December 6, 2007

Back to School With New Bikes and New Ideas

The PEPY Friends School and PEPY Ride School came back to life this October after the long holiday. Both schools held opening ceremonies this month, with new PEPY programs and support. In addition, the PEPY team was able to spend and share time with the delightful students and teachers, and remember why it is we do what we do.

December 5, 2007

PEPY Inspires Rides Around the World

Voluntourism, at its best, leads to meaningful changes. At PEPY, we work to positively influence not only livelihoods and communities in Cambodia, but also the lives of our volunteers themselves. PEPY‘s roots are in individual initiative and action, beginning with two women who decided to BE the change they wanted to see in the world. One of our goals at PEPY is to inspire our participants to acknowledge their own potential for change, and to become leaders in their own communities. This month we’d like to highlight several volunteers who have done exactly this, by leading their own PEPY-inspired rides in their respective homes across the globe.

December 3, 2007

The Sakaeya Kimono Shop

Support the SAKAEYA Kimono Shop and support PEPY! The Sakaeya Kimono Shop is a total Kimono services shop located near Tokyo. Owned and operated by the […]
October 4, 2007

Visit to the PEPY Ride School

By Michael Woodard Is it peculiar to feel nostalgic about dirt, potholes, and bumpy roads? Perhaps, but this past weekend, as I was jostled about in […]
August 27, 2007

Reflections from Rachel Allen, August Sustainable Development Trip Leader

By Rachel Allen We’ve just finished our cozy August trip, with six of us tromping across wet pavement and muddy roads in search of adventure. We […]
August 20, 2007

PEPY President Finalist in Cartier Competition

Congrats to our Executive Director Daniela Papi, who will be going to France as a finalist in the Cartier Women’s Initiative business plan competition! She was […]
August 3, 2007

PEPY Fundraising Events in Japan

PEPY fundraising events have taken place around the world, from a student organized stuffed animal auction in Minnesota to a community concert in rural Japan. Please feel free to let us know about great events or opportunities that PEPY can publicize here!

Below are some on-going and featured PEPY fundraising events which also happen to be tons of fun!  Sign up, have a good time, and support our work. There is nothing like having fun in the name of a good cause!

July 5, 2007

The PEPY Ride SIG

A Message to JETs:

Hello JETS!

The PEPY Ride SIG is a group for people who want to get involved in NGO work, the development of a growing non-profit organization, and who are interested in getting involved in volunteering during their time in Asia. The PEPY Ride was founded by former JETs and the JET community continues to support this growing project through fundraisers, awareness activities and other forms of support.

June 29, 2007

PEPY Fundraising Events in Japan

Many people take the initiative to sponsor fundraising events in their own towns. We also have a number of huge events in Japan that raise general […]
June 15, 2007

JET and The PEPY Friends School

A group of JETs traveled to Cambodia with PEPY in 2006 and left determined to raise enough money for a new PEPY school. The group raised […]
June 3, 2007

What’s JET Got to Do With It?

In 2004, two participants on JET hatched an idea to fundraise for the construction of a school in rural Cambodia. Their fundraising project, the PEPY Ride, […]
May 31, 2007

Reflections from Natalie Dushney, Golden Week May 2007 Trip Leader

It has been a year and a half since the genesis of our PEPY tours and though each of the ride and volunteer trips are unique, […]