We just heard about the efforts of a local group “Bicycles for Humanity, Seattle”, (B4HS) and want to pass on information about their purpose and activities. Here are excerpts from their web site:
Bicycles for Humanity, Seattle (B4HS)
Bicycles for Humanity, Seattle (B4HS) is dedicated to shipping thousands of bicycles to South Africa every year to help poor and impoverished villagers improve their lives with transportation. Our goal 2011 is to ship 2,000 bikes, four cargo containers loaded with 500 bikes each, to needy villagers in South Africa.
Two Wheels Can Change a Life
Why are bikes so important in South Africa? There is very little modern transportation as we know it. Bicycles can help health care workers reach distant villages that have no medical facilities. Because the high incidence of HIV has caused the orphan population to literally explode, our donated bicycles can help South African children travel miles to school where a hot lunch—possibly the only full meal of the day—and an education await. And, in an area where one out of every two people is unemployed, bikes can also help a villagers get to work or start a small business.
