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I'm aware that I'm able to accomplish such a trip because I'm in excellent healty. Unfortunately, not everyone is as lucky as I. This is why I'm asking you to help me raise funds for the Farha foundation and CECI in order to help them in their constant battle against HIV. 

I ask different companies and individual to give me a certain amount for every kilometer I will roll. I can travel between 80 and 120 km a day in the best of conditions and my aim is between 40 000 and 60 000 km in two years. You can see my planned route here.


Quelques informations sur le Sida

AIDS in Quebec


Faits saillants

June 30th 2002...

Around 3.1 million people died of AIDS this year. This means around 8493 people a day, 353 per hour... 6 every minutes... one every 10 seconds.

And in 2003, 11 people will become HIV positive... every minute.

In Quebec...

  • There's around 20 000 HIV positive people
  • More than 6000 have AIDS
  • 30% of the people living with HIV are heterosexual
  • 1 out of 160 adult is infected
  • Quebec amounts for 50% of all the women and children cases of AIDS in all of Canada.
  • Around 1500 people will become HIV positive this year. This means 4 people a day... or one every six hours.

    New therapy?

  • Around 30 pills a day (sometimes even more)
  • Schedule and eating constraints
  • Severe side-effects and complications
  • Many people develop medication resistance
  • Nothing will cure AIDS

    • Reality

    Isolation, exclusion, poverty: Those are a few of the daily realities of the numerous people living with AIDS. Isolement, exclusion et pauvreté : des réalités quotidiennes pour de nombreuses personnes vivant avec le VIH/sida.

    Despite decades of education and prevention programs, the number of people living with AIDS keeps increasing each year.

    AIDS in other countries



    We estimate to five million the number of new AIDS cases in 2004 in which 650 000 were children. In certain african countries like Bostwana and Swaziland, around 40% of the entire population lives with AIDS. Sub-saharian Africa is by far the place where the infection is the worst with some 25 million people infected on a total of 40 millions taken throughout the world.

    These numbers are enough to make your head spin, but there are many ways to change things. Stopping the continuous  spread of AIDS is the goal of all ODM organizations and they try to mobilize the international community. CECI partners are particularly active in the fight against AIDS. They support many programs aiming to either reinforce communal associations, inform the people or network the activities of local health services with national health services.



    This plague strikes more women and girls every day. In fact, close to half the people living with AIDS around the world are women. They are the ones whose numbers have increased the most dramatically throughout the years, so we must provide them with additional information and give them additional health services.

    Because of its gravity, AIDS slows down progress and strikes the most active people of our societies. Prevention, education and accessibility are the three most effective means of fighting in the countries where we operate.

    With your help
    The donated money will help us buy medication, supplies, health services, education and prevention, food and hygienic products, housing and other necessary cares. For every 300$ donated, one Vélo-Sida is built. To know more, click here.

    Pour chaque 300$ amassés, un Vélo-Sida est construit. Pour en savoir plus, cliquez ici.

    The importance of your implication


    Sponsor grid


     
    Platinum
    Gold
    Silver
    Bronze
    AMOUNT
    1$ a Km and more
    0.25$-0.99$ a Km
    0.02-0.25$ a Km
    0.01$ a Km
    A conference with the name of the company at the place it wants**
    		     
    Company's logo on the website in the sponsor section
    		   
    Personalized thank you letter during my journey
    		 
    A photo with the company's logo during my journey
    		 
    Logo on my website in the AIDS section with a link to the company's website if possible
    Gros
    Moyen
    Petit
    Petit
    Ticked for a conference when I return
    Included
    12
    6
    2
    **You may choose where you want the conference to happen and who will attend (employee, student, equipment promotion...)

    1 – The total duration of the project is 2 years. However, the payments are demanded once every 6 months. One in December 2006, one in july 2007, one in December 2007 and the last in july 2008.
    2 – If a company wants to drop out of the project before the end, she will still be eligible for the bronze promotion
    3 – For every donation of more than 50$, more than 96$ of the amount is tax-refundable.

    You can also send me a donation without actually sponsor me and the amount will be spread as follows:

    48 % to the Farha Foundation
    48% to the CECI
    4 % for me in order to keep me on the road (food, mecanical fees, webhosting fees)

    If you're interested, you can call me at 514-899-0287 or you can send me an e-mail. It'll be my pleasure to meet you personally and make you sign a contract that will confirm our partnership. 

    Thanks to all the companies who decided to sponsor my world tour

    1¢ a km    		 Bicycles Quilicot
    1¢ a km
    Frite Alors!
    433 Rachel Est
    1¢ a km



    2¢ a km


    From Simon Meloche, Farha Foundation and CECI... Thank you from the bottom of our heart.
    E-mail me


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