Lovetta and her family use a bike to travel to work and between villages!

Lovetta lives in Lunsar, Sierra Leone, a rural community 120 miles from the capital Freetown. Thanks to your donation, Lovetta received a bike and was taught how to take care of it.

Lovetta never knew how to ride a bicycle until VBP came to Lunsar. It took 2 weeks of dedicated practice and lots of courage for her to learn to ride as an adult woman. This is her very first bicycle. Not only does she use her new bicycle every day to travel the 2 miles she used to walk to and from work at a local mining company, her entire family is also benefiting from the bicycle. They use it to go to the market to buy food, to make social visits around nearby villages and to go to work. All her nearby friends and neighbors admire her for learning how to ride! Owning a bike saves time and energy for Lovetta, and allows her to travel to work quickly!

Lovetta is very thankful for your donation, Julián! Thank you so much for supporting the Village Bicycle Project!