Back at Bucknell

Last week, the most of the BAP crew met at Bucknell for the first meeting since the trip to Uganda and the possibilities for Bicycles Against Poverty Seem endless. With the success of the trip to Uganda behind us, we started the fall semester by organizing, electing officials to govern. Unanimously electing Muyambi president, and designating a Vice President of Communications, Operations, Engineering, and Development as well as financial officer and a secretary in order to effectively run the club and be able to do as much as we can, as quickly as we can. In the works for this semester, we plan to work toward achieving non-profit status and NGO status, with the help of some lawyers in the BAP family. We also hope to branch out, spreading the BAP program to other colleges and Universities, reaching into the network of Bucknell Alumni, and incorporating alternate forms of micro-finance, including working with senior engineering majors to design their senior engineering projects for BAP under the umbrella of ROTU, or Reaching Out To the Under Privileged. Additionally, we had an unbelievable turnout at the BAP table at freshman orientation, and this semester fresh faces will help to propel us forward. Finally, the Uganda team put together a wonderful presentation about the trip that will be held in the LC on September 8 at 8pm.