quinta-feira, 15 de abril de 2010

Brazilian arrives in Namibia in child Go Kart bearing "South Africa 2010."


Brazilian arrives in Namibia in child Go Kart bearing "South Africa 2010."
Contact Ze do Pedal Namibia: +264814981814

There is less than two months to get the ball rolling in the first FIFA World Cup to be held in Africa. But for the Brazilian rider, environmentalist and photographer, Jose Geraldo de Souza Castro, Ze do Pedal, 52, a member of Lions Club of Viçosa, District LC12, the World Cup began a year and ten months ago when he left the French capital, Paris, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in a pedal kart, manufactured in Holland by the company Berg Toys (www.bergtoys.com) and specially prepared for the trip, heading to Johannesburg, South Africa, where the Brazilian team will play against Portugal, Ivory Coast and North Korea, the first phase of the FIFA World Cup Soccer.
Pedal Kart which is used was based in the model Berg X-Plorer X-treme is equipped with tires of high durability, polyethylene rim, direct current transmission shielded, torsion beam, steel frame, disc brake on rear wheels , 7 gears, headlight, seat anatomic, anti theft, lanterns LEAD, sunroof, mirrors, and odometer.
Since the beginning of the 17.000kms trip, in Paris on May 10, 2008, Joe has Pedal 15.600kms, visiting France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso , Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Namibia and finally, where he entered on February 27, coming in last Thursday to Grunau, 600kms south Windhoek, capital of Namibia.
Before starting to walk the final 1300km separating Grunau Johannesburg, Ze Pedal spend a few days and knowing Luderlitz Fish River.
According to the environmental objective of the trip is to call international attention on two major issues affecting the vision of children worldwide, especially in poorer countries: Cataract and glaucoma, and raise funds for the great campaign of the Lions International Club: The program Sigth First (First Sight).
The work of the International Lions Club to fight blindness began in 1925 when Helen Keller challenged Lions to become "knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness" during the association's international convention. Today, Lions are recognized worldwide for their service to blind and visually impaired. Lions demonstrate their commitment to sight conservation through eyeglass recycling, partnerships with local ophthalmic community and many other services related to vision.
SightFirst was launched by Lions Club in 1989 to battle preventable blindness. Unfortunately, 80% of blind people worldwide were needlessly without sight. Through SightFirst, Lions have served in the prevention of blindness by supporting cataract surgeries, helping to build or expand eye hospitals and clinics, distributing medication and training guards vision ophthalmic professionals.
The ambitious program SightFirst Lions restored sight through cataract surgeries, prevented serious vision loss and improved eye care services for hundreds of millions of adults and children. To continue and expand this effort, Lions have launched Campaign SightFirst II.
Each year hundreds of Lions clubs around the globe conduct tests of vision, community education programs, collections of eyeglasses and other special projects to mark the World Sight Day Lions, which occurs on October 11.
The World Sight Day Lions was created in 1998 to highlight the importance of eradicating preventable blindness and improve vision. An increasing number of Lions Clubs is taking the opportunity to collect eyeglasses, eye exams and diabetes education programs and plan to guide the community about the importance of vision and the impact that diseases such as diabetes are on it.
SightFirst has not only been stunningly effective but also startlingly efficient. On average, every $ 6 in donations has resulted in a person with vision restored or saved from blindness. (The Campaign SightFirst raised $ 143 million from Lions.)
SightFirst is especially helping children. In partnership with the World Health Organization, SightFirst launched the first global initiative to combat childhood blindness in the world. The project is creating 30 centers for pediatric eye care around the world.
Campaign SightFirst II, which grossed more than $ 200 million worldwide, will allow the Lions expand the extraordinary work of SightFirst I and continue to prevent blindness and restore sight to millions of people around the world.
Lions International Club brings together over 1.3 million men and women in 45,000 clubs located in 205 countries eáreas GIs.
Learn more
Ze Pedal: www.pedaljoe.blogspot.com / www.zedopedal.skyrock.com
Lions Club / First Sight: www.lionsclubs.org
BERG Toys! www.bergtoys.com
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