11/02/2026
We are beyond excited to cheer on Jeff as he rides the Cape Town Cycle Tour this year in a custom buggy, towed by our Chairman of the Board, Etienne Max Schlechter on 8 March!
"Leadership in the disability sector must be visible, practical, and action-driven."
PRESS RELEASE:
Cheshire Homes South Africa (CHSA) is a group of residential facilities for physically disabled adults and children with 16 Homes across South Africa. The organisation’s mission is to provide specialized care, support, and residential services that empower people with disabilities, enhancing their physical, mental, and social well-being. The Homes, all registered NPOs, rely mainly on donations and fundraising to maintain a high level of care for their residents. These activities include events where disabled persons can actively participate in events usually earmarked for able bodied persons because inclusion does not happen by intention alone, it happens through partnership, commitment, and action.
This year at the Cape Town Cycle Tour on 8 March in Cape Town, Cheshire Homes South Africa will participate in a unique initiative aimed at advancing visibility and inclusion for people living with physical disabilities. A team of nine cyclists will complete the full 109km route while pulling a resident in a specially adapted buggy, demonstrating that people with disabilities are participants in society, not observers. “This is definitely a first for me and I cannot wait to see the peninsula from the vantage point of a cyclist,” says resident Jeff Kao from Eric Miles Cheshire Home in Milnerton.
This initiative has been made possible through the generous support of William Simpson - Omoda & Jaecoo Tokai. Their sponsorship of the adapted buggy, rider apparel, and campaign visibility, makes full participation possible. Funds raised through the event will support the ongoing work of the organisation. CHSA’s CEO, Etienne Schlechter, will be one of the cyclists taking part in the ride, alongside a committed team of riders, reinforcing the organisation’s belief that leadership in the disability sector must be visible, practical, and action-driven.
City of Cape Town
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis
