A bicycle journey of more than 20,000km across Africa from Senegal in the west to the Horn of Africa in the east, exploring the realms of the Sahel, Central African and the Rift Valley regions.
The purpose of the project is to learn firsthand about the causes and consequences of extreme poverty and through the story of the expedition which unfolds, educate and inspire actions which will assist in making communities more sustainable and resilient to the issues. Essentially this is about giving a ‘leg up’ NOT a ‘hand out’.
The Journey
It’s been a year!
Well, I’ve been back a year now and can hardly believe it. The last twelve months has been all about documenting the story to realise it’s full potential – to be of most value to others. My book is coming on slowly – I’ve written about 60,000 words so far and I’m generally very pleased with the result. Things have slowed up as I have to work when I can to keep my head above water. In the mean time, this feature article was published in the latest edition of Outer-Edge: Outer Edge magazine, August September 2011 There are more articles in the pipeline.
