Bicycles_Africa
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Back in Accra after 2 weeks on the road prep-ing partners for bike deliveries, which start tomorrow, if customs releases the containers.
2:58 PM Nov 19th
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@ It's Larium.At least that's what my Peacecorps vol friend who gave it to me said. 1st week in Ghana I thought it was laxatives
2:14 PM Nov 16th
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in reply to jamesoreilly
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@ Wow, Larium once a day, they must have peaceful nights.
2:11 PM Nov 16th
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in reply to mren09
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BEN Namibia mentioned in an article about one of our partners, Bikes for the World:
1:36 PM Nov 16th
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Had some crazy dreams since arriving in Ghana due to malaria medication. Fav so far involved downloading emails through the air conditioner
1:34 PM Nov 16th
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We trained around 30 people in bike mechanics today, and I must have sweated a litre for every one of them.
1:32 PM Nov 16th
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Preparing for two weeks on the road in Ghana, providing training in bicycle assembly and preparing partners to receive their bikes
3:23 PM Nov 8th
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Just got the tallies in--BEN Namibia and Bicycles for Humanity's projects have created jobs for 86 Namibians, 51% of whom are women.
3:21 PM Nov 8th
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Having a beer and chips with my wife. She's in Namibia, I'm in Ghana, thank goodness for skype.
12:17 PM Nov 7th
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@ thanks! fortunately the effects didn't last long
12:15 PM Nov 7th
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in reply to Saint_Barnabas
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@ thanks for the tip, though I don't think I'll be indulging in snail again any time soon.
12:13 PM Nov 7th
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in reply to tidenine
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Boiled snails I had for lunch two days ago are still disagreeing with my stomach
12:01 PM Nov 6th
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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.
11:58 AM Nov 6th
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- Samson from Village Bicycle Project gives training in Samaang village so kids can assemble their own Cadbury bike
4:14 PM Nov 4th
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Strange Larium (anti-malarial med) dreams--dreamed all the Cadbury bikes had crushed bearings and we had to fix em.
4:10 PM Nov 4th
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- Me wearing a tie (rare event) at Bicycle Factory launch
9:17 AM Nov 3rd
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Have been deeply impressed by the impact of Village Bicycle Project , evidence of their work all over Accra
2:38 PM Nov 1st
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- There's no escaping the traffic in Accra, not anywhere
1:11 PM Nov 1st
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- At the beach in Accra today-felt like a carnival
1:10 PM Nov 1st
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Finally some bikes arrived! Today will work on assembly plan for the students receiving the bikes to be able to put theirs together
12:55 AM Oct 30th
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- Name Michael Linke
- Location Windhoek, Namibia
- Web http://www.benbik...
- Bio I live and breathe bicycles-for-development in Africa. I run BEN Namibia with my wife Clarisse, and am proud to be part of the Bicycles for Humanity movement.
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