The White Bicycles celebrates it's 5 Years anniversary in 2011
The White Bicycles is a local charity providing a bicycle
rental service for hotels and tourists in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Proceeds from the
rental service goes directly to provide funding water and educational projects in the
rural area of Siem Reap.
The White Bicycles provides hotels with rental bicycles, marketing material and conduct regular service and maintenance of the bikes. Hotels are encouraged to promote the bicycles as a sustainable way of transportation for guests, to clean and prepare the bicycles, as well as to promote the supported projects.
The Bicycles cost $2 per day to rent. $1.5 goes directly to charity, while $0.5 is used for service and maintenance.
Background:
The White Bicycles is an educational initiative aiming to
promote and educate local organisations to favour sustainable ways to
conduct fundraising and
develop their organisations.
The White Bicycle Project provides:
Our bicycles can be found at selected guesthouses and hotels. We recomend
that you stay in one of these places. To find out more about these places
click on Hotels & Guesthouses or
on our
Bicycle Locator
A girl from Sra Brae Village carrying
water from a pit well.
The first bio sand water filters arriving in Sra Brae Village in July 2006.
· Micro funding for local organisations and projects
· Volunteer workers
· Education and information about sustainable tourism
· Jobs, job training and scholarships for local youth
The White Bicycle Project is financed and monitored by NEDO, The Norwegian Educational Development Organisation.
