Simon Milward was the General Secretary of the Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations

Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations

The Federation of European Motorcyclists' Associations is a motorcycling advocacy group based in Brussels, Belgium.-Notes:...

 (FEMA), based in Brussels

Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...

, Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 from 1992 to 1999. He represented motorcyclists

Motorcycle

A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...

 in the institutions of the European Union

European Union

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 concerning road safety and consumer issues.

A collision with a car resulted in hospitalisation. Whilst there, he decided to ride a motorcycle around the world during the course of which he would raise funds for international medical aid. This was called the Millennium Ride and started in 2000.

In May 2002, Milward helped to establish a pilot project entitled Health for All, based on the Riders for Health

Riders for Health

Riders for Health is an international non-profit organisation that provides health-care to rural African villages using motorcycles and motorcycle ambulances. By providing healthcare door-to-door, the organisation is hoping to help fight the spread of AIDS...

 zero breakdown principles, on the remote Indonesian island of Flores

Flores

Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, an island arc with an estimated area of 14,300 km² extending east from the Java island of Indonesia. The population was 1.831.000 in the 2010 census and the largest town is Maumere. Flores is Portuguese for "flowers".Flores is located east of Sumbawa...

. This is now funded by the charity Motorcycle Outreach

Motorcycle Outreach

Motorcycle Outreach is a charitable non-profit organisation which works to introduce effective healthcare delivery in remote areas of developing countries...

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Simon continued his journey through Latin America and then through Africa, travelling north from South Africa.

Milward lost his life in a road accident in Mali

Mali

Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...

on 4 March 2005. He was cremated in his home town of Exeter in South-West England.