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Meet the recipients of the 2026 ECF x Cities for Better Health Travel Grant! 🚲🌎 In the first part of a three-part series introducing the recipients of the 2026 Travel Grant, we are pleased to present...

Ceyda Uyar from Istanbul Türkiye, Bicycle Ambassador for Zincir Kıran Kadınlar Derneği (Chain Breaking Women) Anastasiia Makarenko from Kyiv, Ukraine, CEO of U-Cycle. Nazir H. from Tripoli, Lebanon, BYCS Bicycle Mayor of Tripoli.

These inspiring advocates brought valuable knowledge and expertise to Velo-city 2026 Rimini, while also taking new ideas, connections and insights back to their communities.

The third edition of the ECF x Cities for Better Health Travel Grant enabled 16 inspiring cycling advocates to participate and contribute to the Velo-city conference. This year’s recipients came from Argentina, Brazil, Ghana, India, Kenya, Lebanon, Malawi, Mexico, Turkey, Uganda and Ukraine.