Wheel2Wheel: On location with GECKO
GECKO provides many thousands of school children across China access to the latest environmental education, inspiring them to become environmental ambassadors for their communities.
Wheel2Wheel is an enduro adventure motorbike ride. 100 days, 20,000 km, 10 charities. W2W provides a new way to Live the Dream and contribute to brilliant charities that do wonderful work.
The NGO Wheel2Wheel is raising awareness and money for in China is GECKO. GECKO provides thousands of school children across China access to the latest environmental education, inspiring them to become environmental ambassadors for their communities.
Wheel2Wheel has chosen PanEco as its charity in Indonesia. PanEco aims to educate local inhabitants how to use natural resources sustainably. To further promote alternative sources of income for inhabitants, Paneco supports the development of eco-tourism. For more information visit: http://www.paneco.ch
Wheel2Wheel is concerned that the Tripa Coastal Peat swamp forests are being burnt down for palm oil plantations. PanEco and YEL developed a pilot study to promote palm oil plantation on degraded land on the west coast of Aceh province. This pilot study aims to encourage small holders and oil palm estates to develop new oil palm plantations on mineral soil as an alternative to clearing Rain Forest. For more information visit: http://www.paneco.ch
When you're planning to ride from 20,000kms from Hong Kong to Brisbane, the first thing you need is a bike. On 22 March 2010 Simon ticked that box. Now he just needs to learn how to ride it.
Road pollution in Hong Kong kills 3 people a day. It is the equivalent of smoking 6 cigarettes a day. Wheel2Wheel has selected Clean Air Network (CAN) which is devoted to cleaning up Hong Kong's air as one of their 10 charities.
Morgan and Simon attempt to simulate a Wheel2Wheel 'expedition day' within the tiny territorial confines of Hong Kong! They manage to find some dirt and 'country' trails. Hong Kong is a surprise.
Road pollution in Hong Kong kills 3 people a day. It is the equivalent of smoking 6 cigarettes a day. Wheel2Wheel has selected Clean Air Network (CAN) which is devoted to cleaning up Hong Kong's air as one of their 10 charities.
Morgan and Simon attempt to simulate a Wheel2Wheel 'expedition day' within the tiny territorial confines of Hong Kong! They manage to find some dirt and 'country' trails. Hong Kong is a surprise.
