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Bicycle To School-Kasthamandap School

Under the Campaign-“Bicycle To School” , Cycle City Network Nepal organized an awareness program in collaboration with Lion’s Club of Kathmandu Cycle City and Kasthamandap School. The Students from Higher Secondary level of Kasthamandap School Participated in the program.

Cycling has immense economic, environmental, and health benefits, and is an integral part of sustainable urban mobility. To promote cycling culture, it is very important to aware and educate young people on the importance and benefits of cycling, and encourage more young people to cycle to school.

Bicycle to School is an initiative designed to let children learn more about cycles. This includes helping them learn about the rules and regulations, safety, road rules, using and riding a cycle. Bicycle to School, as the name stands, will also motivate the kids to ride their cycles to school or to ride a cycle in general.

Participants of Bicycle To School-Campaign-Kasthamandap School

Anuradha Shrestha, secretariat at Cycle City Network Nepal initiated the program with information on the current status of Urban Mobility in context to Kathmandu. The students were presented with information regarding Sustainable Urban Mobility with the focus on Cycle as means of daily commute. The Students participated actively in the discussion session as they were not unknown to the adverse health effects, mental health effects and dangers of the mobility system in urban city like Kathmandu. The Presentation was followed by queries from the students and a small quiz from the organizing team. Badges were distributed to the winners of the quiz as a way to encourage them to participate in the discussion. The Students got to share their memories with bicycles. The Students showed great interest towards a cycling club in the school and were excited about the idea.

Parliamentarians on Wheels

Cycle City Network Nepal (CCNN), in collaboration with European Union In Nepal organized a bicycle parade with European Parliamentarians followed by a climate Roundtable with youths on the occasion of EU Climate Diplomacy Week and World Car Free Day on September 22, 2022.The Event was proposed by Cycle City Network Nepal and hosted by European Union in Nepal.
The main objective of the event was to create a discourse on the need to conserve the environment for the present and the future. Bicycle uses zero emissions and come with various societal and economical benefits. A zero-carbon future is only possible with the shift towards such sustainable practices. The European Union has supported many major and minor projects in Nepal for almost forty years in the field of sustainability with the intent of betterment of the Nepalese People.
The Bicycle Rally started upon the arrival of the parliament members of European Union, youths from Youth Sounding Board(YSB) and Youth Innovation Lab. The Rally was concluded upon reaching Nagbahal, a heritage site in the middle of Lalitpur where the participants were welcomed by Deputy Mayor of Lalitpur, Manjali Shakya Bajracharya and the discussion initiated with the focus on youths in governance, youth in climate change and youth in gender inclusion.

Women on Wheels- 3 days Cycling Training Program

“Learn to ride a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live”- Mark Twain

Curiosity, enthusiasm, ability to challenge oneself is prerequisite to learning new things. These are what we witnessed among the female trainees during the 3 days training program. Learning to ride is all about grasping skills and practice after practice which makes you perfect.

‘Women on Wheels-Learn to Pedal’, 3 days training program for women to learn to ride a bicycle. It was co-organized by Cycle City Network Nepal and Women Cycling Nepal with bicycle provision support from Panc Bike and supplement support from Greenway Nepal and Bike the Lake. With 9 young women trainees and 3 cycling trainers, the program was successfully organized from 1-3 July 2022 at 15:00-18:30 hrs at Tahanani and Itumbahal.

Women cycle riders are comparatively fewer than men riders. This training intends to more women engagement in cycling. It is to guide them on how to commute by bicycle on the street. Women only needed an opportunity, which seems to be lacking. The training opportunity might be of great help.

Unitedly, the harmonious coordination of the 3 trainers led trainees to learn skills like balancing, pedaling, braking, and cornering. From the first day to the last day, the trainees gained a deep understanding of these skills which they fully applied to their practice. As a final closing of the training, a short distance city ride on the street was carried out for the trainees.

During this 3 days cycle training, everyone displayed their enthusiasm as they started learning to ride as a beginner to balance pedaling, braking and cornering in an open space to finally, riding on a crowded street. Moreover, their eagerness to learn is the motivation to teach as well as learning for the trainers. The trainers from Women Cycling Nepal also conveyed their different new experiences in every similar training program which makes the room for improvement in their teaching methods in the future.

‘Only One Earth’ Bicycle Rally- Ncell Celebrated World Bicycle Day 2022 and World Environment Day 2022

To commemorate World Bicycle Day, June 3 and World Environment Day, June 5, Cycle City Network Nepal organized two bicycle rally events- the ‘Save Soil’ bicycle rally and ‘Only One Earth’ bicycle rally on the same day, June 4, 2022. While the ‘Save Soil’ bicycle rally was organized in a joint effort of more than two partners, the ‘Only One Earth’ bicycle rally was the collaborative event of Cycle City Network and Ncell Axiata Limited, Nepal’s first private mobile service provider. The rally was limited to only Ncell staff members and their few family members.

With a yearly changing campaign slogan, the 2022’s World Environment Day slogan is “Only One Earth”, with the focus on “Living Sustainably in Harmony with Nature” according to UNEP. Given this slogan, the bicycle rally was titled “Only One Earth” Bicycle Rally. Cycling for transportation is considered beneficial to reducing ecological footprint (carbon footprint).

The joint effort of both partners led to an accomplished event celebrating World Bicycle Day and World Environment Day. The rally was well organized under the proper guidance of marshals from Cycle City Network Nepal, medical assistance from Nepal Ambulance Service, and volunteers. Nearly 100 ncell staffs including their family members participated in the rally. From young teenagers (family members of staff) to adult participants, the rally was successfully carried out. Some participants who did not have bicycles were facilitated with bicycles, while some owned themselves. In the morning time of 7:30 am, the rally commenced at Lainchaur park, near the Ncell building, and ended at the same place around 9 am, encircling the given following route.

Rally Route- Lainchaur park- Lainchaur- Lazimpat- Baluwatar via EU- Bhatbhateni- Naxal- Nagpokhari- Putalisadak- Kamladi- Ratnapark- Jamal- Lainchaur park (approx 6kms).

By acknowledging the environmental benefits of bicycles, raising public awareness of bicycling and the environment through the call for bicycle rally under the event theme of ‘Only One Earth’ is expected to be fruitful for our campaign for the promotion of cycling.

#worldbicycleday2022 #worldenvironmentday2022 #cyclerally #reducecarbon

Photo Exhibition, In Celebration of World Bicycle Day 2022

Upon the call for a Photo Contest on the occasion of World Bicycle Day, organized by Cycle City Network Nepal from May 19 to May 31, 2022, about 123 photos depicting stories and messages behind the subject of the photos were received. As the theme of the contest was “Bicycle and Environment”, the subject of the photos was basically a bicycle. Photography is not only about capturing the subject, but also an art. We found different creativity added to the subject of the photos that the participants want others to observe, and feel about the subject.

Among the 123 photos, the top 18 photos were chosen to exhibit for the photo exhibition. The top 18 photos include 1 winning photo with 2 special mention photos. The jury of the competition was Mr.Kishor Shrestha from Nepal Photo Journalist Federation, Ms.Nisha Bhandari, Photojournalist – Setopati.com, and Mr.Susheel Shrestha, Photojournalist Shilapatra.com. Through the intensive selection round, the top 18 photos were chosen.

Special Mention Photographer Pramin Manandhar Receiving Certificate and Prize from Jury

Jury member Kishor Shrestha receiving appreciation certificate from CCNN team member Naina Nembang

Jury Member Susheel Shrestha receiving appreciation certificate from Vice President of CCNN Nivesh Dugar

Participants and jury pose for a group picture at Batuka Creamery

The photo exhibition will be held from June 4 to June 18 (11 am-7 pm) at Batuka Creamery, Basantapur. The opening of the exhibition was held on June 3, 2022, at 4 pm at the venue followed by prize distribution. Mr. Jenson Singh became the winner of the photo contest and walked away with Cash prize of Nrs 5000 along with gift hampers from Greenway, Mtb Cafe and Batuka Creamery , while the two special mentions were Mr. Aakash Shrestha and Mr. Pramin Manandhar who won gift hampers by Greenway Nepal, Mtb Cafe and Batuka Creamery respectively.

Through the lens of the photographers, we will view the subject of the photo the way they want us to see it, and connect with the subject and its background story. Organizing the photo contest and photo exhibition, raising awareness about cycling, and conveying the indirect message of conservation through bicycle photography is what Cycle City Network Nepal wanted to achieve. Promoting bicycles and spreading awareness to a wider audience through encouraging bicycle photography can be one of the effective communication tools.

Sno	First Name	Last Name	Gender	Country	City	Caption for your Photograph
1	Jenson	Singh	Male	Nepal	Lalitpur	Pedal for a thriving planet
2	Manish	Kc	Male	Nepal	Kavre	Ranges
3	Ram prasad	Shahi	Male	Nepal	Kathmandu	Cycling through high mountains .
4	Pramin	Manandhar	Male	Nepal	Kathmandu	A man rides his bicycle while a child holds on to him.
5	Rabin	Shrestha	Male	Nepal	Kathmandu	Nothing’s better than getting lost in nature with the bike
6	Anuj	Shakya	Male	Nepal	Lalitpur	Man hath still either toys, or care ; He hath no root, nor to one place is tied, But ever restless and irregular About this Earth doth run and ride. He knows he hath a home, but scarce knows where ; He says it is so far, That he hath quite forgot how to go there.
7	Iftakharul	Munna	Male	Bangladesh	Dhaka	Save nature
8	Sandesh	Gurung	Male	Nepal	Pokhara	When in doubt, pedal it out
9	Arun	Swamy		India	Hyderabad	When bicycle forced to merge with nature
10	Niranjan	Bista	Male	Nepal	Lalitpur	It is an extra fun to cycle in snowy mountain if only global warming is controlled
11	Kumar	Lohala	Male	Nepal	Kathmandu	Ride to feel nature
12	Nisan	Twayana	Male	Nepal	Bhaktapur	The Green Paradise
13	Sunil	Khyaju	Male	Nepal	Libali	The Conquers ( cycle connect bhaktapur)…..king of HILLS Bethanchowk
14	Sunil	Khyaju	Male	Nepal	Libali	Not only Plane above the cloud !!!!!!
15	Bidhyasagar	Tamrakar	Male	Nepal	Kathmandu	Childhood companion cycle
16	Aakash	Shrestha	Male	Nepal	Birtamode	Peeping through the window of nature you see humans enjoying the most amazing invention.
17	Diamond	Thapa Aslami	Male	Nepal	Kathmandu	Cyclist on foggy weather
18	Prachan	Bhujel	Male	Nepal	Tikathali	The story behind this beautiful picture is self explanatory during this era of rising fuel prices. This photograph was captured during my regular weekend ride initiated a decade ago to contribute in reducing my carbon footprint. Therefore, I use to say “Burning calories is far better than burning fuel to heal the nature”

Coverage in shilapatra.com

Let’s be part of the Bicycle Rally on June 4

Cycle City Network Nepal (CCNN), in collaboration with Tour De Lumbini, Creasion Nepal, Rotaract club of Yala, Panc Bike, is organizing a bicycle rally on June 4, on the occasion of World Bicycle Day June 3, and World Environment Day June 5. For the cause of the conservation movement “Save Soil”, CCNN invites all interested people to be a part of campaign day. The World Bicycle Day draws attention to the benefits of using the bicycle- simple, affordable, reliable, clean, and environmentally fit and sustainable means of transportation. The World Environment Day is celebrated with the 2022 campaign slogan “Only One Earth” focusing on “Living Sustainably in Harmony with Nature”. Sharing the common goal of environment protection and achieving sustainable development goals, both days are equally powerful advocacy tools to raise global awareness on environmental concerns.

Save Soil is a global movement launched by Indian Spiritual Leader Sadhguru, to address the soil crisis and bring together people from all over the world to stand up for soil health by increasing organic content in cultivable soil. The movement seeks to global consensus for urgent action to save soil from extinction. To activate and demonstrate citizen support for this movement, Cycle City Network Nepal came up with a campaign event to “save soil” through cycling.

The campaign event is happening on June 4, 2022.

Venue- Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Time- 7 am, and Distance- Approximately 10 km

Participants are requested to bring their own water bottle and bicycle. Refreshments are also provided for the day. For the lucky first 500 registered participants, free t-shirts are available as well. The rally route is

Download and sign in/sign up for Greenway Nepal App and join the event “Save Soil Bicycle Rally” and track your ride and carbon savings during the ride. Download the app at bit.ly/greenwayapp

Free registration here bit.ly/bicycle4soil

Let’s all cycle for “Save Soil” and the environment.

#worldbicycleday #worldenvironmentday #savesoil #bicycle4soil #bicycle4sdgs #greenway

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