Canada Africa Partnership Ride (Virtual) Bikeathon

Seven Canadian charities collaborate on virtual bikeathon to provide support to vulnerable communities in Africa during COVID-19:

The Canada Africa Partnership (CAP) Network is hosting the 16th Annual Canada Africa Partnership (CAP) Ride as a virtual bike-a-thon to provide a platform for projects and organizations to raise funds for African community development projects during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recognizing the unprecedented challenges posed by COVID-19, to projects in Africa and to fundraising efforts here at home, CAP Network has invited partners to join us in this campaign, in solidarity with our common efforts.

The bike rally takes place on the weekend of June 5-7, with riders taking off from their homes on a 15km ride all across the country. CAP Network is harnessing technologies like Zoom to create an engaging virtual weekend experience, allowing riders to stay safe and stay active while raising much needed funds for grassroots efforts to build health, support education, and reduce poverty in African communities.

The COVID-19 shutdown is devastating many African communities that are already struggling to meet basic needs. There are fears that it may cause famine in combination with drought, conflict and other challenges. It is creating very real setbacks in efforts to promote health, stimulate economic growth and achieve gender equality.

More than 80 riders have already raised over $30,000 for the projects of 7 Canadian Charities:
● Art Building Children’s Dreams (ABCD) – supporting children’s education and well-being in Tanzania
● ADRA Canada (the Adventist Development & Relief Agency) – raising funds to send girls to school in Niger
● CAP Network – supporting community partners implementing innovative orphan care, climate adaptation and economic development projects in Ghana, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda
● Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR) – raising funds for COVID-19 prevention & relief efforts in Ethiopia and Malawi
● Crossroads International – riding in support of women’s rights and empowerment in 11 Sub-Saharan African countries
● Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development (ICAD) – raising funds in support of Simba Utano, a project that is working to improve the health of adolescent girls and young women at risk of HIV in Zimbabwe
● The Olive Branch for Children (TOBFC) – working with remote communities in Tanzania to assess their primary needs & establish programs supporting the most vulnerable in those communities; riding in support of programs reaching over 80,000 people every year
● Zacadia (Zanzibar-Canadian Diaspora Association) – raising funds for COVID-19 relief efforts and health, education and social welfare activities in Pemba, Zanzibar

There is incredible work underway in our African partner communities. With your support, we can sustain and grow this impact. Let’s ride together from coast to coast to coast to keep community impact going! Now more than ever, we are in this together.

Learn more, support a cause, or join a team at: www.canadaafricapartnershipride.ca