The wind in your face, the lush green of the surrounding tea plantations and natural vegetation blurring past, the bike leaned over 30 degrees to the left, as you hold a smooth, taut line through the hairpin bend. The throttle gently applied as the corner unfolds, the bike straightens then – with a short but …
RIDING FOR WHEEL2WHEEL: 20 DAYS ON THE ROAD WITH MORGAN PARKER Read More »
The Wheel2Wheel expedition rolls on, with Morgan at present in Laos on his way to the opening of a rural school with our charity partners Child’s Dream. Our focus is very much on our goal of raising the profile of our 10 charitable partners in the expedition, all doing important work to build communities …
Wheel2Wheel: It’s a small world. Let’s look after it, and each other. Read More »
I have just returned from Timor-Leste, where I was doing some research for the upcoming Wheel2Wheel expedition and visiting our friends at Action for Change Foundation (ACF) in the capital city, Dili. … It was an enjoyable and illuminating time. Prior to this Wheel2Wheel project, I knew very little of this new nation except vague …
“Education is not about filling with water, it’s about lighting a fire”, an elegant turn of phrase from Flora, one of the team members and presenters of the GECKO programme. She was describing to me her motivation for doing what she does: educating, but more importantly inspiring the high school students of China to care …
Wheel2Wheel is pleased to announce our partnership with Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) in Malaysia. WAO is a non-religious, non-governmental organisation committed to protecting and promoting the rights of women. When investigating key themes for Malaysia, we found a very interesting contrast between Malaysia and its near neighbours. In recent …
Wheel2Wheel selects Women’s Aid Organisation in Malaysia Read More »
Alan Ng, November 24, 2010 Things are really getting busy here behind the scenes at Wheel2Wheel! If you’ve seen our homepage recently you’ll have noticed the big countdown timer at the bottom of the welcome screen. The countdown to our D-Day (1 March 2011, in this instance, not to be confused with 6 …
Child’s Dream, one of the excellent organisations W2W is proud to support, is focused on improving children’s health and education opportunities throughout the Mekong sub-region of South East Asia. They achieve this through school-building projects and associated education and health initiatives. Child’s Dream have accumulated a formidable track record – with 100 projects completed …
Wheel2Wheel: Child’s Dream – On the Ground in Laos Read More »
Simon Lock is a man on a mission. And this time, its personal. OK … I borrowed that strapline from every B-grade action movie ever made (I know, I’ve watched them all). But ignoring that for a moment, it’s a tag that fits (sorry Simon!). Don’t let the mild-mannered, GQ look fool you. …
Listening to Morgan Parker tell his story, and speak about the vision behind Wheel2Wheel, makes you stop and pay attention. There’s an uncommon clarity in what he has to say, and it drowns out the noise that permeates our everyday lives. After a moment’s reflection, it dawns on me why. His ideas are …