Update of VBP so far in 2011:
- We have a NEW website! Check it out!
- 8000 bicycles shipped to Ghana (54,000 total since 1999)
- 1000 bicycles shipped to Sierra Leone
- 800 people trained in bike repair (11,000 total)
- New partnership established with Mike’s Bikes Foundation of California: two containers of bikes already sent to Sierra Leone
- Partners who shipped bikes: ARAS Foundation, Cadbury’s Bicycle Factory, Bikes for the World, Bicycles for Humanity Kelowna, Bikes Not Bombs, Bike Works, Fort Collins Bicycle Co-op, Re-Cycle, Working Bikes Cooperative
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M’balu Kamara is a 9th grader from Sierra Leone, who never owned a bicycle before VBP came to her town. She travels 3 miles to and from school every day.
Before having a bicycle, she had to leave her house by 6am, but now she can leave at 8am and still arrive on time. With her new bike, M’balu has more time to sleep, study, do her chores and spend time with her friends and family.
Did you know you can sponsor bikes for your holiday gift giving? We will send you a card with a story of a bike recipient like M’balu. Donate through our webpage.
Thank you so much to Bikes for Humanity Kelowna, Cyclists for Cultural Exchange and the Skees Family Foundation for supporting the work of VBP. Thank you to our many individual donors large and small. We appreciate your support!
Source: Email from VBP, villagebicycleproject.org
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