Tri4Africa | In aid of the Re~cycle bike charity who run bike projects throughout Africa

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With many thanks to Peninsula Beverage for their South Africa 'country' donation

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Current Amount: £23205

Target: £23205

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Re-Cycle

Re-Cycle's mission is to collect secondhand bicycles and ship them to Africa. Their partners distribute bikes and teach riders the skills to repair and maintain them. The bikes also help health/AIDS workers reach remote villages and even provide an ambulance service in remote Namibia.

Bicycles change lives

Transport and development go hand-in-hand. Virtually everything traded must be transported and almost everyone needs wheels to get to work or school. Simple, affordable transport generates wealth in developing countries, as well as saving lots of time and back-breaking work.

In Britain, millions of bikes are thrown away or lie unused in sheds, whilst many people in Africa have no access to transport of any kind. Walking can take up to 4 hours per day (collecting water, or walking to school). The burden can cripple a family, hampering work and education opportunities. A bicycle cuts travel time to a fraction, even carrying passengers and heavy loads. Bikes give families the extra time to earn, learn and enjoy life.

In the last 10 years Re~Cycle has delivered 31,000 bikes to 14 different African countries:

Bike counter		Total:	30,947
Cameroon	364	Liberia	1,133
Congo	80	Namibia	1,438
The Gambia	1,574	Nigeria	100
Ghana	13,022	Sierra Leone	85
Haiti	350	South Africa	10,122
Kenya	751	Uganda	1,013
Lesotho	453	Zambia	462