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  1. Preparing for two weeks on the road in Ghana, providing training in bicycle assembly and preparing partners to receive their bikes
  2. Just got the tallies in--BEN Namibia and Bicycles for Humanity's projects have created jobs for 86 Namibians, 51% of whom are women.
  3. Having a beer and chips with my wife. She's in Namibia, I'm in Ghana, thank goodness for skype.
  4. @Saint_Barnabas thanks! fortunately the effects didn't last long
  5. @tidenine thanks for the tip, though I don't think I'll be indulging in snail again any time soon.
  6. Boiled snails I had for lunch two days ago are still disagreeing with my stomach
  7. Failing to upload vid of bike handover-you'll just have to imagine 200 kids going bananas in Samaang village as their peers ride new bikes.
  8. http://twitpic.com/oatm1 - Samson from Village Bicycle Project gives training in Samaang village so kids can assemble their own Cadbury bike
  9. Strange Larium (anti-malarial med) dreams--dreamed all the Cadbury bikes had crushed bearings and we had to fix em.
  10. http://twitpic.com/o53et - Me wearing a tie (rare event) at Bicycle Factory launch
  11. Have been deeply impressed by the impact of Village Bicycle Project www.ghanabikes.org, evidence of their work all over Accra
  12. http://twitpic.com/nwyxy - There's no escaping the traffic in Accra, not anywhere
  13. http://twitpic.com/nwyp0 - At the beach in Accra today-felt like a carnival
  14. Finally some bikes arrived! Today will work on assembly plan for the students receiving the bikes to be able to put theirs together
  15. Meetings at World Vision Ghana, the main recipient of Cadbury's 5,200 bikes. Good people. First container of bikes arrives tomorrow.
  16. Arrived in Accra today, taken aback by the wall of humidity. Nice to be in a city with some bustle after so long in Windhoek
  17. I had an article published in today's Namibian newspaper, calling for better cycling infrastructure in Windhoek: http://tinyurl.com/ygjrvnf
  18. You can help start a community based bike shop in Namibia http://tinyurl.com/yjnpmo6 by donating online at http://tinyurl.com/yzelkht
  19. Article in today's Namibian newspaper http://tinyurl.com/yjnpmo6 about an upcoming project supported by @Bikes4Humanity
  20. A blog post featuring a video of the women explaining why they're doing it: http://tinyurl.com/yl6v68f