Bicycle Mechanics Institute

The Bicycle Mechanics Institute trains women bicycle mechanics, from disadvantaged communities of South Africa 🇿🇦. The goal is to empower women, and creating jobs !

This project was conceived a few months ago by @jbwiroth and @manue_livet , who are convinced that cycling can:
✔️ Empower women
✔️ Improve mobility
✔️ Counteract global warming
✔️ Improve fitness and quality of life

But we need more bike mechanics in order to fix and maintain the fleets.

In the end, we also want to create new opportunities for our trainees:
✔️ Find a job in bike shops, cycling academies, or racing teams
✔️ Become an entrepreneur, by creating a small business
✔️ Start a new position as a mechanic teacher, in our Institute

This Institute of Bicycle Mechanic is therefore a structuring project which aims to improve skills and knowledge.
In order to promote emancipation and empowerment, this project specifically targets women whose entrepreneurial spirit is generally stronger. 
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#SheMechanic 🌈🌸