News
November 17, 2007
ecoTruk journeys to the Village of Hope and the Village of Opportunity outside of Ougadougou, Burkina Faso for an extended stay. This visit sparked the promise of an exciting new, regional empowerment enterprise based upon bicycle transport.
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Above: Caretakers Denny & Elizabeth |
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Young Residents of the Village of Hope |
November 2, 2007
ecoTruk visits the “Copperbelt” of Zambia. A number of meetings were held within rural villages outside of Ndola. The stage was set for the establishment of several pilot projects. A local trade school was also toured.
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Good Times with Great Folks Outside Ndola |
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Like Father Like Son Outside Mukolwe |
September 25, 2007
The new ecoTruk travels to Interbike 2007. A second critical forum “One Goal, Many Solutions: Empowering The World Through Bicycles” was hosted by industry leaders. Bicycle advocacy for the developing world continues to increase!
September 15, 2007
The new ecoTruk prototype (v.03) spent the first three weeks of September outside of Lusaka, Zambia. Many new relationships were made and ecoTruk performed way beyond all expectations. This successful test sets the stage for upcoming pilot projects in East Africa.
February 9, 2007
A newly modified prototype of the ecoTruk (v.02) travels to the Dominican Republic with Healing Waters International for testing. Modifications include a strengthening cross tube and a new detachable rear frame member, making it much easier to transport on passenger airlines. Locals are shown how to haul 240 pounds of purified water.
November 15, 2006
Dirt Rag Magazine (Issue 125 page 83)
ecoTruk "… is working towards helping impoverished people of the third world economy improve their own lives through micro loans, entrepreneurship and of course, the bicycle. The ecoTruk is made to help enterprising people start their own small businesses delivering water and cargo to their villages much more efficiently than walking."
November 1, 2006
Bicycle Retailer & Industry News (page 45)
Matt Wiebe writes about humanitarian efforts and the ecoTruk
"Non-governmental organizations say the biggest hurdle to getting aid and medical help to the world's poor is the last mile of the journey, and many times only bikes can help finish the journey…
…At Interbike, F.K. Day, SRAM's president of World Bicycle Relief, called an informal gathering of suppliers involved with humanitarian projects… "Interest in projects worldwide and in Africa in particular, is at the forefront… ."
…Daryl Funk of Funk Cycles is active in Healing Waters, a program that focuses upon improving water quality. But no simple way existed to get water from the processing facility to people's homes, so he developed a utility bike that can carry five gallon water jugs…. ."
September 26, 2006
The ecoTruk and its sister bicycle, the Züm, turned a lot of heads at the Outdoor Demo of the 2006 Interbike Trade Show. Many were excited about ecoTruk’s potential. Additional meetings during the show reinforced the opportunities for ecoTruk.
September 26, 2006
The original ecoTruk (v.01) and some of its many uses:
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