World Bicycle Relief

World Bicycle Relief was founded three years ago by SRAM Corporation to provide simple, sustainable transportation to people in developing nations. Too often, mobility needs are overlooked in disaster assistance and poverty relief situations. Starting with 24,000 bicycles manufactured and delivered in Sri Lanka in response to the Tsunami, World Bicycle Relief seeks to address this by helping those who need it most.

By this May, World Bicycle Relief will provide 23,000 bicycles to volunteer, community-based HIV/AIDS caregivers, disease prevention educators and vulnerable households in the African nation of Zambia. Meeting this goal requires raising $2.9 million. Just $109 purchases a complete bicycle, spare parts, and support, and any donation amount helps provide the power of bicycles. Instructions for contribution by credit card, check or wire transfer are available at www.worldbicyclerelief.org.