Bikers For Change are embarking on an adventure across Africa to raise crucial funds for the Mustadafin Foundation. The group of biker friends has decided that they will travel 92, 200km on motorcycles from Cape Town, South Africa to Zanzibar, Victoria Falls, and Tanzania, with the objective to raise funds for Mustadafin’s Feed a Belly, Feed a Mind campaign. Their goal is to have all the kilometers sponsored at R12 each kilometer.
Mustadafin’s Feed a Belly, Feed a Mind campaign aims to provide 27 910 nutritional meals daily to learners in early childhood development (ECD) centres and pre-schools within the Western Cape and Eastern Cape.
“Some of us had the opportunity to volunteer with Mustadafin and saw the work that they do on a daily basis. We have seen and witnessed their hard work and dedication in trying to keep their projects running especially the feeding schemes. Imagine driving 40 minutes to a place just to collect 10 loaves of bread so that a child can have a meal for the day. So, this isn’t just a trip, it is a greater purpose to help those who need it most,” says Abduragman Edwards from the BikersForChange crew.
“With lockdown, we have had to downscale some of our community outreach projects due to a scarcity of resources. We are aiming to pick ourselves up and increase our work in under-resourced communities that need us the most, however, our effort is always dependent on the availability of resources and funding,” says Ghairunisa Johnstone-Cassiem, director of Mustadafin.
“We were very excited when Bikers for Change approached us with the idea of traveling from Cape Town to Tanzania, calling the project ‘WheelsForMeals’, and to use the project to raise awareness for Feed a Belly, Feed a Mind.
“Our aim is to depart on Friday, 13 May 2022, and to continue traveling in shifts for 24 hours a day, until 26 June 2022,” says Shaheed Isaacs from the crew completing the challenge.
The crew consists of ten motorcyclists completing the journey. There will be an update board every time a 500km has been completed.
“We would like to encourage you to follow their journey and share their story with others. This will also help us draw more attention to our projects and to raise more funds to assist those who face poverty and hunger every single day,” says Johnstone-Cassiem.