Natasha D'Souza

A couple of years ago I upgraded my bike for a new mountain bike. I was not sure what to do with the old one, as it was in very good condition and throwing it in the garbage did not seem like a good idea. I did make the effort to call around to see if anyone would accept a donation of a bike and not having much success the bike stayed in the garage collecting dust.
Then I found about Bicycles for Humanity, a grass-roots initiative whose aim is to empower disadvantaged communities in developing countries through the provision of sustainable transport.

A bicycle is one of the simplest and cheapest transport technologies available today. All it needs are a few simple tools or spare parts for repairs and maintenance. The roads in Africa are bumpy and dusty and people walk for miles each day to make a living or to get a sick person to a hospital. So a bicycle would make a huge difference to their quality of life.

One sunny morning I put my bike in the car and dropped it off, I drove off feeling good about myself. My old bicycle would now make a huge difference is someones life.

A container was shipped to Namabia along with other goodies.

If you have a hybrid or mountain bike sitting around at home drop it off on June 21st 2008. If you don’t have a bike and still want to help out, they do accept donations towards the cost of a container to ship these bikes. they also accept donations of soccer equipment.