120 Bicycles Donated To Limpopo Learners To Cut Long Walks To School

Learners at Hanyani Secondary School in Niani, outside Musina in Limpopo, have received 120 bicycles to help ease their daily commute to school.

The donation, made possible by non-profit organisation Qhubeka, ABSA, and the University of Johannesburg, has been welcomed with gratitude by the school community.

Many learners walk several kilometres each day to attend classes, often arriving tired and late. The bicycles are expected to significantly reduce travel time and improve learning outcomes.

One of the learners, Romeo Mudau, shared his relief:

“It was difficult for us to get to school because we stay far from the school. We walk more than 10 kilometers to school. When we get to school, we are tired and sometimes we are late. This bicycles will help us a lot.”

Bicycles: Tackling Long Walks to Improve Education

For many rural learners across South Africa, walking long distances to school is a daily challenge. In Niani, some learners travel more than 10 kilometres each way, often in extreme heat. These conditions contribute to fatigue, absenteeism, and high dropout rates.

The bicycle donation is aimed at changing that reality. By cutting down travel time, learners can arrive at school earlier, less exhausted, and more prepared to focus on their studies.

The founder of Qhubeka, Anthony Fitzhenry, highlighted the broader goal of the initiative.

“Eight million children in South Africa that walk to school every single day and in particular this community. People are walking between one and three hours to school, one to three hours back again.

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“So, it makes it extremely difficult in the heat to do that. And so, you have a lot of dropouts and you have a lot of people who don’t attend school and don’t attend all the time.”

Qhubeka’s mission goes beyond Limpopo, as the organization aims to support learners nationwide who face similar barriers to education.

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