With a bicycle you participate
The Bicycle Project "With a bicycle you participate!" aims to use bicycles to support people living at or below the poverty line.
Every year, about 1 million bicycles are discarded and left for waste. At the same time, more and more families experience mobility poverty, hindering their social participation and access to employment, for example.
A bicycle makes a difference. With a bicycle, you participate! That is why Huis van Compassie Nijmegen supports low-income people with a bicycle.
Address:
FietsPunt Weurt
Kerkstraat 21
6551ZX WEURT
Coordinator: 06-81612647 (Tuesday and Wednesday)
BICYCLE REQUEST
Want to apply for a bike? Then read the procedure carefully here!
The bicycle project 'Met een fiets doe je mee' (With a bicycle you participate) provides free bicycles to people with an income below 130% of the social assistance standard who live in Nijmegen. If you or your client meet these criteria, you can apply for a bicycle by filling in this application form and sending it to fiets@huisvancompassienijmegen.nl. Upon receipt of the application, an invitation will be sent to come and check whether a bicycle is available for you or your client. In the unlikely event that there is no bicycle available, a new appointment will be made.
Note: at the time of collecting a bike, do not forget to bring your application form and identity card.
Address:
Kerkstraat 21
6551 ZX Weurt
Opening hours (bike pick-up):
Tuesday 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wednesday 10:00h - 17:00h
BIKE DONATION
Got a bike to spare? Then donate it!
Unfortunately, having your own bike is not a given for everyone. And yet it is the very difference maker for people living on a limited income. People in poverty live in long-term stress. Exercise and outdoor air are an effective remedy against this and contribute to good physical and mental resilience. Cycling is healthy, cycling relaxes, cycling takes you literally and figuratively from A to B. And thus to meetings, support, education and work. So a bicycle contributes to mobility happiness. The bicycle project 'Met een fiets doe je mee' (With a bicycle you participate) therefore collects used bicycles, refurbishes them and makes sure they get to people in poverty who do not have their own bicycle. By donating your bicycle, you enlarge the world of someone in poverty. Cycling to school, the sports club or friends becomes possible again.
You can donate your bike in two ways: hand it in at a BikeDonation Point or have it collected.
I return the bike myself!
We are greatly helped if you choose to hand in the bike(s) yourself at one of our Bike Donation Points. These are the Bicycle Donation Points:
- Bike. Weurt depot (our workshop): Kerkstraat 21 in Weurt - Tuesday to Friday from 10:00 to 17:00 and on Saturday from 10:00 to 15:00 at Stip Kinderfietsen
- Evers Janssen Tweewielers Nijmegen: Kanunnik van Osstraat 2A - Current opening hours at ejtn.nl
- Portal location: Grootstal Blaise Pascalplein 1, Nijmegen - call Max in advance 06-47549919
- Portal location: Heseveld Kapiteelpad 12, Nijmegen - Mon. tm Do. 9.00-16.00
- Portaal location: Zwanenveld Zwanenveld 5603-A, Nijmegen - Di. 11.00 to 14.00
- Zoevers: Griftdijk Zuid 137 Nijmegen (Lent) - Current opening hours on zoevers.nl
I would rather have the bike collected anyway.
You can also. Below you will find an application form. As soon as we receive your application form, we will send you an e-mail with all the details about picking up your bike(s). Our volunteers will do their utmost to come by and collect your bike(s) within eight weeks.
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NEWS
GRAND OPENING
The FietsPunt in Weurt will festively open its doors on Saturday 12 April. We are offering a free bike check that day!
When. Saturday 12 April 2025, from 10:00 to 15:00.
Where. FietsPunt Weurt, Kerkstraat 21 in Weurt.
Got a bike to spare? Then come and donate it! Or drop by for the free bike check and get inspired by the power and fun of cycling!
NEW #BIKEDONATIONPOINT
We are proud to present a new #BicycleDonationPoint. From now on, you can also donate your bike at Evers-Janssen Tweewielers. They are located at Kanunnik Osstraat 2A in Nijmegen (in Brakkestein).
So do you have a bike to spare? Then donate it at Evers-Janssen Tweewielers or at one of our other Bike Donation Points.
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House of Compassion is a low-threshold place where many different activities take place that focus on compassion for people in a socially vulnerable position.
