Alhaji is thrilled with his new bike!

Alhaji is from the village of Lunsar, about 120 miles from the capital city. People in Lunsar have rarely used bikes in the past, even though people commonly walk many miles every day. Thanks to your donation, Alhaji received a bicycle and was taught how to take care of it.

Alhaji uses his bicycle many times each day.  He has a good job collecting data for a company 5 miles away from his home. If he didn’t have his bicycle, he would be forced to pay Le 4,000 (about $1) per day to travel by Okada to and from work.  When Alhaji isn’t using the bicycle, he will let his 12 yr old brother uses it to go and buy food from the market in Lunsar.

Alhaji said “I want to say thank you, because without this bike I was really straining to go to work and back and it is really a great help to me now. We are the first people in Lunsar provided bicycles and we are grateful for that.”  Owning a bike saves time and energy for Alhaji and his family, and makes life a lot more productive!

Alhaji is very thankful for your donation, Akiko! Thanks for your support of the Village Bicycle Project!