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The Bicycle as Pockets of Activism and Development

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Author: Mitch McSweeney

After the bicycle for development research team began to delve for insights and themes into data on the BFD movement, the use of the bicycle can be considered as a multi-faceted tool of empowerment towards (but not limited to) gender empowerment and community development. Overall, the initial insights and experiences of BFD executives and some participants further demonstrates that the BFD movement operates as pockets of activism and development on an international scale.

Here are a few links to explore how bicycles and BFD organizations create/continue to have an impact:

The Unlikely Source of Social Change

Re-Cycle

The Cycle of Giving

Madison Ardizzi – Back from doing ‘bicycles for development’ research in Uganda

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February 7, 2018

Author: Brian Wilson

As part of her MA thesis research – that is funded through this SSHRC Insight grant entitled “Cycling Against Poverty? Researching a Sport for Development Movement and an ‘Object’ in/for Development”- Madison Ardizzi traveled to Uganda in the Fall of 2017, spending time in Lira, Gulu, Amuru, Tororo, Kadama, Mbale, Jinja, Kampala and Mbarara. Her goal was to learn more about: how bicycles are being used for development purposes in the Two-Thirds-World; the politics and complexities of bicycle-driven development work; assumptions that underlie the use of the bicycles for development purposes; the perspectives of those involved in such bicycle-driven development on their work and industry; and the structure and goals of organizations involved in ‘bicycles for development’ (BFD). Madison conducted 18 interviews while in Uganda with founders, volunteers and beneficiaries from 7 different organizations doing BFD work tackling a range of issues related to, for example, health, women’s empowerment, and sustainable tourism

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