Wiki-bike is hosting the African Bicycle Design Contest 2010 - 2011

A bicycle can make the difference in this world. A bicycle can be a tool to reduce poverty in Africa, improve access to health care, education, potable water as well as being a catalyst is combating climate change. With this African Bicycle Design Contest 2010-2011 we aim to design bicycles tuned to needs of (potential) bicycle users in Africa.

We are inviting students, designers and other interested people to submit their ideas for durable and sustainable bicycles and join the African Bicycle Design Contest. To join the African Bicycle Design Contest you have to register as a member and upload your idea before 5 pm on Thursday 30 September 2010.

A professional jury will judge all contributions and select 5 design ideas in October 2010.  The five winning contributions will be awarded with a design team who will develop the design ideas into prototypes and maybe one of these prototypes will be the bicycles that makes a difference in Africa. The design team which is delivering the best prototype will win a 10 day trip to Kenya to train and assist a Kenyan team in producing this bicycle.

If you want to be part of one of the design teams in the Netherlands please send an email with your name, adress, education and/or work experience to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . The design process will take place from October 2010 until July 2011. This competition is also open to people from outside the Netherlands. Go to African Bicycle Design Contest for more information about the contest, or to Join! to enter the competition.