Qhubeka is a charity that moves people forward with bicycles. People earn bicycles through our programmes, improving their access to schools, clinics and jobs.

South Africa
Joined February 2008
NewBikeDay 🚲🖤 50 bicycles, 50 new opportunities and another step forward for learners at Kgolakaleleme Secondary School! Thanks to @zutari.impact, learners can look forward to easier journeys to school and more time for learning. A bicycle also brings freedom, adventure and plenty of fun along the way! A big thank you to Zutari for supporting Qhubeka for the second year running and helping more learners move forward. #Zutari #ZutariCares #Qhubeka #BicyclesChangeLives
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In 30 minutes the official presentation of the routes for the 2027 @LeTour & @LeTourFemmes avec @zwift will begin! We are proud to be the charity partner of both these incredible events - truly the biggest cycling events in the world 💛🖐 This partnership has helped over 2,000 schoolchildren receive a brand new unique Qhubeka bicycle - designed, built and distributed in Africa - to get them to school faster and safer, and hopefully to get better grades and a better life 🖐 #LAveniràVélo #BicyclesChangeLives
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A very exciting day in the global cycling calendar today: the official presentation of the courses for the 2027 @LeTour and @LeTourFemmes avec @zwift 💛💛 This is a special one as this will include the unique double Grand Départ of both races in the UK @letour_uk next year 🇬🇧 We are very proud to be a charity partner of both these incredible races - the biggest cycling events in the world 🖐🖐 We wish you all a brilliant day and we are excited to see which stage will be the official #QhubekaDay in 2027! 🖐 #LAveniràVélo #BicyclesChangeLives
🤩 Here we are, the Palais des Congrès is all set for the presentation of #TDF2027 and #TDFF2027! See you at 11.00 AM CEST! 🤩 Nous y sommes, le Palais des Congrès est prêt pour la présentation du #TDF2027 et du #TDFF2027 ! Rendez-vous à 11h00 !
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🚲 #NewBikeDay! A special day for learners at Jakes Gerwel Tegniese Hoërskool and Hoërskool Bonnievale, with 60 bicycles distributed thanks to the generous support of @ninetyone_sa, @alexforbes, @AVBOBSA and @PPS_SA. These bicycles will help learners get to school more easily, giving them greater access to education and new opportunities to move forward. Thank you to our partners for making this possible! 💛
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🚴‍♂️ @CapeEpic for @Qhubeka Take on one of the world’s most iconic mountain bike stage races and make every kilometre count. Qhubeka is an official charity of the Absa Cape Epic. We receive a limited allocation of entries each year for teams who want to race in support of Qhubeka. 📅 Event: 21–28 March 2027 💰 Entry fee: Standard entry fee per team applies 📧 More information: [email protected] Ride for Qhubeka. Bicycles Change Lives. #AbsaCapeEpic #CapeEpic #Qhubeka #BicyclesChangeLives
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More time to play. More time to be a kid. 🚲 A bicycle can turn a long journey into a shorter one, giving children back time. Time to learn. Time to rest. Time to play with friends and simply be kids. Because when a bicycle makes getting from A to B easier, there’s more time for everything in between. Bicycles Change Lives.
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🚴 @RideJoburg for @Qhubeka Take on the roads of Joburg on 22 November 2026 and ride for something bigger. Join us at the Ride Joburg road race and help change lives through bicycles. Choose Qhubeka as your charity and turn every kilometre into an opportunity to help people move forward. Add QHU97 in the “REDEEM A PROMO CODE” box during checkout to be added to the Qhubeka group. 📅 Event: 22 November 2026 🏁 Seeded entries close: 4 October 2026 🚴 Charity entries close: 21 October 2026 📧 More information: [email protected] #RideJoburg #Qhubeka #BicyclesChangeLives
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Today, we celebrate the people, places, stories and traditions that make South Africa what it is. Our heritage is diverse, resilient and always moving forward. At Qhubeka, we believe bicycles can be part of that journey, connecting people to opportunity, education, work and one another. Happy Heritage Day, South Africa. 🇿🇦 #HeritageDay #BicyclesChangeLives #Qhubeka
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As you will have seen, we have had several major distributions recently and we always show the joy and excitement of a Qhubeka #NewBikeDay ❤️🖐 However, we thought we would show a few images of Day +1 after a #Qhubeka bicycle distribution as well! Seeing children happily riding their new bicycles to school, helmets on, arriving earlier and with more time to prepare for the day ahead, safely locking them up for the return journey later, is what it’s all about. And it’s all thanks to you, our donors, alongside our logistics partners, our staff and volunteers 🖐 #BicyclesChangeLives
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🚲❤️🤍 What a special, and colourful, #NewBikeDay at Mark Shope Secondary School. Today, the school was a sea of red and white as 143 Grade 11 learners received their very own bicycles. From the learners in their school uniforms to the Absa team proudly supporting the day, the colours were a beautiful reminder of the partnership behind this special moment. Made possible through the generous support of @AbsaSouthAfrica and alongside our valued community champion, @Kaross_fndn, each bicycle represents the beginning of a new journey. With easier access to school, greater independence and more time to focus on their education, these bicycles represent so much more than transport. With today’s distribution, 620 Absa-funded bicycles have been distributed in 2026, bringing the incredible total number of bicycles funded by @Absa since 2019 to 7,397. Thank you Absa for changing so many lives and journeys, one bicycle at a time. 🚲✨ #Absa #AbsaBank #YourStoryMatters #BicyclesChangeLives #Qhubeka
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The day before #NewBikeDay is always a busy one! 🚲 Today at Mark Shope Secondary School, preparations are in full swing, from contract signing and learner training to packing accessories and delivering bicycles. Tomorrow, 143 Grade 11 learners will receive their new bicycles, made possible through the generous support of @AbsaSouthAfrica, alongside our valued community champion, @Kaross_fndn. 💛 Following tomorrow’s distribution, we will have distributed 620 Absa-funded bicycles in 2026, bringing the total number of bicycles funded by @Absa since 2019 to an incredible 7,397. We can’t wait for #NewBikeDay! 🚲✨
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🚲 A bicycle can change the journey to school and so much more. 59 Grade 11 learners at Motsheudi Secondary School received bicycles with the support of @RSOnlineSA, through the Inqolobane Investment Trust. For these learners, a bicycle means more than simply getting from A to B. It means less time spent walking, easier access to school, greater independence and more time to focus on their education. A huge thank you to RS for investing in these young people and helping them move forward, one bicycle at a time. Community champion: @ZZ2Farming
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1,000 bicycles. Four schools. One community. A very special milestone in Ga-Sekgopo, Limpopo. 🚲💛 Together with @Absa, our community champion @ZZ2Farming, and the donors who have invested alongside us in Ga-Sekgopo, Qhubeka has now reached 1,000 bicycles distributed to learners across the community’s four secondary schools. And fittingly, the 1,000th bicycle was funded by Absa. Absa’s continued investment in Qhubeka’s Scholar Mobility programme is helping remove distance as a barrier to education — enabling learners to get to school more reliably, attend more regularly and spend more time learning. The 1,000th bicycle is more than a milestone. It represents what sustained partnership can achieve when business, community and schools work together around a common purpose. One thousand bicycles. One thousand journeys to school. One thousand opportunities to build a brighter future. Our sincere thanks to @AbsaSouthAfrica for funding this landmark 1,000th bicycle, to ZZ2 for championing the programme in Ga-Sekgopo, and to every donor, principal, teacher, learner and community member who has helped us reach this remarkable milestone. Together, we continue changing lives with bicycles.
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Many thanks to our awesome partners for all their help in making our presence as a charity supported by the world’s biggest bike races @LeTour & @LeTourFemmes so impactful 💛 @SKODAUK @wlcmagazine for the stunning Kodiaq VRS vehicle! 💛 Tactic Signs (London) for the design and stunning full car wrap! 💛 @SeaSucker for an array of super cool bike racks, phone and iPad holders, and security accessories! 💛 #BicyclesChangeLives #LAveniràVélo #TDF2026 #TDFF2026
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The world continues to celebrate the hugely successful 2026 editions of @LeTour and @LeTourFemmes avec @GoZwift races 💛💛 As a charity supported by both races, we are very happy to share that the organisers A.S.O. have just confirmed an additional donation will be made as part of their “un vélo pour tous!” campaign which has been hugely successful this summer 💛 Our founder Anthony Fitzhenry said: “We are thrilled to receive this extra funding from the Tour de France organisers. Alongside the generous funding we have already received from these races, this additional donation will enable us to change the lives of 35 more schoolchildren in South Africa. Merci et vive le Tour!” #BicyclesChangeLives #LAveniràVélo #TDF2026 #TDFF2026 #unvélopourtous
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🚲 #NewBikeDay with @AbsaSouthAfrica Another 112 bicycles have been distributed, this time to learners at Kgolakaleleme Secondary School. Every bicycle is more than just a way to get to school. It's an opportunity to travel safely, save valuable time, improve attendance, and unlock a brighter future. With this distribution, 433 of the 904 bicycles funded by @Absa for 2026 have now reached learners who need them most. Thank you, Absa, for your continued partnership and commitment to changing lives through bicycles. Donor: Absa Community Champion: ZZ2 #Absa #AbsaBank #YourStoryMatters #NewBikeDay #BicyclesChangeLives #Qhubeka
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A BICYCLE OF HER OWN This is the moment everything changes. The day these girls receive something that they will treasure for years to come. Their own bicycle. Funded through @LeTourFemmes, each bicycle represents far more than steel, rubber and spokes. It is opportunity. It is freedom. It is a journey towards education. Each bicycle becomes uniquely theirs. Every bicycle tells a different story because every girl has her own journey. #TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes #TourDeFranceFemmes #RidingIntoTheFuture #BicyclesChangeLives 📸 Shari Thompson
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We are proud to be the charity partner of the men’s and women’s Tour de France races - this partnership has changed thousands of young people’s lives in South Africa so far, helping them get to school and back much easier 💛🖐 Today at the @LeTourFemmes avec @GoZwift Stage Five start in the town of Maçon, even younger children were being celebrated, and given balance bikes by race sponsor Liv! So good to see 💛🖐 #BicyclesChangeLives #TDFF2026
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🙌 @Qhubeka et le Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift poursuivent leur collaboration pour permettre à des adolescentes, en Afrique du Sud, d’accéder plus rapidement à l’éducation. #TDFF2026 l #LAveniràVélo
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