Call for proposals: Bikes for Africa
‘Bikes for Africa’: Bicycles for income generating
Deadline: 18 October 2013
A Dutch NGO, ‘Bikes for Africa,’ is contemplating to supply bicycles to Zimbabwe with the ultimate aim to improve the income generating capacity of families by increasing the mobility of urban commuters and rural (school-going) inhabitants.
Intermediate objectives are to promote road safety for cyclists and to improve the urban cycle infrastructure.
More short-terms objectives are to setup a bicycle distribution and repair centre, create employment by training bicycle repair mechanics and bicycle-and-spare-parts distribution and resale persons and to furnish bicycles to needy charities that can justify their use.
The Dutch organization is looking for registered non-profit making organizations as partners to attain the above stated goals and objectives.
If you represent a non-profit making organization (Trust or Foundation) and share these objectives, you are invited to propose how you can assist by expressing your interest, presenting your organization, its background, aims, objectives and track record of performance and details of how you think you can assist.
Details should include type of organization its (management) structure, number and qualifications of people to be involved, location and infrastructure available, exactly what can be done, costing proposal, etc.
Please submit your contribution of maximum 2 pages (appr. 1000 words) to: bikesforzim@gmail.com