Akongzeriba lives in Kandiga, a village in rural northern Ghana.  She is a farmer, and her son is a teacher. Akongzeriba will share the bike with her son.  Their farmland and the school are both several miles from their home.

Thanks to your donation, Akongzeriba received a bicycle and was taught how to take care of it. 

Akongzeriba and her son use the bike to go to work, go shopping and to get to their farmland. They purchased a cargo rack for their bike. Now they can easily carry all the things that were tough for them to carry when they had no bicycle.   They will use the bike to carry produce from the land they farm and deliver it to the Kandiga market. 

In rural Africa, most people walk everywhere they go.  Owning a bike saves time and money, and makes life a lot more productive! Akongzeriba said, “The bicycle helps a lot.  Because before we walk to many places on foot, so it has helped a lot!”

Akongzeriba is very thankful for your donation, Lesley!  Thanks for your support of the Village Bicycle Project!

Ayetiboh lives in Kandiga, a village in rural northern Ghana.  She is a homemaker, farmer, and community activist.  Thanks to your donation, Ayetiboh received a bicycle and was taught how to take care of it. 

Ayetiboh uses her bike to run errands in the town, about a mile away from home.  Now she can carry her goods back to her home on the bike, instead of carrying them on her head while walking. 

On every school day Ayetiboh lends her bike to her 15 year old son, who is a good student.  Riding the bike allows him to get to school on time every day.  Most students have many morning chores at home, such as feeding animals and hauling water, and it makes it hard from them to get to school promptly.  Ayetiboh said “Now my son can get to school quickly. Because he is not spending as much time walking, he helps me to fetch water to make porridge to sell.”   Owning a bike will save Ayetiboh’s family time, money and help them all be more productive.

Ayetiboh is very thankful for your donation, Sarah!  Thanks for your support of the Village Bicycle Project

Aymnsoya lives in Kandiga, a village in rural northern Ghana. Thanks to your donation, Aymnsoya received a bicycle and was taught how to take care of it.

Aymnsoya uses her bicycle to get to her farmland and to the market several miles away. She buys millet at the Kandiga market, and then resells it in the Sirigu market, which is 10 miles away.  In Sirigu, she buys ground nuts, and sells them in the Kandiga Market.  Without her bike, she paid transport fare to move goods back and forth, and she didn’t have enough time to go to the woman’s association community meetings.  She says “The women’s group leader helped us get these bicycles.  I am free now to go to anyplace I want, so I am happy!”  Owning a bike will save Aymnsoya many hours every week, and will help her be more productive and successful.

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

Rose lives in Kandiga, a village in rural northern Ghana. Thanks to your donation, Rose received a bicycle and was taught how to take care of it.

Rose uses her new bike to get to her farm and to the market several miles away. She buys millet at the Kandiga market, and then resells it at another market in Sirigu, which is 10 miles away.  In Sirigu, she buys ground nuts, and sells them in the Kandiga Market. Without her bike, she paid transportation fare to move the things back and forth, and she didn’t have enough time to go to the woman’s association community meetings. She says, “I use the bicycle now to go to meetings anytime I want to go. Before the bicycle, it was hard to go to a meeting!” Owning a bike will save Rose many hours every week, and will help her be more productive and successful.

Rose is very thankful for your donation, Peng Hooi!  Thanks for your support of the Village Bicycle Project!

Anayimah lives in Kandiga, a village in rural northern Ghana.  She is a homemaker, farmer, and community activist.  Thanks to your donation, Anayimah received a bicycle and was taught how to take care of it. 

Anayimah uses her bike to go to town to run errands, about a mile away.   She also lends her bike to her son, who helps the family on the farm and with errands. 

Before the bike, Anayimah carried everything on her head while walking.  She said “The bicycle has helped us a lot because I can carry more on the bike.  But my son can carry on both the bicycle and on his head at the same time!  This makes our life much, much better .”   Owning a bike will save Anayimah’s family time, money for transport and help them all be more productive.

Anayimah is very thankful for your donation, David!  Thanks for your support of the Village Bicycle Project

Anyaabah lives in Kandiga, a village in rural northern Ghana.  She is a homemaker, farmer, and community activist.  Thanks to your donation, Anyaabah received a bicycle and was taught how to take care of it. 

Anyaabah uses her bike to go to town to run errands. She can now carry goods back to her house on the bike, instead of carrying them on her head. She can also carry more of the produce from the land on which her family farms to the market.  

As a community activist it important for Anyaabah to attend meetings. Anyaabah said “The bicycle has helped us a lot because if I want to go to any place for a meeting, I can get there fast. The meetings help us live a better life, and I am happy I can go.”   Owning a bike will save Anyaabah’s family time, money and help them all be more productive.

Anyaabah is very thankful for your donation, Guy!  Thanks for your support of the Village Bicycle Project

Aymnevosego lives in Kandiga, a village in rural northern Ghana.  She is a farmer, and her 16 year old son is a student, and they will share the bike.  Their farm and the school are both 2 miles from their house. Thanks to your donation, Aymnevosego received a bicycle and was taught how to take care of it. 

Aymnevosego’s son taught her how to ride the bike.  She will use her bike to carry her produce, and will ride it to the Kandiga market.  Now she can get quickly where she needs to go. 

In rural Africa, most people walk everywhere they go.  Owning a bike saves time and money, and makes life a lot more productive! Aymnevosego said, “I now know how to ride a bicycle, and any place I want to go I can go fast!  My son goes to school and he can also get to the farm which really helps us!”

Aymnevosego is very thankful for your donation, Ruth!  Thanks for your support of the Village Bicycle Project!

Aasiba lives in Kandiga, a village in rural northern Ghana. Thanks to your donation, Ayoni received a bicycle and was taught how to take care of it.

Aasiba uses her bicycle to get to her farm and to the market several miles away. She is excited that she can use her bike to ride to the market in Sirigu, which is 10 miles away. Before she received her bike, she always had to walk to Sirigu!  In Sirigu, she will go to the market and attend the women’s community association meetings during which she has a chance to discuss family and health issues with other women.

Aasiba’s children also ride the bike to run errands for their parents. She says“The bike will bring change to my life, because I do not suffer to go to meetings, I do not suffer to go to market. Expenses spent on riding in cars are no more.”

Owning a bike will save Aasiba many hours every week and the family will save cost on transportation. 

Aasiba is very thankful for your donation, Susan and James!  Thanks for your support of the Village Bicycle Project!

Anoriyelem lives in Kandiga, a village in rural northern Ghana. Thanks to your donation, Anoriyelem received a bicycle and was taught how to take care of it.

Anoriyelem uses the bike to get to the land on which the family farms and to the market several miles away. Sometimes she lets her children use the bicycle to ride to school.  Children in rural Africa have many morning chores, like feeding animals, hauling water, and helping in other ways.  The teachers are very strict, and punish students who arrive late.  Owning a bike allows students to get their chores done, and still arrive to school on time.  It also allows them to get home quickly, and have more time for homework.   Anoriyelem’s daughter says “Now if I go to school I can get there early and I can go fast!  Riding the bike is so much better than walking!” Owning a bike will save Anoriyelem and her family many hours every week and help them be more productive.

Anoriyelem is very thankful for your donation, Luis!  Thanks for your support of the Village Bicycle Project!

Adiya lives in Kandiga, a village in rural northern Ghana. Thanks to your donation, Adiya received a bicycle and was taught how to take care of it.

Adiya uses her bicycle to get to the land on which she farms with her family and to the market several miles away. She will also use her bike to attend the women’s community association meetings, which provide good information on health issues, and on how to take care of home and family.   “It is important to go to meetings to share ideas on how to give advice to our children so they grow good, and how to live with our husbands so there are no problems,”  she says. “The bicycle helps me go to the meeting because I can then go straight to the farm [afterwards].” Before Adiya had the bike she was not able to attend many meetings. It took too much time away from the time she could spend working on their farmland or in the household.

Owning a bike will save Adiya many hours every week, and allow her to attend events that are important for her and her family. 

Adiya is very thankful for your donation, Klinton!  Thanks for your support of the Village Bicycle Project!