Our Team
Jonathan Goodluck Keister, Project Leader, is a youth and community worker in Kono. He is Secretary to the St Vincent De Paul Catholic Society in Koidu
Chris Jarrell, Project Trustee, is a retired social work lecturer and a lifelong cyclist. He ran the Avenues Bicycle Project in the UK for ten years, exporting over 4,000 recycled bicycles to the Village Bicycle Project in Ghana and Sierra Leone.
Francis Mason, Project Trustee, is the Chief Executive Officer 0f Conforti Community Aid Children’s Organisation (Conforti) in Freetown. He has many years of experience of developing Conforti into a SLANGO registered, nationally and internationally recognised NGO.
Father Pierreangelo Valerio,Project Trustee, is a Parish Priest and missionary for St Vincent De Paul Catholic Society in Kono. He supports Goodluck with his work on the ground with the bike project, in particular the keeping of accurate financial records.
What We Do
Provide free access to bicycles for those in education or training who have to travel long distances.
Children and young people borrow a bike each day from our bicycle libraries to cycle long distances to and from school, college or university.
‘Health and safety’ is of primary importance. We keep the bikes well maintained, and make sure that the children and young people learn to ride safely.
We support the local economy in Kono by buying our bikes in Koidu and employing local mechanics to service and repair them.
Ensure bicycle security by negotiating overnight and weekend storage within townships and educational establishments, and provide free bike locks.
Project Outcomes
Increased school, college and university attendance, and lower drop-out rates.
Empowering girls and young women to stay in education.
More time to spend at home resting, doing homework or helping with family chores.
Motorbike taxi fare saved each day, redirected to household budgets or school fees.
Riding a bicycle contributes to physical and mental wellbeing.
Vocational skills training through bicycle repair workshops. Young people learn bike maintenance skills.
Increased confidence and self-esteem by being supported by an empowering NGO that prioritises the educational and vocational training needs of children and young people.
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