Even after nine containers traveling from Ostrava full of bikes to Gambia. Along with them, going to Africa a large number of spare parts as well as reflective vests and safety features for schoolchildren, since the country is ruled operate without rules.
People from the company Bicycles for Africa is heading for the black continent as well. Bicycles sent there sort and transmit selected Gambian schools. Was instructed to place too mechanics, which transmit service tools.
When loading two containers, thirty employees and volunteers brought together. "They were people from organizations Bikes for Africa Moment - charitable second-hand and new chances, we are located on the premises and which even people we help out a prison sentence. He helped us and Educational Institute Ostrava players and two women's floor ball team, "specified list of helper’s coordinator Rake.
Dealing arranged snake hand. "One by one, the wheels through a live chain must pull out of the room filled to the ceiling of the stairs into the container and then store the bikes and next to each other. Additionally, it has to outwear 100 banana boxes of spare parts. Even in cold weather, we did it in four hours, "explained Filipe in reflective clothing.
Containers have been translated and weighed in Pskov and then headed for the train to Bremerhaven, where it was loaded on a ship and sail through the sea to Algeciras in Spain. There will again translate into a sail Banjul, The Gambia.
"From there, we provide transportation to our warehouse in Gambia, which are divided into Gambian schools. Containers sail thirty-two days to pick up personally at the port. Usually 3-5 people there spend about 14 days a month. Pick up the bikes, stored, sorted, will train school leaders and school mechanics and wheels transmit them. So we go in May, "he explained wandering shipments coordinator.
Wheels organization in the country receives from anonymous donors. They may return them to the collection points, which is about five dozen across the country. "The most active is about South Moravia, and then a one-time collection should be in Slim, Jehovah, last year in Paulsen and Liberec Zoo. Ostrava is the average number of rounds. For some donors, we know the story of the wheel. We need to be sent round a small Lose nice the highlands, which gave the young man's aunt, who is a constructed in 2013, while riding on him, but he died in a car accident. If you know the story, so we try to watch and photograph the wheel during loading of the donor, "she said.
Wheels correct sentence in prison. "It is a prison program, inmates are voluntarily correct and this is a way to fix them at zero cost, and often skillful hands. We must keep in prison Technical Supervision, the wheels meet what we expect from them, must get into shape, adjust, lubricate, equip new souls cloak and remodel, no derailleur have a longer life and the Gambia is everywhere plane, "explained Filipe in safety vest.
Wheels for Africa are a matter of cooperation of a number of donors and volunteers. "We cannot do without logistics, transport partners and helps us a lot and the Fire Brigade of the Czech Republic. Without them we would not get bikes from collection points to a warehouse in Ostrava, from the warehouse to the prison and back. Because we do not have even the delivery, let alone the freight car. This service we provide for free, "warned Filipe.
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