ADRIEN NIYONSHUTI CYCLING ACADEMY (ANCA) +39 328 401 2712 +250 783 674 945 www.acyclingacademy.org [email protected] Twitter​ ​Facebook​ ​Instagram Rwamagana, Rwanda 2025 ANCA PLAN ]\ Introduction We are the Adrien Niyonshuti Cycling Academy and proud educators of young cyclists in Rwanda. Adrien was the first Rwandan professional cyclist and now willing to help the youngsters in his country to give them the opportunity he was given, like riding at the Olympics in 2012. Therefore he started the Academy and over the last six years we have helped dozens of kids to enjoy and perform in cycling at every level. This plan describes how we want to get to the next level of training our future generation of cyclists in Rwanda. “I achieved much in the cycling world because someone somewhere gave me a helping hand.” Adrien Niyonshuti Our Vision 2025 The ANCA is committed to raise the future generation of Rwandan cyclists. We want to educate riders, both girls and boys, so they will be able to compete at the highest level in Rwanda and abroad. And to help them to grow to the continental level of cycling in five years with our team. In 2025 we will have girls and boys from our academy competing in the UCI World Championships which hopefully will be held in our country. In five years we will grow from an academy of 10 riders now to 25 riders in 25. “25 in 25!” The academy will be self sufficient in five years by building our cycling tourism company that creates employment for our (former) riders. The revenues of tourism will be used directly for the academy, as its own circle of life. 1 ]\ Our core values Teamwork, discipline sportsmanship, enjoyment About us In 2012 Adrien Niyonshuti became the first Rwandan Cyclist to qualify and ​ compete for his country in the Olympic Games. Adrien’s story captured the hearts of Rwandans at home and abroad as a symbol of pride and hope for a new Rwanda. His personal story was magnified by the fact he had lost 60 of his family members including six of his brothers in the 1994 genocide. His journey, along with his teammates from Team Rwanda, into the world of professional cycling, was documented in the award-winning 2012 documentary Rising From Ashes. Soon after the 2012 London Olympic Games Adrien immediately felt he wanted to offer the chance for young people in his country to experience the power of cycling. He tried to instill hope and values to the next generations. The Academy idea was born, and the first location chosen was Adrien's hometown of Rwamagana. Along with support from the Rwandan Cycling Federation, Team Rwanda and the Rising from Ashes Foundation the academy officially launched in August 2013. 2 ]\ Our business How do we work? At the academy we have a monthly program with daily businesses, which are based on 5 principles: - Cycling training o We will find coaches and create training programmes based on European knowledge. - Education o English o Communication o We will hire a teacher to improve these skills - Nutrition o Healthy food will be provided by the academy by buying a plot of land and grow our own vegetables. - Housing o We are renting a team house where the riders can stay. - Racing o We will connect with organisers of races in Rwanda and abroad to learn and improve cycling skills. o Our strategic priorities To present our academy to the outside world we have these strategic priorities that we will continue to grow over the next five years: - Strong relationships - Increase revenue from cycling and tourism - Cycling for everyone - Securing success Action plan How are we going to reach these priorities? •Strong relationships 3 ]\ •Create partnerships •Invite sponsors •Help building bike factory •Increase revenue •Grow our cycling company The Global Riders •Educate guides •Build tourism programs •Cycling for everyone •Organise races for recruitment •teach children how to ride •Securing success •Riders of the past are coaches of the future •Creating duos of experienced and new riders •Organise cycling necessities Improve coaching by contracting a coach and a motorbike for trainings GOALS In 2020 we are committed to raising another generation of Rwandan cyclists. These are our main goals: ➢ Develop five junior boys and girls who will compete in the juniors category of the Rwanda Cycling Cup 2021 and begin racing blocks in Europe. ➢ Health insurance for ten cyclists (five boys and five girls). ➢ Bike tourism training as an additional skill. ➢ Training camps for two weeks every month (see below). 4 ]\ MONTHLY PROGRAM We are going to have a two week program every month for the whole year, it means we are going to have twelve training camps. MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDA THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY (Rest day) Y MORNING RIde Cleaning Ride Ride Ride Ride with Ride guests AFTERNOON Basics English Rest Watch a Basics Inspiration Watch a Mechanic class tour Mechanic movie tour class competition class competition EVENING Tourism Inspiration English class Tourism English Motivation Tourism training movie training class talk by the training guest We are focusing on tourism training as tourism is an emerging sector in Rwanda. Cycling based tourism is not popular in Rwanda and East Africa. We believe our academy can train pioneers in cycling based tourism. 5 ]\ FINANCE To run the academy we have set a yearly budget to focus on education, training and local races. In USD 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Number of riders 10 12 15 20 25 Team house 4,800 5,000 5,200 5,500 6,000 Housekeeping 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 Nutrition/food 8,400 10.080 12.600 16.800 21.000 Insurance 500 620 750 950 1,200 Bikes 10.000 2.000 3.000 5.000 5.000 Bike mechanic 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800 Bike 2.000 2400 3000 4000 5000 maintenance (spare parts) Education 1,500 1,800 2,700 3,450 4,200 Coaching 800 800 800 800 800 Staff salaries 14,400 14,400 14,400 16,400 16,400 6 ]\ Unforeseen 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 Total ​50,100 45,100 50,450 60,900 67,600 Next to the yearly spendings there are a few incidental investments to make: - Buying a plot of land to grow our own food (7,000 USD) - A motorcycle for the coach to accompany the group during training sessions. (3,000 USD) Income We hope we will find partners that have the same ambitions as we have. Based on the competence and ambitions of our partners we hope they can contribute to our academy and Rwandan cycling. We hope to make settlements both financially and ‘in kind’. For 2020 the first year we want to prove ourselves by starting with crowdfunding and cycling enthusiasts and in 2021 we will expand our sponsorships. 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Kigali 10.000 10.000 20.000 20.000 Finance sector 7 ]\ 15.000 25.000 25.000 25.000 25.000 Crowdfund ing Cycling 10.000 10.000 10.000 federation Cycling 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 communiti es abroad Cycling 10.000 companies The Global 300 800 1500 2000 3000 Riders ​TOTAL 35.300 45,800 56,500 67,000 68,000 DONATION We are always looking for different kinds of help like donations and a helping hand. Your donation can help to provide a brighter future for a young Rwandan. Be it to put food on the table, to buy a new bike, or to pay for a rider's health insurance; all donations make a huge difference. The money you invest in these young people will allow them to grow and develop; to create new opportunities for themselves and their communities, so future generations will have the structures in place to provide for themselves. 8 ]\ A little money can go a long way: $10​ can provide a rider with three nutritious meals a day. $50​ can buy a rider a helmet, keeping them safe while they ride. $100​ can provide a week's worth of clean drinking water for the riders. GET INVOLVED We are always in need of a helping hand. That help can come in the form of a donation, a fundraising event you would like us to be a part of, or you fancy coming out to Rwanda and getting your hands dirty! Below are just a couple of ways to get involved, but don't hesitate to contact us to express an interest. You can volunteer at the Rwamagana academy. If you have any skills which you think may be helpful, contact us to discuss opportunities. Teachers, nutritionists, mechanics, cyclists, physiotherapists, hard workers; anyone is welcome if they are keen to further the project! All volunteers will go through a screening process. The project would not be able to function without your donations. Donate money, clothes, teaching equipment, cycling equipment, or anything that you think could be of use to the students and us! Even the smallest donation can go a long way to improving a child's life. 9 ]\ MORE INFORMATION ABOUT US WHO IS ADRIEN NIYONSHUTI Born in Eastern Province, Rwanda, Niyonshuti began amateur cycling at the age of 16. In 2006, he came to the attention of a former professional cyclist, Jonathan Boyer. The first American cyclist to compete in the Tour de France, Boyer was working in Rwanda on a project to import cargo bicycles for coffee farmers. Boyer also assumed the role of coach for the Rwandan national cycling team and recruited Niyonshuti to race.