Bike to Care 2022 Will Raise Money for Children Lacking Parental Care

TheIndonesia.id - Children-focused non-governmental organization SOS Children’s Villages is set to hold Bike to Care 2022 on March 19-22 with the aim of raising money for children without and lacking parental care in Indonesia.

Hundreds of cyclists will participate in Bike to Care 2022 where they will cycle around Bali for 500 km while raising money to help children who experience lack of parental care.

“The event will be hybrid, held both virtually and in-person. For the offline event, the concept will be ultra-distance cycling 500 km and located in Bali,” public relations, communications, and digital fundraising manager at SOS Children’s Villages Indonesia Lusiana Udjaja said on Tuesday, March 15, as reported by Antara.

Bike to Care 2022 will involve 50 offline cyclists, 250 virtual cyclists, hundreds of donors, corporate partners, and media with shared commitment to support the children.

Collaborating with dozens of cycling community across the country, the charity event will take a 500-km route where cyclists can ride while raising funds through donation page on behalf of them.

All proceeds will go to children without or at the risk of losing parental care, so they won’t lose family care, and their needs can continue to be fulfilled.

Under the #BersamaUntukAnak (Together for Children) theme, SOS Children’s Villages invites people in Indonesia to take part in their work and to contribute to support more than 7,200 children in Banda Aceh, Meulaboh, Medan, Jakarta, Bogor, Lembang, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Bali, Flores, and Palu.

“We’re looking forward to have the first offline Bike to Care event. The incredible enthusiasm from cyclists makes us more optimistic to give the best to children in Indonesia. With the goal of helping children without parental care, we hope more Indonesians support our program,” Udjaja said.

She added that this event is expected to help tourism sector in Indonesia, especially Bali.

“More than 65 percent of participants are not from Bali, so this is a good step [to support] the livelihood of communities and families in Bali,” she concluded.