With each Bicycles for Educational Empowerment Program (BEEP) that’s implemented, we have the opportunity to learn how our programs can improve. Conversations with end-users, field mechanics, teachers, students and partners all inform the improvements we make to our bicycle design, program design and aftermarket support systems. Funded by our generous donors, each innovation in bicycle infrastructure deepens the impact, improves sustainability and lowers philanthropic program costs. Our latest, most exciting innovations include:
We recently updated our Buffalo Bicycle design to include a reinforced bicycle fork for durability and front-wheel hand brakes on BEEP bicycles for improved student safety.
Alice Takoberwa, a 43-year-old widow and mother of two, recently completed her field mechanic training in order to support riders from the Kadama Widows Association. “I can cycle,” Alice said. “Why not make me a bicycle mechanic too?” Read more about Alice’s incredible story of empowerment, and learn more about our field mechanic training program.