Ayuayam can travel faster and save time with her new bike!

Ayuayam lives in Kandiga, a village in rural northern Ghana. She is a farmer and sells cooked food at the local market. Thanks to your donation, Ayuayam received a bicycle and was taught how to take care of it. She will use her bike to go to her farm (2 miles away), and to the larger towns in her area, which are between 5 and 11 miles away! Her son will also use the bike to travel to school.

Owning a bike allows Ayuayam to ride to the markets where she buys her ingredients instead of walking and carrying her purchases home on her head. In the larger town, she is able to buy goods not available in her town, and with the bike she can arrive earlier at the market to buy what she wants before it sells out. Ayuayam says, “Now we are free to go where we want when we want! We can go to another town for church or to attend a funeral.” The bike saves them time and money, and allows them to get around their region easily.

Ayuayam is very thankful for your donation, Lj! Thanks for your support of the Village Bicycle Project!