EVENTS
MOST RECENT EVENT
Monday, July 13th
Christian Vande Velde
Monday, July 20th
Alex Stieda
Photo credit for Stieda – John Pierce Photosport International
Au Revoir Tour de France 2026
See you in Edinburgh next year for Phil’s 55th TdF!
THANK YOU to our special guests Christian Vande Velde & Alex Stieda.
What better way to enjoy racing Rest Days than talking with the experts.
We love our anual Tour de France Zoom calls to talk about cycling action and Paul’s Project in Karamoja with you, our Donors.
PAST EVENTS
End of Year Giving
Skill a Girl!
Supporting the universal dream of becoming a skilled wage earner helps bring young women and their families out of poverty by their own hard work and discipline.
As a full-fledged charity, you can add the Paul Sherwen Project into your End of Year Giving Plans knowing you will receive the full extent of your tax deduction.
Tuesday, July 15th
Monday, July 21st
Steve Porino
Good-bye to the Tour de France 2025
Thank you, Phil!
And THANK YOU to our special zoom call guests
Christian Vande Velde & Steve Porino
who added color, wit and their stories to Phil’s treasure trove of tales of the Tour.
We love our participants and donors who make our work possible in Karamoja.
3 December 2024
Giving Tuesday
Monday, July 8th
Ben Stiller
Monday, July 15th
Christian Vande Velde
Monday, August 19th
Mari Holden
Tour de France 2024
Thank YOU!
Your generosity during the Tour de France and the Women’s Tour brought in $60,000 this year! Phil is over the moon.
“Our PSP zoom calls are a great way to interact with you donors and fans and are such a pleasure. I have really come to look forward to them during the Tour de France.”
– Phil Liggett
“I admired the dedication of Paul to the people he called his brothers and sisters in Karamoja. I am happy to help the work of the Paul Sherwen Project » supporting the creation of simple skills to widen opportunities for young women.”
– Ben Stiller
November 28, 2023
Giving Tuesday – 28th November
End of Year giving to your favorite charity!
Please consider supporting us again in 2023 so that together we complete the much-needed Multi-purpose hall for the Matany Girls’ students & staff to gather.
21-29 October, 2023
2022 ToK photos courtesy Marije Boot
Cycle4Paul – 2023 Tour of Karamoja
Paul would have loved this event!!!
$11,000 raised in over 100 donations, many of them for the first time!
Thank you!!!
Katherine, Miranda, Ben & Wilf cycled their hearts out, 350 miles/7 days riding through dry, remote, semi-nomadic communities, welcomed with traditional dances that highlight their joys & challenges.
The Tour of Karamoja gives back by offering scholarships to young women nominated by these communities to attend Matany Girls’ Vocational School.
July 2023
MGVS multi-purpose hall completion target date February 2024
Thank you for a successful Tour de France!
With your help we raised $70,000 for the new multi-purpose hall at Matany Girls’ Vocational School!
Phil met many of you on the French roads or online to talk about cycling, the 2023 TdF and why he supports the work of the Paul Sherwen Project. NBC Sports shared a video of Paul and the work of PSP which so many of you took to heart and contributed financially to Paul’s dream.
Monday, July 31st
Women’s Tour De France
Live Zoom Recap
Online with Mari Holden, Joanne Kiesanowski & Sean Petty
Mari Holden, American Olympic cyclist, joins us again for this 2nd Women’s Tour de France post-race re-cap.
Joanne Kiesanowski, former New Zealand professional rider and current Sports Director of the women’s Human Powered Health team, joins us from the European racing circuit.
Sean Petty, US Cycling Hall of Famer, will once again host our discussion.
Mari Holden, American Olympic cyclist, joins us again for this 2nd Women’s Tour de France post-race re-cap.
Joanne Kiesanowski, former New Zealand professional rider and current Sports Director of the women’s Human Powered Health team, joins us from the European racing circuit.
Sean Petty, US Cycling Hall of Famer, will once again host our discussion.
The first 20 people to register with a minimum donation of $100 joins this exciting Zoom event.
Monday, July 10th
Zoom with Phil Liggett
1st Tour de France Rest Day
Back by Popular Demand
An exclusive Zoom event with Phil Liggett!
Thank you to all who joined us on Phil’s rest day to talk about this exciting 110th edition of the Tour de France!
We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
Monday, July 17th
In-Person with Phil Liggett
2nd Tour de France Rest Day
Join Phil Liggett with Other Fans
Meet Phil in the Alps and get the inside scoop on the race.
Private Event
29 November 2022
Giving Tuesday
Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift
Let’s celebrate the Women’s Race coming back to the Tour!
Highlights Discussion Online with Mari Holden & Sean Petty
Olympian & 6-time U.S. Champion Mari Holden will share her insights on this historic race that is returning to France for the first time since 2009. U.S. Cycling Hall of Famer, Sean Petty, will host this Zoom session to talk about this exciting women’s race.
1 August, Monday
Tour de France Rest Day Exclusives with Phil Liggett 2022
Phil’s willingness to not only give of his time to share his love of cycling with the fans but also his devotion to his friendship with Paul by chairing this foundation doing good in Paul’s name for his beloved adopted home of Uganda is truly what living a good life in the service of others is all about.
We are so grateful to you Phil. And we love getting to work and spend time with you!
Alakara nooi *
Katherine, Mo, Sarah, Sean, Curtis & Chris
27 March 2022
Tullio Cycling Club Raises $2,400 for the Paul Sherwen Project
We thank the hearty & big-hearted cyclists of the British business leaders cycling club and their supporters who generously donated. Your sweat and sore muscles will be converted to an opportunity for students at the Matany Girls’ Vocational School.
30 November 2021
Matching Donation Challenge
TIM GRADY WILL MATCH YOUR DONATION UP TO $5,000!
“I Believe in Paul”
Tim Grady and Paul spent many years bringing professional cycling’s Spring Classics & Tour de France videos to audiences in the USA.
“My time with Paul covering professional cycling was some of the happiest moments of my life. It was an honor to be his friend. Like thousands of others, I miss him very much. That’s why I am supporting his legacy that lives on in the Paul Sherwen Project.”
“Together, let’s complete the Matany Girls’ Vocational School that meant so much to Paul.”
5th Tour of Karamoja
23–30th October, 2021
The Paul Sherwen Project is thrilled that the organizers added the element of “Riding 4 the Girl Child” to raise scholarships for the Matany Girls’ Vocational School. Visit tourofkaramoja.com to learn more about this event and plan your participation in 2022!
Quotes from 2021 Tour of Karamoja
“The friendships and camaraderie will last a lifetime.”
“Ahhh guys, from here it’s a small climb and then we will reach our lunch stop.”
“Everyone had their small sufferings.”
“The beautiful story of overcoming and challenging ourselves. The joy and celebration after reaching the finish together.”
BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE TOUR
WITH PHIL LIGGETT 2021
On 19th of July, the day right after the finish of the 108th edition of the Tour De France, the Voice of Cycling and Chairman of the Board of the Paul Sherwen Project, the indefatigable Phil Liggett, gave a peek behind the scenes of the Tour de France to keen cycling fans who had so generously donated $500 per ticket for the opportunity to ask him their burning questions about this year’s Tour, his unique partnership with Paul Sherwen and cycling in general. With the help of these special donors and many others we surpassed our goal of $5,000 for this event bringing in $6,800 for the Matany Girls’ Vocational School.