bikes 4 Africa

We will arrange for your unwanted, but usable, bike (suitable for a 10+ year-old) to reach a Gambian student who currently walks 2 hours or more to school (and back)

Buxton Rotarian Doug Jones (left), with Lee Charles of Bradwell Packaging, with unwanted Buxton bikes to go to Africa.

Unwanted bikes donated by generous Buxtonians start their journey towards Africa. After loading with others into a container at Bradwell Packaging, they will eventually be shipped out and distributed to schools where African youngsters walk over two hours there and back to be educated. A bike makes all the difference between arriving fresh for lessons or exhausted.

A container takes 300 bikes (and books:

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