Membership for Cycle City Network Nepal announced

Cycle City Network Nepal (CCNN) is excited to open its 2018 call for applications for new members!

Cycle City Network Nepal (CCNN) is an is non-profit youth network with a dedication to improve the quality of environment, health and infrastructures by promoting the use of eco-friendly means of transport, the bicycle. The aim of this group is to justify, influence and encourage people to do cycling and lend hands in policy making, infrastructure development for secure, reliable and attractive depiction of bicycles among the people of all ages and groups. It aims to develop cycling as a sustainable and viable means of urban transportation.

We are looking for young people who are passionate about sustainable transport and environment and are eager to further their experience through advocacy work.

CCNN is a member-driven organization; time commitment and availability is key to CCNN’s success. In addition to supporting our principles and values, we look for members who have enough time to meaningfully contribute to the work that we do (members are required to devote a minimum of 7 hours per week to CCNN’s activities, which includes responding to emails, contributing to online discussions and taking part in our planned activities).

Cycle City Network Nepal recognizes the contributions and crucial perspectives that individuals from marginalized communities bring to our team.

Desirable skills and competencies include:

Demonstrated leadership experience;
Experience in fund development including proposal writing and stakeholder engagement;
Experience in strategic planning, budgeting, and human resource management, designing reports;
Facilitation and public speaking skills;
Experience in information and communications technologies, graphic design.
Experience in organizing advocacy campaigns;
Experience advocating for environment and sustainable transport ; and
Experience with local/regional/international volunteer and/or youth organizations/networks.

Membership Survey 2018

With a purpose to open the membership of Cycle City Network Nepal, an online survey was conducted via social media during the month of September 2018. The results of the survey are graphically presented in the article below. The survey depicted that the membership to the organization be announced for interested members to connect in the advocacy, campaigning and programs of the Cycle City Network Nepal.

Critical Mass Kathmandu October 2018

Critical Mass is a global movement of cyclists reclaiming the streets and showing the presence in bigger mass. Critical Mass Kathmandu monthly rides started since April 2013. The October edition of Critical Mass Kathmandu was dedicated to Late Dr. Pralad B. Yonzon. On 31st October, 2011 Dr. Prahlad B. Yonzon, a well-known wildlife biologist of Nepal met with an accident while cycling home from office.

On 26 October, 2018 with the theme of “Road safety in Nepal” we invite all the cyclists and non- cyclist people to show their concern by being visible. 

The Critical Mass Kathmandu meets at 5:30 PM on the last Friday of every month at Basantapur

World Bicycle Forum 2020 to be held in Nepal

The World Bicycle Forum (FMB) is the largest urban cycling event in the world that brings together citizens, groups and international networks of bike-activists and citizens interested in claiming the use of bicycles in public spaces, and how part of sustainable mobility in the city. It is a common good of encounter of the urban world cyclist culture characterized by its horizontality, collaborative relationships and volunteering. This event generates reflection and proposes proposals on: mobility, citizenship, planning, access and sustainability in order to positively impact the destiny of our cities. The forum is organized, designed, managed, carried out and maintained by bike-activists.

According to its creators the WBF began as an answer to an automobile driver deliberately colliding with around 20 cyclists that were participating in a Critical Mass event in Porto Alegre on February 25, 2011. The first edition of the WBF took place during the first anniversary of these events.

The WBF is composed of different events that include discussion panels with invited speakers, self-managed workshops, cultural activities including art and video exhibitions, artistic performances and several cycling events.

Beyond the discussion, the WBF tries to strengthen the social networks among participants from different cities and countries, to encourage permanent changes in the venue city and, through the sharing of experiences and practical workshops, to stimulate an immediate personal change of the participants.

The WBF has been held in the Brazilian cities of Porto Alegre (2012 and 2013) and Curitiba (2014). In 2015 Medellin, Colombia, was the first city outside of Brazil to host the event. The 2016 edition of the event took place in Santiago, Chile, from March 31 to April 05, 2016 and 2017 edition was held in Mexico City, Mexico April 19 to 23 2017, with the theme ‘Handmade Cities’. The 2018 edition was held in Lima, Peru February 22 to 26 where representatives from Nepal, Mr. Shail Shrestha and Mr. Sramdip Purkoti participated in the event and won the election to hold the forum in the year 2020 in Kathmandu, Nepal.

We also invite all the interested people, groups or organizations to be part of the team for WBF 2020. Please write to us at cyclecitynetworknepal@gmail.com

Winner of Click2win for Kora Announced

With a chance to fly to any destination in Europe, courtesy of Turkish Airlines a online photo competition was held during Kathmandu Kora Cycling Challenge 2018. Top 10 photographs amongst 68 entries were judged by Photo Kathmandu and the winner was selected by the highest number of likes in the facebook.

Amongst the top 10 finalist Mr. Bivek Shrestha received 4.4k likes in the facebook and won the Kathmandu Kora Cycling Challenge Photo Competition. Bibek Shrestha, winner of the #kora18 click2win won himself a ticket to anywhere in Europe sponsored by Turkish Airlines. 

 

 

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