In 2025, we evolved our ecosystem to deepen engagement in existing areas, including: Launching mobile bicycle repair clinics, establishing a dealership model, and opening retail shops and sales outlets in targeted areas. Strengthening our bicycle ecosystem brings essential components closer to communities.

Building on the pilot success in 2024, our Buffalo Academy tripled its reach in 2025, training 2,793 students to scale bicycle maintenance efforts in Colombia. The program also launched an online training platform to make mechanic certification more accessible and created new bicycle maintenance kits using recycled materials. By 2026, the Buffalo Academy envisions becoming a fully replicable model for World Bicycle Relief’s operations worldwide!

We are grateful for our fundraisers, supporters, partners, and champions who believe that where you live should not determine how far you can go.

At the Pedal for Change Forum in Uganda, we highlighted evidence that confirms Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) equipped with Buffalo Bicycles reach more households, respond to emergencies faster and spend more time with patients. CHEWS increased the number of households served by 108%.

In 2025, mechanics expanded their role as spare parts agents, stocking and selling components through connected retail networks—strengthening local bicycle ecosystems while creating new entrepreneurial opportunities.

From 20 years of proven impact to the next era of growth, World Bicycle Relief is scaling what works—guided by evidence, strengthened through learning, and powered by bold partnerships.  With the Buffalo Bicycle at the center, we are unlocking opportunity, strengthening livelihoods, and connecting people to what matters most—one ride at a time.

You can make a lasting impact in 2026 and beyond. Join The Hub, and your monthly contributions will build a thriving, sustainable ecosystem of support, ensuring that life-changing Buffalo Bicycles mobilize communities for generations to come.