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| Founded | 2005 |
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| Founders | F.K. Day, Leah Missbach Day |
| Type | Non-profit organization |
| Focus | Bicycle poverty reduction |
| Location |
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Area served | Angola, Botswana, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Website | www.worldbicyclerelief.org |
World Bicycle Relief is an international, non-profit organization based in Chicago, IL that specializes in large-scale, comprehensive bicycle distribution programs to aid poverty relief in developing countries around the world. Their programs focus primarily on education, economic development, and health care. As of February 2020, World Bicycle Relief has distributed 500,000 bicycles[1] in 21 countries and trained more than 2,300 bicycle mechanics in the developing world. [2] Within their largest program, the Bicycles For Educational Empowerment program, nearly 70 percent of the student bicycles are designated for girl students.[3]
- ^ "World Bicycle Relief | Global Bicycle Charity". World Bicycle Relief. Archived from the original on 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
- ^ "Can Bicycles Relieve Poverty? World Bicycle Relief Says Yes". forbes.com. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
- ^ Nicholas D. Kristof (September 15, 2010). "A Boy and a Bicycle(s)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
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