http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: How cycling set deprived Indian girls on a life-long journey en Mon, 18 May 2026 07:39:41 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4523#post-48008 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:05:37 +0000 crowriver 48008@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"The project's results so far have been extremely promising: in those three years in Bihar alone, 871,000 schoolgirls have taken to the saddle as a result of the scheme. "</p> <p>The numbers involved are staggering. That's nearly twice the population of Edinburgh. Imagine that many folk, all cycling at the same time.</p> <p>I wonder if Scotland can muster as many children who cycle across our whole population? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4523#post-47999 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:00:43 +0000 SRD 47999@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>also:</p> <p><a href="http://www.cyclingmobility.com/the-bicycle-empowering-indian-women/">The bicycle – empowering Indian women</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4523#post-47995 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:58:14 +0000 SRD 47995@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog/2011/nov/25/cycling-indian-schoolgirls-bike-blog">How cycling set deprived Indian girls on a life-long journey</a></p> <p>"...in rural Bihar, we recently saw that a two-wheeled solution to the problem has been found.</p> <p>Three years ago the state's new chief minister Nitish Kumar adopted a "gender agenda" and set about redressing his state's endemic gender imbalances in an attempt to boost development in one of India's most backward states. His vision was to bring a sense of independence and purpose to his state's young women, and the flagship initiative of this agenda is the Mukhyamantri Balika Cycle Yojna, a project that gives schoolgirls 2,000 rupees (about £25) to purchase a bicycle." </p>