Action Bikes / Bikes For Africa Project

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Bikes for Africa

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Action Bikes / Re ~ Cycle send donated bikes to Africa. Follow a shipment of 412 bikes to Ghana and meet three new proud bike owners.

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Bikes for Africa

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Customers like Ianbring us old bikes

Ian

Ian’s old Bike

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Lots of them…

EdwardSimon & Dominique

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1,006 since we started…

We store them until we have enough to send.

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Packing day at Twickenham RFC

This shipment of 412 bikes went to Ghana

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Six weeks later…

The Container arrives in Ghana…

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Ian’s

bike

Including Ian’s bike…

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After being serviced the bikes get loaded up …

Edward’s bike

Village Bicycle Project are Re~Cycle’s partners in Ghana

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From L to R : Abokyi, Moro, Frank, Esther, Akapo, Dollar & Samson

The Village Bicycle Project crew…

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The bikes were taken to a fishing community called Ativai, in Ghana’s Volta Region on the border with Togo

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Village Bicycle Project record details of each new bike owner.

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Koku is a sugar cane farmer, his farm is quite far from his house. With his new bicycle he will be able to visit the land everyday.

Ian’s old bike… Koku’s new bike…

Koku Adzika Age 26 (so he says !)

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You lives in Atiavi, he attends the local primary school. He will use the bike to reach school (on time!) + run errands to Abor – the local town further inland.

Daniel’s old bike… You’s new bike…

You Zioklui Age 19

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Edward’s old bike… Victor’s new bike…

Victor live in Apoueno, he’s been a sugar cane farmer all his life. His new bike will be used for his daily run to the farm, previously he would have walked.

Victor Zowonu Age 57

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Since 1988 Re~Cycle have shipped 43k+ bikes to Africa

Nigeria 100

Namibia 3,007

Malawi 912

Liberia 1,133

Lesotho 453

Kenya 3,085

Haiti 350

Ghana 17,085

The Gambia 1,574

Congo 80

Cameroon 364

Zambia 1,564

Uganda 1,013

Tanzania 164

South Africa 12,043

Sierra Leone 85

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Total: 43,012

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Some get used as Ambulances

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Some get used for transporting goods

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and passengers…

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Sometimes it’s a longway to the nearest water.

Each of these weigh 20kg.

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Some get used for fun…

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When your tyre splits you can’t just pop down to your local Action Bikes to get a new one.

So you sew it up !

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Spare parts are useful too…

Action Bikes keep all the old parts from the workshop and ship them with the bikes.

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DONATE YOUR OLD BIKE AND HELP TRANSORM A LIFE

Click here to find your nearest store

Bring your bike to Action Bikes, we will do the rest (no purchase required !)