OVERVIEW®®

PROGRAMS

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

EDUCATIONRural students use WBR bicycles to get to school on time and help with household chores.

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 BICYCLES

World Bicycle Relief is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming individuals and communities through The Power of Bicycles. World Bicycle Relief has trained more than 900 field mechanics and provided more than 148,000 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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ACCOLADESIn 2013, the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship recognized our manufacturing subsidiary, Buffalo Bicycle Company as Social Entrepreneur of the Year.

In 2010, World Bicycle Relief was ranked #12 on Barron’s list of The World’s Top 25 Most Effective Philanthropies.

World Bicycle Relief is a member of the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) as part of AID for Africa, a select consortium of organizations dedicated to solving complex challenges in Africa.

FIELD PARTNERSOur field partners are non-governmental organizations who have invested in World Bicycle Relief bicycles to accomplish their missions. Select partners include: CARE, Catholic Relief Services, UNICEF, World Food Programme, World Health Organization and World Vision.

CONTACTWorld Bicycle Relief 1333 N. Kingsbury, 4th Floor Chicago, IL 60642

contact@worldbicyclerelief.org 312-664-3836

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

DURABLE WEATHER-PROOF COASTER BRAKE

HEAVy GAUGE STEEL TUBING

REAR RACK CAPACITy OF 100KG

HEAVy DUTy SPOKES AND RIMS

PUNCTURE RESISTANT LONG-WEAR TIRES

DESIGNED FOR COMPATIBILITy WITH

LOCALLy AVAILABLE SPARE PARTS

DURABLE ERGONOMIC SEAT