Dambah is a farmer from the village Dupari, located in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Most people in Dupari are farmers who grow yams, corn, peanuts, millet and sorghum, and they take their produce to Bulenga for sale, 3 miles away from Dupari and to Chaggo, 5km in the other direction from Dupari. There is no public transportation between Bulenga or Chaggo and Dupari, so most people walk.

Thanks to your donation, Dambah received a bicycle and was taught how to take care of it.  His farm is almost 7 km outside of Dupari and without a bicycle he walked this distance every day. Getting his produce to market was a lot of work before he had a bicycle.

Owning a bike will make life for Dambah much easier, more productive and increase his income. Dambah is very thankful for your donation, Rick!  Thank you for your support of Village Bicycle Project!

Yakub Nahim is a student  from the village of Dupari, located in the Upper West Region of Ghana. His family and most people in Dupari are farmers and they take their produce to Bulenga for sale, 5 km away.  There is no public transportation between Bulenga and Dupari, so most people walk and carry their produce to the market. There is only a grade school in Dupari, so students must go to Bulenga or beyond to go to middle or high school.

Yakub is a student at Gorpie Junior High School, about 10 km from Dupari. Thanks to your donation, Yakub received a bicycle and learned how to take care of it! He is very excited to use the bicycle to get to and from school because now he can stay in Dupari with his immediate family instead of living with relatives in a town 5km from his school. He is happy to not have to walk anymore, too, and he thinks he will be less tired at school after biking 10km than after walking 5 km like he used to do.

Owning a bike gives him more time to study, will increase his attendance at school, and enable him to live with his parents.

Yakub is very thankful for your donation, Robert ! Thank you for your support of Village Bicycle Project!

Gatah is a farmer from the village pf Dupari, located in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Most people in Dupari are farmers who grow yams, corn, peanuts, millet and sorghum, and they take their produce to Bulenga for sale, 5 km away from Dupari. There is no public transportation between Bulenga and Dupari, so most people walk.

Thanks to your donation, Gatah received a bicycle and was taught how to take care of it.  He will use his bicycle to go to his farm, which is 4 km from his house. He says, “I am very happy I will own a bicycle.  I will use my bike to carry heavy loads, which is much easier and quicker!” Owning a bike will make life for Gatah much easier, more productive and increase his income.

Gatah is very thankful for your donation, Robert!  Thank you for your support of Village Bicycle Project!

Mahema Hamidu is a farmer from the village Dupari, located in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Most people in Dupari are farmers who grow yams, corn, peanuts, millet and sorghum; they take their produce to Bulenga for sale, 5 km away from Dupari.  There is no public transportation between Bulenga and Dupari, so most people walk.

Thanks to your donation, Mahema received a bicycle and was taught how to take care of it.  He will use his bicycle to go to his farm, which is 4 km from his house.  He says, “Owning a bicycle is very good, because walking a long way in the hot sun is very tiring.  Now I will have more time to work on my farm and earn more money for my family.” Owning a bike will make life for Mahema much easier,  more productive and increase his income.

Mahema is very thankful for your donation, Jane!  Thank you for your support of Village Bicycle Project!

Ameen Hamidu is a farmer from the village Dupari, located in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Most people in Dupari are farmers who grow yams, corn, peanuts, millet and sorghum, and they take their produce to Bulenga for sale, 5 km away from Dupari.  There is no public transportation between Bulenga and Dupari, so most people walk.

Thanks to your donation, Ameen received a bicycle and was taught how to take care of it.  He will mainly use his bicycle to go to his farm, which is 3 km from his house.  He says, “I get tired of walking.  I can now work more hours and make more money.  I will use the money for new clothes, foods for family, and to help my 2 uncles because they are family and need the money.” He will also use the bicycle to take his produce from his farm to the market in Bulenga– a larger town about 5 km away.

Owning a bike will make life for Ameen much easier,  more productive and increase his income. Ameen is very thankful for your donation, Anne!  Thank you for your support of Village Bicycle Project!

Dawda Ibrahim is a student from the village Dupari, located in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Dupari is a farming village, and there is no transportation to the nearest town of Bulenga, so almost everyone walks there. Dawda Ibrahim is a student in Wa, the district’s main city, which is 30 km away from Dupari.

Thanks to your donation, Dawda received a bicycle and was taught how to take care of it! Normally, Dawda must first walk to Bulenga, and then ride in a shared taxi to Wa. It costs about $1 each way to Wa, which is a lot of money in Ghana that can be used for other things.  Now, he can bike all the way to school. He says, “I will use the money I save to buy books. I want to have my education to help me become a bank manager.”

Dawda is very thankful for your donation, Maureen!  Thank you for your support of Village Bicycle Project!

Saidu is a farmer from the village Dupari, located in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Most people in Dupari are farmers who grow yams, corn, peanuts, millet and sorghum. They take their produce to Bulenga for sale, which is about five kilometers away from Dupari. There is no public transportation between Bulenga and Dupari, so most people walk.

Thanks to your donation, Saidu received a bicycle and was taught how to take care of it! He will mainly use his bicycle to go to his farm, which is seven miles from his house. He says, “I already have a bicycle, but my son uses it too, and he works at the same farm so one of us must walk every day. My son is 16. This way we can both get to farm quicker. I will be free, I can work and not be tired!”

Owning a bike will make life for Saidu and his son much easier, more productive and increase their income! Saidu is very thankful for your donation, Barney! Thank you for your support of Village Bicycle Project!

Klahabu is a farmer from the village Dupari, located in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Most people in Dupari are farmers who grow yams, corn, peanuts, millet and sorghum, and they take their produce to Bulenga for sale. Bulenga is located about from kilometers away from Dupari. There is no public transportation between Bulenga and Dupari, so most people walk.

Thanks to your donation, Klahabu received a bicycle and was taught how to take care of it! He mainly uses his bicycle to go to his farm, which is five miles from his house. He says, “My bicycle will make life easier because when I walk to my farm, I arrive tired, but now I can work more. I will make more money. I will use the money for whatever I need!” Owning a bike will make life for Klahabu’s much easier, more productive and increase his income!

Klahabu is very thankful for your donation, Beth!  Thank you for your support of Village Bicycle Project!

Mahammed is a student from the village Dupari, located in the Upper West Region of Ghana. His family and most people in Dupari are farmers. To sell their produce, they must take their goods to Bulenga for sale, located about five kilometers away. There is no public transportation between Bulenga and Dupari, so most people walk and carry their produce to the market. Thanks to your donation, Mahammed received a bicycle and learned how to take care of it!

Mahammed is a student and also uses his bicycle to go to school in Dupari as well as to go to his family farm! Mahammed will also ride his bike to carry harvested crops to the house, and to the market much easier and quicker than if he were walking and carrying the load. Owning a bike gives him more time to study, increases his attendance at school, and gives him more time to help on the family farm!

Mahammed is very thankful for your donation, Meghan! Thank you for your support of Village Bicycle Project!

Iddrisu Subuuri is a student  from the village of Dupari, located in the Upper West Region of Ghana.  His family and most people in Dupari are farmers, and take their produce to Bulenga for sale 5 km away.  There is no public transportation between Bulenga and Dupari, so most people walk.  There is only a grade school in Dupari, and students must also walk  the 5km to Bulenga to go to middle school or high school.  Iddrisu is a student at St. Augustine Catholic School in Bulenga.

Thanks to your donation, Iddrisu received a bicycle and learned how to take care of it.  Before he had a bicycle, Iddrisu would walk the long distance to school, which he found very tiring.  He would spend two hours walking every day and it was easy to be late for school.  “When you are late for school, you will be punished, so I am very happy to be able to avoid being late and to save time spent walking,” he said.

Iddrisu can travel faster to and from school.  Owning a bike gives him more time to study, will increase his attendance at school, and gives him time to help on the family farm. Life with a bicycle will be much easier!

Iddrisu is very thankful for your donation, Elena and Shanen! Thank you for your support of Village Bicycle Project!