Iddrisu Subuuri Improves in School After Receiving a Bicycle!

Iddrisu Subuuri is a student  from the village of Dupari, located in the Upper West Region of Ghana.  His family and most people in Dupari are farmers, and take their produce to Bulenga for sale 5 km away.  There is no public transportation between Bulenga and Dupari, so most people walk.  There is only a grade school in Dupari, and students must also walk  the 5km to Bulenga to go to middle school or high school.  Iddrisu is a student at St. Augustine Catholic School in Bulenga.

Thanks to your donation, Iddrisu received a bicycle and learned how to take care of it.  Before he had a bicycle, Iddrisu would walk the long distance to school, which he found very tiring.  He would spend two hours walking every day and it was easy to be late for school.  “When you are late for school, you will be punished, so I am very happy to be able to avoid being late and to save time spent walking,” he said.

Iddrisu can travel faster to and from school.  Owning a bike gives him more time to study, will increase his attendance at school, and gives him time to help on the family farm. Life with a bicycle will be much easier!

Iddrisu is very thankful for your donation, Elena and Shanen! Thank you for your support of Village Bicycle Project!