@isomedia.com;
> > ibike@ibike.org;
> > scep@w-net.net
> > Subject: Traderbug Network
> >
> > Dear Webmaster:
> >
> > My family and I recently attempted to organize a
> > trip to Ghana in West
> > Africa. We located a company called the Trader bug
> > network run by Mr. Mansa
> > Musa after a web search. This is an insolvent
> > company we have found out
> > after Mr. Musa attempted to dupe us into signing up
> > for his "trip" to
> > Africa. We have been through some bad experiences in
> > South America and we
> > were particularly cautious this time around. Looking through
> > Musa's website I realized this
> > company listing you on its
> > links page. I am emailing you to express my concern
> > for other innocent
> > members of the public that will get duped by this
> > company seeing your non
> > profit links on his page. Please beware of this
> > organization. Sharon Miller
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7 feb 2005
George and Abokyi recently returned to Accra from two Kopeyia workshops
and only our second Advanced class, and George is excited about it.
“It went very well, and they loved the tools. They all want pumps.”
So now, George and co. will bring 40 bikes or other multiples of 20,
and hold a one-day crash courses in bicycle maintenance and all 20
attendees can buy a bike for half-price. Then on the third day they
can come back for an advanced class and buy tools for half price. advanced tools list
I am also excited about it. Already we’re seeing trends. They want
pumps and spanners (no surprise there). So the project seems to be
addressing another need, pumps. And we didn’t have to do a big study
to find it out. We'll have more info on the advance class
tools,...later. |
4 feb 2005
I’m making a little wages for the first time in the project’s history.
We had about $500 leftover from 2004 so I’m finally able to make time
to fix the website and apply for grants.
Coming up, we got about 200 bikes in eastern Washington and North Idaho
to take to Seattle for a shipment, but since Bike Works’ free storage
got torn down, (frequent fate of free storage) they can barely store
their keeper bikes, let alone the 250 needed to fill the rest of the
container.
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