On behalf of ACF’s staff, volunteers, alumni group and saving club I would like to say thank you very much for your visit to ACF, sharing experiences for our Timorese youth, and involving young people in the motorbikes rally. This is very great boost for ACF, to promote public awareness in national and international sites. …
It was great to be able to spend a few days with Morgan and the team here in Aceh and North Sumatra. Apart from anything else, it was a welcome change for me from all the doom and gloom of conservation in Indonesia. Still…..we saw some pretty depressing things in the Tripa swamps too, …
For Baan Gerda, Wheel2Wheel is a helpful vehicle to roll out our messages which need to be taken to non HIV/AIDS communities. As far as the little Baan Gerda village (www.baangerda.org) is concerned it is necessary to understand that practically everybody in that community carries the virus. Dealing with it is part of day to day life …
What an incredible experience it was to visit Baan Gerda, a community for children infected with HIV in Lop Buri province, Thailand. I am so glad I went, and really happy my two young daughters shared this unique experience. On Sunday, April 17, we travelled to Baan Gerda and joined up with the Wheel2Wheel team …
I have just returned from my visit in Cambodia with New Hope. It was another eye opening opportunity for me. I was amazed to see all those smiling faces despite the fact that they are all living in slums and in “extreme” living conditions. Monetary help is essential to New Hope, but showing “love” …
The bears’ cages are no bigger than their own bodies. Some of them were found moaning, banging their heads against their cages… Some of them are still “drugged out” but they all have one thing in common… The look in their eyes … They are all in despair and have totally lost their meaning …
Only a few days into the expedition and so much has already happened – high drama and copious unforseen complications have proved that venturing out of Hong Kong on a motorbike is a formidable challenge. However, these days have been productive, educational and hugely satisfying because of Mihela and the GECKO team. Our decision to support GECKO …
No fixed plan today, key is getting all the extra filming shots done to round out the China episode. Had a ball on Paddy’s Yamaha on the banks of the Li River. Ride back to Guilin to catch flight to Hong Kong was hell. Raining and freezing cold, I arrived at the airport with my …
I love charity days, today is all about GECKO – our China NGO and the second organisation we’ve worked with during this expedition (after Clean Air Network in HK). In true environmentally sensitive style we walked several miles to the school where GECKO and Wheel2Wheel were scheduled to deliver critical education to Chinese 15 year olds. …
A day of decisions, the biggest of which was whether to attempt a potentially dangerous 12 hour overnight ride from Hong Kong direct to Yangshuo or fly to Guilin then ride for 90 minutes to Yangshuo. The reason this unexpected possibility of riding my bike to Yangshuo arose was due to the incredible administrative efficiency …