Ben is much happier with the free time his new bike gives him!

Ben is from Ghana, and lives at the end of a wretched gravel road 18 km. from the main coastal highway. The road is so bad that taxis won’t go there unless you pay 10 times the standard rate. For several weeks during the rainy season the road is cut off, and travelers must wade through thigh deep mud to transfer from a landlocked car to another car bound for the outside world. The four or five round trips each day are made by minibuses contracted by the town. The lack of transportation means people walk most places they need to go. Thanks to your donation, Ben received a bicycle and was taught how to take care of it.

Ben is a 2^nd year junior high school student, staying with his grandmother in Princesstown so he can be close to the school. His mother lives four miles away in Aketekyi. He will use his bike to visit her, and to go to their farm, four miles from both Princesstown and Aketekyi. He is 15 years old, and this is his first bike. Owning a bike saves time and energy for Ben and his family, and makes life a lot more productive.

Ben is very thankful for your donation, Katherine! Thanks for your support of the Village Bicycle Project!