OVERVIEW®®

PROGRAMS

DISASTER RELIEFOrganizations use WBR bicycles to assist with disaster recovery efforts.

EDUCATIONRural students commuting to school on WBR bicycles results in improved attendance and academic performance.

ENVIRONMENTRecipients earn WBR bicycles by nurturing native tree saplings or collecting recyclable trash.

FIELD MECHANICSLocal candidates are trained to ensure that bicycle owners have access to qualified bicycle mechanics.

HEALTHCAREVolunteer healthcare workers use WBR bicycles to visit their patients more frequently.

MICROFINANCEFarmers use WBR bicycles to transport greater quantities of goods to market.

SOCIAL ENTERPRISEOrganizations use WBR bicycles to improve access to education, healthcare and economic opportunity.

Program Sites

Program Sites + Assembly Facilities

World Bicycle Relief, NFP is a 501c-3 organization. (EIN) 20-5080679.

THE POWER OF BICYCLESWorld Bicycle Relief is a nonprofit organization mobilizing people through the Power of Bicycles. We envision a world where distance is no longer a barrier to education, healthcare and economic opportunity. World Bicycle Relief has trained more than 900 field mechanics and provided more than 180,000 specially designed, locally assembled bicycles to disaster survivors, healthcare workers, students and entrepreneurs.

STRATEGY• DESIGN, SOURCE & MANUFACTURE rugged bicycles

engineered specifically for rural African terrain and load requirements

• ASSEMBLE bicycles locally with proper tools and close attention to quality

• DELIVER bicycles through Work-to-Own & Study-to-Own programs

• ESTABLISH maintenance infrastructure by training local field mechanics

• EVALUATE our work through independent studies

• COMMUNICATE program results to donors and partners

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FIELD PARTNERSOur field partners are non-governmental organizations who have invested in World Bicycle Relief bicycles to accomplish their missions.

Select partners include:

CONTACTWorld Bicycle Relief 1333 N. Kingsbury, 4th Floor Chicago, IL 60642 312-664-3836

contact@worldbicyclerelief.org

worldbicyclerelief.org

RIDING A BICYCLE INCREASES AN INDIVIDUAL’S CAPACITY BY 5X.

OVER EQUAL UNITS OF TIME, AN INDIVIDUAL CAN RIDE A BICYCLE 4X THE DISTANCE AS SOMEONE WALKING.

FOR EVERY TEN MILES TRAVELED, A BICYCLE SAVES 3HRS OF VALUABLE TIME.

IMPACT

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THE BIKESimple, sustainable bicycle transportation multiplies an individual’s efficiency. Compared to walking, bicycles improve access to education, healthcare and economic opportunity by increasing carrying capacity and accessible travel distance while decreasing the time it takes to commute to and from schools, clinics and markets.

HIGH IMPACT PEDALS WITH FORGED AXLES

POWERFUL ALL-WEATHER COASTER BRAKE

HEAVY GAUGE

OVERSIZED STEEL TUBING

REAR RACK CAPACITY OF 100KG

HEAVY GAUGE SPOKES AND RIMS

PUNCTURE RESISTANT LONG-WEAR TIRES

DESIGNED FOR COMPATIBILITY WITH

LOCALLY AVAILABLE SPARE PARTS

DURABLE ERGONOMIC SEAT