Busy Bees!

3 years ago when I came to Beehive to study Tailoring & Design my teacher, Maria, was so kind and understanding. I was going through financial problems and could not afford the tuition fee. She helped me raise funds to pay the fees and I graduated with a Diploma. I am where I am because…

Or should that be “bikeman’s holiday”!? It’s been a hectic year here at Krizevac, launching the Elephant Bike enterprise has meant we’ve all been busy busy, so I was very much looking forward to my recent two week break. In planning a camping and caravanning holiday for myself and my husband, I realised that we…

Sometimes it’s best to let other people tell  the stories, here’s a lovely message I received from our volunteer children’s centre manager in Malawi. I hope it cheers up this gloomy Monday morning for you….. Hi George! I thought you may want to see these beautiful photos that Adina took of one of our newest…

We’ve just made the 5000 mile trip back from Malawi, another incredible trip to the “Warm Heart”. This time Krizevac was lucky to be joined by Ollie Bostock of Hewitt and Walker and Brian Hardy. They volunteered their considerable skills as film makers for two weeks to produce some updated films for the Krizevac website….

The last time we blogged about the Royal Mail bikes, it was to describe how they are helping an endangered species in Africa. This time, it’s all about how an endangered species is helping us here in the UK! As Royal Mail bikes are phased out, the mechanics who have looked after the bikes for…

Last year we received thousands of donated children’s bicycles from Halfords. It’s easy to understand the value of adult bikes in Malawi; grown-ups need to get to work and transport goods. But we’re often asked, and we even question ourselves, about the value of children’s bikes. This story of Brian and David really brings home…