taxi, anyone?

I confess to knowing nothing about the war in the DRC, but I was interested to learn that a source of income for some of the demobilised child soldiers is the toleka, or taxi-bike, a virtually unmodified bicycle. Many of these "tolekiste" are shunned by society, and find it difficult to reintegrate with civilian life, often turning to crime and living as street children. Research by War Child suggests that for those who manage to find legitimate incomes, the toleka is a more widely adopted business than either small-scale farming or animal husbandry [see pages 14 & 15 of PDF file].