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Our press release
August 15, 2008: Roughly 473 days and [11,635]
kilometers ago (about [7,200] miles), Somayeh
(Nasim) Yousefi and Jafar Edrisi, an Iranian
couple, set off on a round-the-world cycling
trip to raise environmental conservation
awareness and promote peace.
Nasim and Jafar hope to inspire people to care
for the environment as well as each other.
As Nasim explained in BBC and CNN interviews,
“We have two objectives: one is to plant sapling
trees around the world to help the environment,
and the other is to convey a message of peace
and friendship to the countries we visit.”
To date they have planted 47 trees along their
global greenbelt, and have also done
presentations in schools, participated in peace
rallies, and visited wildlife refuges.
Computer engineers by profession, both Nasim and
Jafar are also avid rock-climbers with a passion
for nature, and have worked as climbing
instructors and eco-tour guides in Iran.
Although physically fit, Nasim and Jafar spent
two years training and saving to prepare for for
this self-funded international adventure. When
it was time to go they quit their jobs and sold
many of their belongings, expecting to be away
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from home for two years.
After purchasing bicycles and gear, their
remaining funds took them only as far as
France, but because their positive vision
moves the people they meet, Nasim and Jafar
have been receiving support along the way
that enables them to continue this ambitious
journey.
Their bicycles are weighed down with
clothing and equipment that they have been
carrying since leaving Tehran on April 29,
2007. Because they are self-sufficient and
only sleep in their tent or in homes when
invited, the couple’s estimated travel costs
are only about U.S. $1 per km, or about $30
per day, including food and equipment
maintenance.
Nasim and Jafar have made many new friends
while developing support networks in
different countries. Even so, Jafar admits,
“We are concerned about where to sleep at
night, about safety and other issues – as
one of our friends said, ‘the easiest part
of the journey will be the cycling,’” he
smiles.
By the time they return to their home in
Iran, the cyclists will have ridden
approximately 20,000 kms (nearly 12,500
miles). To date their journey has taken them
through Iran, Turkey, Greece, Italy, France,
Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, the U.S.A.
and Canada where they are currently awaiting
visas for Japan.
The cyclists will return to Iran next year
after the final leg of their tour via a
route through Asia that is yet to be
determined – tentatively through Japan,
China, India and Pakistan – depending upon
weather conditions and visas.
“We cannot predict what will happen,”
explains Jafar. “It all depends on the
political situation; we can only plan two
months ahead.”
To follow Nasim and Jafar’s bi-lingual blog
(Farsi and English), subscribe to their
email list, or contribute financial support,
visit their website at www.rmc4peace.com –
“r m c” stands for “rock-climbing,
mountaineering, and cycling” … for peace.
Jafar adds, “We cycle for peace because we
don’t want war to be experienced by any
children in the world.” |
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We are an Iranian couple:Somayeh(Nasim)Yousefi
and Jafar Edrisi.
After
mountaineering and rock climbing in some years
and meeting some people who have gone through
several countries by bicycle, we made decision
to go on a trip.
Yes. We decide to ride
through some countries for about 2 years. The
beginning of our plan is at the middle of April,
2007 and we will cycle about 20000 Kilometers by
the message of peace & friendship and
environmental conservation.Also we made an
agreement to plant trees (mostly in capital of
countries) and by this job we might attract the
attention of people about environmental
conservation.
Some months ago
(December, 2006)
Mohammad Tajeran
started his trip from Iran. he plants tree in
important cities of countries, on his way. We
want and try to plant our trees exactly at those
same places. Imagine if every cycle tourists
from Iran or other countries plant just 1 tree
in these places…
We might create a small jungle
Any way, Even though a lot of problems, we hope
to finish our mission by your help and your
support, successfully. |
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ما
يك زوج ايراني هستيم به نام هاي
سميه (نسيم) يوسفي
و
جعفر ادريسي
كه پس از چندين سال فعاليت كوهنوردي و سنگ نوردي و
آشنا شدن با افرادي كه با دوچرخه مسيرهاي بين
كشورهاي مختلف را طي كرده اند ،تصميم رفتن به سفري
را در ذهن پرورانديم ، پرورانديم و پرورانديم و
اكنون قصد داريم در مدت حدود 2 سال، از فروردين
1386 مسافت 20000 كيلومتري را در بين چندين كشور
جهان با شعار حفظ محيط زيست و صلح و دوستي ، با
دوچرخه ركاب بزنيم.
در مسير حركت هم قرار
گذاشتيم در شهرهاي مهم (بيشتر در پايتخت كشورها)
درخت بكاريم و با اين حركت شايد توجه ديگران را
بيشتر به محيط زيست و حفظ آن جلب كنيم .
چندي
پيش (در آذر ماه 1385) آقاي
محمد تاجران سفر خود را از ايران آغاز كرد و
در مسير حركت اقدام به كاشت درختان نمود ، ما هم
اگر بتوانيم سعي مي كنيم در همان مكان ها درختي
بكاريم و شايد اين رسمي شود در بين دوچرخه سواران
ايراني و غير ايراني كه در همان محل درختي بكارند
و . . . . شايد روزي جنگلي (هر چند كوچك) بسازيم .
اميدواريم با وجود مشكلات فراوان اما با حمايتهاي
شما، بتوانيم اين سفر را با موفقيت به پايان
رسانده و توشه اي برپار را همراه آوريم . |
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شماره حساب سپهر بانك صادرات
0100166740007
جعفر ادريسي
شماره حساب ارزي بانك ملي
swift : meliIRTH060
A/C : 060-280486
Name : Jafar Edrisi
jafar_edrisi@yahoo.com
nasim_edrisi@yahoo.com |
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شماره حساب ارزی
بانک Bank of America
Bank : Bank of
America / USA
Direct Deposit ACH R/T number : 121000358
Account Number : 2137660558
Name : Jafar Edrisi
jafar_edrisi@yahoo.com
nasim_edrisi@yahoo.com |
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