Wheels4Life Stories
For us bicycles are recreational equipment, but for some people a bicycle can mean survival — the difference between having a job or not, going to school or not, seeing a doctor or not…
Here are some of those people's stories about how a bike has changed their life
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- Meet The Recipients of Bikes in Tanzania
- 04/26/08 — We recently delivered a number of bikes, in person, to people living in Tanzania. The delivery was part of our ongoing Wheels 4 Villages project. The culture here is such that many people within the community are more than happy … More »
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- Bike Recipients from Kenya
- 09/05/07 — SET APART KENYA – Bicycles Report.Helping Children, Youth, Women, Self Help and Community ProjectsDear Hans,Receive greetings from Kenya. First I would like to apologize for the delay of the report this is because I have been involved in other activities … More »
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- UN Equator Initiative
- 06/08/07 — Wheels 4 Life is working on a partnership with the Equator Initiative, a project of the UNITED NATIONS Development Programme (www.undp.org) and other partners (www.equatorinitiative.org).The United Nations Development Programme Equator Initiative team will help us identify communities along the equator … More »
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- Stories From Madagascar
- 02/11/07 — Here are some background stories from the people who received bikes as part of our project in Madagascar JEAN PHILEMON ZOTONANTENAINAHe is responsible for 5 villages as inspector of proper disposal of butchery entrails of cows. He will use the … More »
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- Letters From Wheels4Life Bike Recipients in Ghana
- 02/08/07 — Wheels4Life bicycles to the Neko Tech Centre’s Health Care Project, which will reach out to villages to educate residents on a number of issues, including economics, HIV, Family Planning, Health, environmental & agricultural matters. Here are letters from some of … More »
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- Woodcarver in Madagascar receives bike from W4L
- 02/05/07 — Dear Hans, Peace! The good news is that your Wheels4Life project is very much welcomed by the Malagasy people. To date I have already awarded 14 bicycles to deserving persons and I tried to reach the provinces as well. I … More »
