Wheels 4 Villages
This project's parent organization is Wheels 4 Life
It operates in United Republic of Tanzania
It uses Outdoor pursuits
Entered the Sport For Social Inclusion Award
More about Wheels 4 Villages
Wheels 4 Life is a non profit 501c(3) charity that was founded by Mountain Bike World Champion Hans Rey (www.hansrey.com). He has inspired many people in the Western World to reach out and help the needy. For us bikes are toys and sports objects, in the Third World they can transform lives. We have done projects in over 17 different countries delivering hundreds of bicycles to school children, healthcare workers and other individuals who use the bikes to break out of the poverty cycle. The bikes have multiple functions, besides being a sport equipment, its usually the only form of transportation affordable or available to these people.
Bicycles will not only help these people to carry up to 5 times more cargo than on foot, but they can also travel up to 5 times faster and further. Many of these families earn less than $1.- per day, and could not afford to buy their own bike. One bike is often shared between several family/community members. Practically everybody at W4L works on a volunteer basis,