Bikes to Rwanda

Bikes to Rwanda

Bikes to Rwanda is a non-profit international aid relief organization established in Portland, Oregon, United States in 2006 by Stumptown Coffee Roasters founder and CEO Duane Sorenson following a business trip to visit coffee growers' cooperatives in Rwanda. [ Bikes to Rwanda Official Website [http://www.bikestorwanda.com/index.php?page_id=5] ] [Ed Murrietta, "Coffee’s Benevolent Mr. Bean," "The News Tribune", Tacoma, Washington. March 23, 2008 [http://www.thenewstribune.com/soundlife/story/316184.html ] ]

The organization's mission is "to provide cargo bicycles to co-operative coffee farmers in Rwanda. The goal is to improve quality of life in these communities through a bike workshop and maintenance program that provides transportation resources for basic needs and enhances production of quality coffee." [ [http://www.bikestorwanda.com/index.php?page_id=2 Bikes To Rwanda » Mission Statement ] ]

The bicycles are built specifically for heavy cargo, and were designed and developed by Project Rwanda [Project Rwanda Official Website [http://www.projectrwanda.org] ] with master bicycle builder Tom Ritchey. [ [http://www.bikestorwanda.com/index.php?page_id=37 Bikes To Rwanda » Partners ] ] The organization also establishes bike shops in Rwanda for maintenance and repair. [ [http://www.bikestorwanda.com/index.php?news Bikes To Rwanda » News ] ]

References

External links

* [http://projectrwanda.org/The-Coffee-Bike.php Project Rwanda Official Website: The Coffee Bike]


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