Samata Tekaazema will use her bike to help women in her community

Samata Tekaazema lives in Jirapa, Upper West Region, Ghana, is the village of Ping, with easy gentle topography, and lush tall grasses. From the crossroads at Jirapa, 40 miles north of Wa, the pavement ends. There’s no transport to the east, even though there are numerous communities. The road is too narrow for two vehicles to pass, and is used mostly by pedestrians and bicycles

The local district area government has an office to support women, organized into area councils, which meet to cover a wide range of issues, from nutrition, family planning, water and environmental sanitation, to women’s rights  and more. Representatives of the Ping-Guri Women’s Area Council were given the opportunity to receive bicycles at Village Bicycle Project’s most recent repair workshop and bicycle distribution. Among other mobility benefits, the bicycles will help the women to attend Area Council meetings. Samata is an outspoken leader of the Ping group, and will use her bike to organize the women to improve their lives. She will also ride the bike to go to the Sabuli market 6 miles away. Her new bike replaces another one that is worn out, and it will make a huge difference in her life. Thanks so much for your donation, James!