Qhubeka’s aim is to provide children in rural areas with reliable , affordable bicycles appropriate to conditions in their regions to enable them to get to schools faster with less effort and so be better able to absorb lessons that will ultimately help them progress in their quest for learning.

In rural areas the lack of sustainable self-employment and job opportunities means that poverty is wide-spread and deeply entrenched. Generally, the men move to the cities to find employment, leaving women, children and the elderly to fend for themselves.

The word “Qhubeka” is an Nguni or Zulu word meaning “to carry on”, “to continue”, “to progress” or “to move forward”.

Qhubeka’s objectives are to design and support initiatives that advance socio-economic development in the poorest communities, thereby moving the region forward to greater social equity