Australian Goodwill Bicycles Abroad

Kenyan Army division of peacekeeping forces with the United Nations

The old army base in Liquica was used by the Kenyan army as post to look after the surrounding villages. This was situated about 3 kilometres from our distribution centre. The Kenyan boys often came around to talk and explained the difficulties in obtaining insect repellent or medicines for malaria. There was also the problem of no mobile phone coverage in Liquica. However there was a spot 15 kilometres down the road in a valley where there was coverage. The boys borrowed bicycles to reach this spot where they could call home and speak to their family. They donated money that was used to assist in a few local projects, setting up a library, repairing the local cemetery fence and buying water pipes to improve the local water system. The Kenyan army were not well paid and most of their money was sent back home to their family. Buying a bike was not an option.