Friday, April 19, 2013

Bike for Rights – Ganesh’s big adventure...

Ganesh Pandey is something of a cycling superhero. In his native Nepal, he and his family faced terrible poverty wrapping chocolates for a mere 20-30 rupees (20-30 pence) a day. Recalling such adversity, Ganesh pays tribute to his mother who taught her children to persevere: “she always used to tell us stories to be brave and stand on our own and the love and support she has given us during the hard times… is really praiseworthy.”

Ganesh had finally secured a promising job as a teacher when an outbreak of violence during the Nepalese Civil War left both his legs and right arm badly fractured. After a major operation, he was left in a wheelchair and then got by painfully on crutches for many months. Ganesh lost his teaching position and a subsequent job due to his injuries and stress, and slipped into a deep depression.

But somehow he persevered. Moving to Kathmandu, Ganesh got a job as a teacher and then as a marketing manager. He went on to study management at the University of Wales and completed an MBA at the University of Sunderland.

Now, he is taking to the road to raise awareness for human rights and hoping to raise some funds for Amnesty International along the way. Full story...

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