“People Still Believe a Bicycle Is for a Poor Person”: Features of “Bicycles for Development” Organizations in Uganda and Perspectives of Practitioners

Abstract

Bicycles have been hailed by the United Nations and nongovernmental organizations for use in social and economic development. However, there is a lacuna of research exploring the value of bicycles for development (BFD) outside of Europe and America. Specifically, there is a lack of research on the structure and perspectives of BFD organizations. This study draws on 19 semistructured interviews with BFD organizations in various regions of Uganda. We found that (a) BFD organizations exist along a spectrum from community-based to international, (b) the meanings ascribed to the bicycle are unstable and context dependent, and (c) that there were a range of ways that bicycles were seen to lead to positive outcomes—although barriers to attaining these outcomes were identified too. The authors conclude by suggesting that while bicycles are considered useful for a range of development purposes, perspectives on their usefulness vary—as inequalities commonly associated with sport for development are evident in the BFD movement too.

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Social entrepreneurship in sport: a peripheral country perspective

“…The rest use qualitative methods ( n = 10), like case studies ( n = 3), semi-structured interviews ( n = 5), and ethnographies ( n = 2). The explicit use of decolonial methodologies was mentioned in n = 3 papers, namely, ( 40 , 60 , 61 ) work in Uganda.…”

“…Hayhurst ( 60 ) cited King ( 63 ) to describe GSCR as relationships between corporations’ social strategies and the community. Hayhurst’s ( 40 , 60 , 61 ) papers were not excluded because they centered on the community and the entrepreneurial desires and demands of the community over the corporations’ goals ( 22 ). paper on the “Girl Effect” amplified the experiences of the enterprise, the participants, and the community over that of transnational corporations.…”

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