The Ride for Peace is going to be held on October 11 and will be hosted by The Dehradun Project, Jingles India, in support of Saheli Trust, an NGO based in the outskirts of Dehradun, which works to empower women and to provide safe childhood to the children associated with it.
The inaugural ceremony will be flagged off by Ravinath Raman, district magistrate, Dehradun.
The trust runs a women’s helpline, a women’s shelter and two self-help groups. The women there are given vocational training which helps them obtain jobs. The children there are given education facility and care till the time they finish their education.
Rashmi Jamuar, creative head of The Dehradun Project, Jingles India, said during a press conference on Friday that they were focused on providing assistance to the women who are fighting for their basic identities in their homes.
The ride will start from a hotel at 8 am and will go to Brentwood camp , Mussoorie, she said.
Around 75 bikers from several groups like The Bikers Breed, Wanderer and Brotherhood Bikers will ride together to support the cause.
Also, there will be a musical evening at 5 pm featuring the Hill -Harmonic, a choir from Dehradun, she informed. Nearly 150 people are expected to participate in the event, she added.