BAP News

	BAP Pilot Project Implementation In the summer of 2009, 11 students and 3 faculty members from Bucknell University went to Uganda to implement the pilot project of Bicycles Against Poverty. 102 bicycles were distributed to 102 chosen families. View the video of the implementation of the project. Lewisburg, Pa Power in Numbers Event Do Something Press Release Fall 2008 BAP awarded the Clinton Global Initiative Outstanding Commitment Award Through fundraising efforts at Bucknell University, Muyambi Muyambi was able to commit to create the project Bicycles Against Poverty, which will provide at least 100 bicycles to low-income families in the district of Gulu, Uganda . Each bicycle will be shared among a group of five individuals who will maintain the bicycle and contribute 1000 shillings (50 cents) every month to go towards expansion of the program. To read more about CGI and other student commitments, go to: http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/ NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=2979&srcid=2356 Muyambi attends 2008 Clinton Global Initiative meeting To read “Student's bikes-to-fight-poverty plan wins Clinton Global Initiative grant” and more about Muyambi attending 2008 Clinton Global Initiative meeting, go to: http://www.bucknell.edu/x45249.xml Spring 2009 Bicycles Against Poverty is Awarded Davis Foundation Grant http://www.bucknell.edu/x49137.xml Bands and Bikes BAP held a benefit event with lots of music and fun in Lewisburg PA. http://www.bucknell.edu/x49278.xml http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHcykuBMn9A Summer 2009 Project Implementation in Gulu Eleven Bucknell Students and Three Bucknell Faculty Members traveled to Gulu, Uganda for three weeks in late July and August. Read more about it here and be sure to check out the video: http://www.bucknell.edu/x55845.xml http://www.davisprojectsforpeace.org/ reports/2009/230rep.pdf Fall 2009 6 Members Attend DoSomething’s Social Action Boot Camp In Boston Received some valuable tips and networked with similar organizations. http://www.dosomething.org/training Project Picked up by BorgenProject Website http://borgenproject.blogspot.com/ 2009/09/bucknells-bicycles-against-poverty.html For Recent Updates- check out our blog! http://bicyclesagainstpoverty.blogspot.com

BAP Pilot Project Implementation
In the summer of 2009, 11 students and 3 faculty members from Bucknell University went to Uganda to implement the pilot project of Bicycles Against Poverty. 102 bicycles were distributed to 102 chosen families. View the video of the implementation of the project.

Lewisburg, Pa Power in Numbers Event

Do Something Press Release

Fall 2008

BAP awarded the Clinton Global Initiative Outstanding Commitment Award
Through fundraising efforts at Bucknell University, Muyambi Muyambi was able to commit to create the project Bicycles Against Poverty, which will provide at least 100 bicycles to low-income families in the district of Gulu, Uganda . Each bicycle will be shared among a group of five individuals who will maintain the bicycle and contribute 1000 shillings (50 cents) every month to go towards expansion of the program.

To read more about CGI and other student commitments, go to:
http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/
NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=2979&srcid=2356

Muyambi attends 2008 Clinton Global Initiative meeting
To read “Student's bikes-to-fight-poverty plan wins Clinton Global Initiative grant” and more about Muyambi attending 2008 Clinton Global Initiative meeting, go to:
http://www.bucknell.edu/x45249.xml

Spring 2009

Bicycles Against Poverty is Awarded Davis Foundation Grant
http://www.bucknell.edu/x49137.xml

Bands and Bikes
BAP held a benefit event with lots of music and fun in Lewisburg PA.
http://www.bucknell.edu/x49278.xml
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHcykuBMn9A

Summer 2009

Project Implementation in Gulu
Eleven Bucknell Students and Three Bucknell Faculty Members traveled to Gulu, Uganda for three weeks in late July and August. Read more about it here and be sure to check out the video:
http://www.bucknell.edu/x55845.xml
http://www.davisprojectsforpeace.org/
reports/2009/230rep.pdf

Fall 2009

6 Members Attend DoSomething’s Social Action Boot Camp In Boston
Received some valuable tips and networked with similar organizations.
http://www.dosomething.org/training

Project Picked up by BorgenProject Website
http://borgenproject.blogspot.com/
2009/09/bucknells-bicycles-against-poverty.html

For Recent Updates- check out our blog!
http://bicyclesagainstpoverty.blogspot.com