World Bicycle Relief
International non-profit focused on bicycle distribution to aid poverty relief / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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World Bicycle Relief is an international, non-profit organization based in Chicago, IL that specializes in large-scale, comprehensive bicycle distribution programs to aid poverty relief in developing countries around the world. Their programs focus primarily on education, economic development, and health care. As of February 2020, World Bicycle Relief has distributed 500,000 bicycles[1] in 21 countries and trained more than 2,300 bicycle mechanics in the developing world. [2] Within their largest program, the Bicycles For Educational Empowerment program, nearly 70 percent of the student bicycles are designated for girl students.[3]
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Founded | 2005; 19 years ago (2005) |
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Founders | F.K. Day, Leah Missbach Day |
Type | Non-profit organization |
Focus | Bicycle poverty reduction |
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Area served | Angola, Botswana, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Website | www.worldbicyclerelief.org |
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