CoAlliance named official fundraising partner for Qhubeka

Qhubeka is World Bicycle Relief's programme in South Africa, dedicated to advancing education, health and economic opportunities by providing simple, sustainable transportation.

Five-hour wattbike spinathon

Conceptualised by CoAlliance to get South Africa behind Team MTN Qhubeka at this year's Tour de France, the "Ride the Tour" challenge was a five-hour wattbike spinathon that saw 1370km pedalled. The bikes, sponsored by WattLab, recorded distance pedalled as well as wattage output, with participants competing to see who could achieve the best times and distances.

"We are extremely proud to be affiliated with an organisation like Qhubeka, and are looking forward to many more great fundraising initiatives on their behalf. We were also very happy to be able to provide support to Team MTN Qhubeka who is the first African team ever invited to participate in Tour de France, while knowing that the funds raised would change the lives of many children," says Sandi Brown, MD of CoAlliance.

"Our ability to partner with organisations through strategic partnerships, sponsorships and event collaboration stood us in good stead for the spinathon, and the event was a success as a result of the collaboration between the various sponsors, including Wattbike/Wattlab, MTN, Cycle Lab Fourways, PowerTraveller, Tarsus Technology Group, and Discovery Vitality."

#BicyclesChangeLives campaign

Brown adds that CoAlliance will be creating other fundraising initiatives with Qhubeka going forward, and will be actively participating in the #BicyclesChangeLives campaign to meet Qhubeka's aim of donating 5,000 bicycles to those in need this year.

"We are also engaging with corporate companies interested in hosting an internal spinathon challenge to raise funds for Qhubeka, and are excited to be able to participate in the country's future through our partnership with this worthy organisation," Brown concludes.