Bluebikes Zanzibar – Social Enterprise
Saying goodbye to Bluebikes. With pain in our hearts we say goodbye to our social enterprise Bluebikes Zanzibar. We worked hard with love and devotion for almost 8 years to build the business and even though it has gained momentum we had to face the fact that we need more expertise to continue to grow and fulfill our dreams.
As the saying goes, when one door closes another opens. Kawa Foundation and Amo Zanzibar Tours & Safari have agreed to collaborate to bring cycling tourism in Zanzibar to the next level. A big share of the profits will be channelled back to Kawa Foundation. Bluebikes will be rebranded and continue as a brand of Amo Zanzibar tours and Safaris.
How it started:
Many of our Tourguide Students do not have enough money to pay for the bus fare to school and back. Kawa made a plan and TUI Care Foundation sponsored the purchase of 10 Bicycles. The Tourguide students could apply for a loan bike. Now they can come to school without paying the bus fare and on top of that, they become fit and strong. While they are cycling to school in their uniform and on their Blue bike they make promotion for Kawa Training Center and they promote cycling too.
The project:
But it is more then that – we decided to make it into a bigger project. In April 2017 we started Bluebikes Zanzibar, it is a Social Enterprise that will hopefully support Kawa Training Center financially in the future. It also brings employment to 4 Tourguide Graduates who have been trained as bike Mechanics, they are professional guides and they are now learning entrepreneurial skills as well.
Tourism:
Tourist can rent high quality bikes and see Zanzibar in a different way – adding more sustainable products to the Zanzibar Tourism Industry.
We are looking forward to the next phase of our enterprise
