About the Project

Our Aim

Rwanda is a country of cycling. Cycling makes up a considerable part of daily life.

We love Rwanda and cycling.

We want to support education and cycling in a fascinating country and make a significant contribution here. Our main aim is to set up a regular qualification program for bike-mechanics.

We want to find and support young talents who are being trained as bike-mechanics. An intensive training programme should create sustainable jobs and put cycling on a broader footing.

250

Professional Cyclists

Rwanda has a strong cycling culture. It includes road, gravel or MTB, there are teams for juniors and women.

50.000

Private cyclists

Bicycles are a cheap way of getting around. However, there are virtually no eBikes.

8.500

Taxi Cyclists

Bike cabs are an easy way to get from A to B. The mainly young boys use heavy single-speed bikes.

The Challenges

Almost No Infrastructure

Few spare parts- no supply chains

No qualified Mechanics

The Possibilities

Cycling Tourism

Current lack of quality bikes and maintenance for those bikes

Cycling Sport

Mechanics lack the skill to service modern race bikes

e-Bikes

Expected to enter market on big scale, but no mechanics are trained

The Bike Hero Rwanda Project

Qualification of local Bike Mechanics

Intensive training program for 30 local bicycle mechanics (youth 18-24 years) following the train the trainer model as a prototype. Then repeat with the aim of achieving nationwide coverage in the long run.

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TUGENDE

CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE - Rental, Store & Workshop

A workshop with 3 Rwandan and 1 international mechanic; only Rwandan mechanic with Shimano TEC qualification, and a retail space for spares and accesories

BIKES - Rwanda´s main cycling hub

Tugende is a hub for cyclists in the capital Kigali, with live coverage, events, workshops, and social rides.

FOOD & PEOPLE - Home away from your home

Tugende is a meeting place and a social hub, focused around healthy fresh food. Not just cyclists but business people in Kigali can be found at Tugende.