Bikes as transportation

The Story

Bill is 'citizen journalist' who visited the Bicycling Empowerment Network Namibia's workshop in the capital, Windhoek, where we refurbish secondhand bikes from developed countries and distribute them to HIV/AIDS home based care volunteers and other disadvantaged Namibians for transport. We also make bicycle ambulances for emergency medical transportation in remote areas of the country, where people die through lack of access to medical facilities. Now for the shameless advertisement: If you think providing bicycles, ambulances and mechanic training to disadvantaged Africans to help them help themselves sounds like a worthwhile pursuit, you can support us through our US non-profit partner and receive a tax receipt at https://app.etapestry.com/hosted/ITDP-InstituteForTransport/OnlineGiving.html