John sees freedom and success with his new bike!

John 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. This poor transportation means that people walk most places they need to go. Thanks to your donation, John received a bicycle and was taught how to take care of it.

John is a student, in his first year of junior high. He will use his bike to go to school, ¼ mile from his home in Princesstown, and also to the family farm, two miles from his home. This is his first bike, and he won’t allow his younger siblings or his friends to ride it, because he wants the bike to last for a very long time. John will have more time for school work and family chores and looks forward to the freedom of owning a bike. Owning a bike saves time and energy for John and his family, and makes life a lot more productive!

John is very thankful for your donation, Steve!  Thanks for your support of the Village Bicycle Project!