About Us
Bicycles Against Poverty (BAP) is an organization committed to the concept of sustainable socio-economic development. Rejecting traditional models of aid, BAP combines subsidized bicycle distribution and microcredit payments to foster sustainable economic practices that provide communities with a path towards greater economic empowerment. Program recipients make small monthly installments, over the course of one to two years, in order to have access to this simple, yet effective, tool that improves quality of life.
BAP primarily focuses on low-income entrepreneurs, predominantly rural farmers, in developing countries. BAP targets communities in need of bicycles and then works to find individuals within those communities who would succeed in our program. The bike beneficiaries attend two free workshops, a bicycle repair seminar and a money management workshop, which are both taught by local community leaders. The result is a growing community of low-income entrepreneurs who are financially responsible and able to use the bicycle to improve their economic standing as well as access basic social services, such as health care and education.
