The headline says it all: breaking the circle of poverty. It’s hard to believe that a couple of motorbikes could make such a huge difference in the lives of so many kids with nothing. But they have.
Last year, Catalyst Exhibits provided a motorbike to GMM Africa, which is doing amazing work helping and educating underprivileged children in Cameroon. That bike allowed the group to transport the teachers around to remote villages and schools to teach the children. Remember, in these areas there is little or no public transport and the roads are nothing but pothole-dotted dirt tracks.
That bike proved so useful, the locals started to use it as a taxi too. So, with the help of Bekins Van Lines, another bike was bought to act exclusively as a taxi and the funds it raised went to help sponsor more children for education.
Almost a year on, Teh Francis has been in touch to let us know the huge impact they have had.
“I am glad again to share some good news with you people. I am always excited telling you about positive things that happen here due to your timely intervention. Thank you for recognizing that we are doing something here of great worth even though you are not in Africa. We are honoured and this encourages us to work even harder.
You know the motor-bikes have really helped us in several ways:
- Timely transportation of those teaching the children.
- Monthly transportation of the children to Njinikom hospital for medical check ups and sometimes HIV screening.
- Raising funds by carrying passengers to different places.
“This money has helped a lot of children at the elementary school in Jinkfuin, Acha Baptist College and in GBHS Belo. It is from this fund that we were able to help Claris at a critical moment in her life. You see how a little thing can grow into a big thing.”
In the next part of Breaking The Circle of Poverty, Teh tells us how the motorbikes have helped rescue a young man from a harsh life in the cocoa fields to having a shot at being his own boss.
