MJ Piki stands for: "Mwanamke Jasiri ya PikiPiki" in Swahili or "Brave women on motorcycles" in English

MJ Piki is the local Community Based Organisation in Mwanza, Tanzania that is supported by Pikilily and works exclusively with women to train them to ride and maintain motorcycles safely. Currently our women then go on to use motorcycles to generate an income for themselves e.g. by becoming a delivery rider or working as a motorcycle taxi driver.

These women are not only getting a rare opportunity to learn skills and earn much-needed money for themselves and their children, but are also gently challenging gender stereotypes by doing these jobs. Out of the circa 5000 motorcycle taxi drivers in Mwanza region, only our 7 are women, so they really are brave pioneers and role-models.

All 7 women are trained to ride and maintain eRanger style motorcycle ambulances. In addition, our women will enhance their roles by bringing road safety skills to three hundred motorcycle taxi drivers and two hundred school children, thereby safeguarding futures and helping the community to avoid accidents.