Kwaku’s bike makes life a lot easier!

Kwaku is 12 years old and lives in Kandiga, a village in rural northern Ghana. Kwaku helps on his family’s farm and cares for their animals. Kwaku uses his bike to go to the farm (5 miles away) and to the market (.5 miles away).

Kwaku told us this about his life, “In the morning, I feed animals at home. I use ground millet and flour. I go to the Kandiga market everyday to buy this. Next thing to do is I fetch water from the borehole near the market for the animals. I use the bicycle to fetch food and water for the animals. When the animals go far away, I retrieve them with the bicycle. When it is the season for farming, I use the bicycle to go to farm.” Owning a bike allows Kwaku to save time, haul the feed and water instead of carrying it while walking, and to do a better job of caring for his family’s valuable animals.

Kwaku is very thankful for your donation, Cady! Thanks for your support of the Village Bicycle Project!