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Varsity College and the
Qhubeka Education Project
Education Project – an initiative
VC Cares works closely with the Qhubeka
hers and school volunteers to
that distributes bicycles to students, teac
el time and improve educational
improve access to education, reduce trav
ce children’s exhaustion from
outcomes. In the short term, bicycles redu
larly. In the long term, bicycles
walking to school and help them attend regu
, preparing them for better jobs
will help children complete their education
rty. Efforts include raising
and reducing the likelihood of extreme pove
bicycles for those children who
funds on all campuses to purchase Qhubeka
nces to school. Campuses each
live in rural areas and who travel long dista
funds for the project, along
hold one main event to raise awareness and
. Students studying Public
with smaller initiatives throughout the year
opportunity for Work Integrated
Relations and Event Management use the
tever is needed to help make the
Learning, while VC Cares students do wha
contribution a meaningful one.
MOBILISING PEOPLE
WITH
BICYCLES
qhubeka.org