
Bear on a Bicycle
- By: Gavin Groves
- Short URL: https://archive.backabuddy.co.za/bear-on-a-bicycle
- Date Created: 9 April 2020
Personal message
The mental picture of a rather large bear squeezed onto the slim frame of bicycle may be a funny one, but seeing the joy in a child's face as they are adopted into a forever family is far greater. You have a great opportunity to change the future of a child's life by supporting me as I ride for Botshabelo and the #PurplePeloton.
Botshabelo is a NGO based in Midrand, and has three main areas of focus
1) A babies home for abandoned babies with the goal of placing them into forever families.
2) A pre-primary school for underprivilleged communities.
3) A teacher's training course to equip school teachers impacting areas such as Olivienhoutbosch.
There are three ways that you can support my ride:
1) A fixed amount for the ride, as an example R500 (R100-R6000)
2) A rand amount per km finished (R1-R10 per km)
3) A rand amount per minute under my time from last year (5:16)
Your support for my ride reaches far beyond what you and I could to as individuals, but as a team supporting a worthy cause, we can make a difference! I am so excited to be part of something greater than myself.
Thanks an advance for your support and generosity!
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Botshabelo

Botshabelo was established in the year 2000 as a Non-Profit Organisation (NPO), focusing on children’s foundation education and transforming teaching approach in South Africa through a partnership with low-income communities. The NPO is constituted by a committed and passionate group of diverse team members. Over the last 20 years, we have reached more than 85 500 beneficiaries across rural and peri-urban areas through our various programmes.
There are four catalytic programmes that Botshabelo focuses on:
- Babies home (Residential care for orphaned babies).
- UpliftED teacher training programmes (Early Childhood Development Training).
- Urban Kids Educare Centre ( Foundation education).
- Urban Closet (2nd Hand Shop)