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On March 7-9 th , 2025, Trevor Clarke, Executive Director of Working Bikes Chicago, visited Cycles For Farmers (CFF) in Uganda to review the organization’s performance, partnerships, and implementation strategies.
During the visit, Irene Mukisa, Director of CFF, delivered a comprehensive presentation that highlighted:
- CFF’s mission and organizational history
- The total number of bicycles and spare parts received from Working Bikes
- Impact stories from beneficiaries
- CFF’s current financial position and sustainability outlook
The meeting was attended by 10 staff members and team representatives, providing a valuable opportunity for shared learning, dialogue, and reflections on the way forward. Following the presentation in Kampala, Trevor and the CFF team travelled 6 hours to Lira, where they met with farmers who have benefited from the Farmers Bicycle Asset Program. The visit also attracted new interest, with several farmers expressing a desire to join the scheme.
CFF’s Lira Branch, managed by Patrick Egen, hosted a well-attended meeting of 68 participants, during which the team reaffirmed its goal to deliver a full container of bicycles to Lira in 2025. This will enable each farmer to acquire a bicycle through affordable instalments payments. Currently, over 500 farmers have registered interest in joining the program.
The trip also included visits to Namutumba farmers and Rain Uganda healthcare providers in Mbale District, who had previously received 80 bicycles. These bikes are actively being used to support farming activities and HIV/AIDS outreach and care services, demonstrating the broad and life-changing impact of bicycle mobility across sectors.
It was truly an inspiring and collaborative trip, having Trevor Clarke with us on the ground—engaging directly with our teams and the communities we serve. Together, we exchanged ideas on how to strengthen our partnership and scale our impact, with a shared vision of transforming lives through bicycle mobility across even more regions. The visit reaffirmed our commitment to working together to create broader, sustainable change—one bicycle at a time.
