PEDALING TOWARDS CHANGE

Middle School Z-Block Students Give Back to Refugee Community

Thanks to the generosity of the ISB community we have received over 25 bikes, with more coming in each week.

The project works both ways - not only are we helping others, but we are developing lifelong hands-on skills. We are learning how to adjust brakes and gears, true wheels, repair flat tires and lubricate drive chains.

With limited government support, refugees and asylum seekers in Switzerland struggle to afford transport to get to job interviews, health appointments or just to explore the city. Changemakers in Grades 7 & 8 have launched a project to collect, repair, and donate bikes to OeSA, an NGO supporting asylum seekers and refugees in Basel.

We hope to make further use of our skills by running a bike clean & service program for students and teachers in the Middle School, which will help us fund spare parts, bike locks and helmets for OeSA.

If you’d like to get involved by donating your old bikes or perhaps getting your ride ready for Spring, you can contact us at paul.dawes@isbasel.ch.