Kate battled injury, exhaustion, the African authorities – as well as sand, mud, tsetse flies, extreme heat, and mountains – to experience the real Africa. Here, you will discover the daily elements of life in Africa and ways to deal with these extremes.

Infrastructure industrialization

Industry, innovation and infrastructure

health

Good health and well-being

Biodiversity

Life on land

There's a great big world out there that needs exploring. Our modern day global explorer, Kate Leeming, brings you on an adventure into the great unknown. Kate has traveled the equivalent of twice around the world...all on her bicycle! This series explores Kate's ten month 22,040km journey across Africa from Point des Almadies in Senegal to Cape Hafun in Puntland, Somalia.

Exploration into the Unknown

Breaking the Cycle: Education aims to inspire students to lead their schools, communities, countries, and the world in making positive change by utilizing founder, Dr Kate Leeming's journeys as a source of innovation and creativity.

Kate has cycled a distance of more than twice around the world and on every continent (except Antarctica - that's next!). She has achieved several world firsts , biking through Europe, across Russia, 25,000km through Australia and west to east across Africa. 

Kate's projects contribute towards  alleviating poverty, achieving equality and protecting the environment through education and have been supported by UNESCO.