Kaku will ride to a better life!

Kaku 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 to most places they need to go. Thanks to your donation, Kaku received a bicycle and was taught how to take care of it.

Kaku will use his bike to quickly get to school, ½ miles from his home, and also to the family farm, 2 miles away.  He is in his 3rd year of junior high school. This is his first bike, and the only bike in the family. Kaku’s family members will also be allowed to use the bike, including his two younger brothers and his mother, who also knows how to ride. Kaku is looking forward to having more time for homework. Owning a bike saves time and energy for Kaku and his family, and makes life a lot more productive!

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