Owning a bike makes life better!

Thank you for your support of the VBP bicycle repair workshop in Buli, Ghana! Buli is a remote village in the furthest NW corner of Ghana where no English is spoken, miles from a main road. We had 20 female participants who were admitted to our workshop after about a year on a waiting list. In the workshop, the women learned to change a flat tire, oil the chain, make minor adjustments, and to keep their bikes in working order.  Each woman left the workshop with a bike, which will make a big difference in their lives.

Most people in Africa walk everywhere they go, as very few people own cars. Most of our participants walk miles every day to visit their farm. Owning a bike allows them to get to their farm more quickly, giving them more time to harvest the food they need. Now they have more time to care for their families, do their school work, and overall enables their families to become more successful.

These bikes change the lives of their owners, and make life better for everyone else in the village.

Katie, thank you so much for your generous donation!