Bike 4 AIDS is a campaign that raises funds to purchase bicycles and bicycle ambulances for communities in Malawi affected by HIV/AIDS. The bikes and ambulances help healthcare workers reach more patients in rural areas that lack transportation infrastructure. Since 2005, the campaign has purchased 171 bicycle ambulances and 220 bicycles, benefiting over 218,000 people across 109 community-based organizations. Students are encouraged to organize events like bike-a-thons or waxing fundraisers to support the initiative and make a difference in fighting HIV/AIDS in Malawi.

1. Bike 4 AIDS
2010-2011

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Bike 4 AIDS
Bicycles and bike-ambulances are of
great assistance to those living with
HIV and AIDS in Malawi.
Through Bike 4 AIDS, Local
Committees fundraise to purchase
bikes and bike ambulances while
raising awareness on HIV and AIDS
issues.
The wheels are already in motion -
help to keep the momentum going
in the fight against HIV and AIDS!

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HIV & AIDS in Malawi
• 930,000 people infected
• 68,000 deaths in 2007
• 560,000 orphans infected
(Aged 0-17)
All statistics from 2008 UNAIDS Global Report:
http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/HIVData/
GlobalReport/2008/2008_Global_report.asp

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Gender & AIDS
• 58% of AIDS cases in Malawi
are women
• 8.4% of all women in Malawi
aged 15-24 are infected with HIV
or AIDS
• Most Community Based
Organization (CBO) volunteers
and workers in rural Malawi are
women

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Why Bikes?
• About 8 million people, or
almost 70 per cent of
Malawians, live below the
national poverty line. More
than 90 per cent of them live
in rural areas and depend on
subsistence farming for their
livelihoods.
• In rural areas,
infrastructure is lacking
and vehicles are scarce
• Buying bikes locally
supports the local
economy
• The promotion of bicycle
use contributes towards
environmental
sustainability (MDG #7)

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Bikes & Bicycle-Ambulances
• In rural Malawi, HIV and
AIDS caregivers travel to
neighbouring villages to care
for those affected.
• A lack of transportation limits
the number of people they
can help.
• With a bicycle, healthcare
workers can reach up to
5 times as many patients.

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Bikes & Bicycle-Ambulances
• Bicycle ambulance: a bicycle
with a lightweight trailer and
removable stretcher attached
• Used to safely transport bed-
ridden patients to health clinics
and hospitals
• 25 = the average number of
times per month that B4A-
purchased bike ambulances
are put to use

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Our Partners
www.capaids.org
• Bike for AIDS was developed in
partnership with CAP AIDS, an
organization whose mandate is
to develop partnerships
between Canadian and African
NGOs and AIDS service
organizations to help Africans
resist, survive and overcome
the HIV and AIDS epidemic.
• 5% of funds raised by Bike 4
AIDS go to support CAP AIDS
in its Bike to CAP AIDS initiative

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Community Based Organization Profile:
Mangochi AIDS Support Organisation (MASO)
• Based in the Southern
Region of Malawi
• Provides HIV and AIDS
response programs
focusing on:
– Nutrition
– Home-based Care
– Behavioural Change
– Youth Mobilization

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Community Based Organization Profile:
Mangochi AIDS Support Organisation (MASO)
• Through Bike for AIDS, MASO
distributed 2 bicycle-ambulances
and 2 bicycles between three
villages (Mitanga,Mumbwa, and
Chapima), serving nearly 3,000
people.
• For each village, the nearest
clinic is 15 km away, posing a
major threat to the survival of the
severely injured.
• The bicycle-ambulances are
used over 25 times per month.

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Community Based Organization Profile:
Mangochi AIDS Support Organisation (MASO)
• MASO establishes firm
rules on usage of the
bicycles, ensuring that
they are kept in top
condition and never go
missing.
• A sense of community
ownership is fostered by
having village members
contribute a set amount
per month towards a
maintenance fund.

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Bike 4 AIDS – Results!
Since September 2005, Local
Committees have helped to
make a difference:
• 171 bicycle ambulances
purchased and distributed
• 220 bicycles purchased and
distributed
• 109 Community Based
Organizations (CBOs)
engaged
• Over 218,000 beneficiaries

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What You Can Do

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What You Can Do
$200 raised is enough to buy a bicycle
$500 raised is enough to buy a bicycle-ambulance
• Includes all shipping and maintenance costs
• 5% of donations go to support CAP AIDS and our local partners

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Events
• Bike-A-Thon or Bike Race
• Wax for AIDS
• Invite WUSC alumni to present on HIV and
AIDS in Africa (ie. past Uniterra volunteers)
• Collaborate with local HIV and
AIDS organizations
• Be creative!

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Days of Action
Consider organizing your events around the
following designated Bike 4 AIDS days:
World Car Free Day:
September 22, 2010
World AIDS Day:
December 1, 2010

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Wax 4 AIDS @ Grant MacEwan
The LC at Grant MacEwan holds an annual Wax For Aids … Last
year they raised over $3,000!
• Volunteers sign up and collect pledges to get
various body parts waxed
• At the on-site ‘event headquarters’
• Stage for waxing
• Information booth
• Music and guest speakers
• All costs and prizes donated by Doceil Soleil and
Global Projects

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Resources
Visit our Campaigns webpage for news, information,
resources and tips on running a successful Bike 4 AIDS
campaign:
http://www.wusc.ca/en/campus/students/educate
Resources At Your Fingertips:
• Bike 4 AIDS Information Sheet
• Bike 4 AIDS poster
• Bike 4 AIDS PowerPoint presentation
• Local Committee Handbook
• General WUSC and UNITERRA materials
• Your Regional Liaison Officer
• Other Local Committees

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Sign Up!
Sign up to participate in the Bike 4 AIDS
campaign by logging in to My Committee!
http://www.wusc.ca/en/campus/students/committee

21. Education Changes the World
Thank You!