CHARITIES WE SUPPORT

We enjoy living and working in SE Asia and are grateful to be able to support some community charities and projects that assist those in need.


Currently we are associated with two specific local charities and their projects. Bike Tour Asia makes regular visits to these charity projects in the course of our tours to help raise awareness of their generous work in the regions. 


We have also developed an annual CHARITY RIDE event which sees part of each guests’ entry fee going directly to the charity visited, while delivering supplies and catching up with the progress of specific projects.


Phop Phra Children's Refugee Camp,Thailand

During March this year staff from BTA joined local charity volunteers on a motorcycle ride to visit a Children’s Refugee Camp located in the Phop Pra district, just south of Mae Sot, Thailand.


Currently this camp has 40 children aged from 5 ~ 21 years of age.

They came across the border from the Myanmar Karen state, looking for support due to families being deceased, disabled or simply not able to care for them properly due to the political turmoil that has led to poverty and unsafe conditions in their home villages. 


It was a humbling experience to meet these kids as they welcomed us, showed us around their camp and living quarters, sang for us and (very shyly) talked a little about their dreams to get a better education and lead a more meaningful life.


From this initial visit we are tabling a few possible projects to assist their paths and to become regularly involved in improving their situation. The first need identified is the clean drinking water cost and availability. Currently all is purchased and stored in plastic bottles. Our project is to source and install a water purifying filter system at the main house to provide clean water for drinking and cooking directly from their tap !

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Ban Nai Soi Community Learning Centre - Thailand

Provides secondary education, practical vocational skills, and community development skills to secondary school-aged Burmese refugees, ethnic minorities and the rural poor living in the Mae Hong Son Province area of Thailand.


The purpose of this project is to provide for the basic needs of the students in the most need. Without a provision of food and medicine, many of the poorest students would not be able to attend the learning centre and would be at increased risk for falling victim to exploitative labour.


The learning centre provides an avenue of greater opportunities and better chances in life for these disadvantaged youths.

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LATEST UPDATES

Water Supply System BNSCLC – Phase 2 - now underway ! 

After the successful completion of the 'Water Supply System for Agriculture Project' during 2021, it has been decided  to upgrade this system with more water tanks and an appliance that will automatically switch the pump on and off depending on the level of the water in the tank.

This upgrade has now been established as the BTA project for 2023.

The project has been planned and funding collection has already begun via donations from past visitors' and also BTA tour groups who will now visit the centre as part of their motorcycle tour to learn more about this cause. 

As with our previous projects at BNSCLC the management and planning is being coordinated by Philanthropy Connections... They do a great job for many charites and we are proud to continue our strong partnership with them.

For more info: https://philanthropyconnections.org

BNSCLC Water Aggregation Project Completed!

August 4, 2022
As part of BNSCLCs’ goal to establish organic farming and becoming self sufficient for vegetables, Bike Tour Asia stepped in to partner the fund raising and sponsorship for the water supply needed from the nearby river. It required the purchase and installation of quality equipment such as submersible pump, solar panels to power the pump, over 150m of piping, 4 x 2000 litre storage tanks and sprinkler systems to service the adjacent agricultural land. We are extremely happy and proud to announce that in September the funds required were achieved and during October the installation has been completed with the system now up and running for the teachers and students to push forward with their sustainability ambitions. We look forward to checking out the progress further at our visit in Feb. 2022 (and maybe tasting some of the local produce !). Well done and a huge “Thank You” to all involved! More info about BNSCLC and Philanthropy Connections

2022 Charity Ride was a great success !

August 4, 2022
Our New Year has kicked off with some great local tours and scouting rides around Northern Thailand , culminating in our Charity Ride which was a fantastic success for riding, group participation and of course helping the BNS Community Learning Centre. The students prepared welcome food and gifts to say thanks for the completed water and irrigation system, now in full operation, providing so many benefits for growing food, cooking and cleaning. There was time to share the ‘big bike’ experience with the kids by way of some pillion rides and lots of selfies! Our next project (for 2022) was identified with the Learning Centre staff as some dormitory and bathroom facilities in urgent need of repair & upgrades. The work scope is already being detailed for action and our group fund raising will hopefully get it all across the line well before our visit in 2023. More info about BNSCLC and Philanthropy Connections

Progress of building renovations project at BNSCLC (May 2022)

August 4, 2022
During our last visit to BNSCLC in February 2022 we agreed to support renovation of the leaking dormitory roof and new sanitary facilities for the students, (including a well). With the help of Philanthropy Connections a budget was set: 45’000 baht for dormitory roof and 66’000 baht for sanitary facilities. (Total 110’000 baht). To date we have received 76’500 baht in donations….. thank you very much to all who have contributed! Also a special thanks to Michael Franklin who, through his family foundation, has donated 15 brand new pc’s and tablets to the school. We want these young men and women to fulfill their dreams and live in a safe environment where they can focus on their studies. We believe in a better future for these students and their communities. With your help we can help many more. If you would like to donate and/or learn more about this inspiring school and their students, please contact us: info@biketourasia.com More info about BNSCLC and Philanthropy Connections
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