Mobility = Social Enterprise

Non-governmental organizations and aid organizations addressing education, healthcare and economic development, as well as individual entrepreneurs across Africa have turned to World Bicycle Relief's expertise in bicycle design to address their need for simple, sustainable transportation. Sales of WBR bicycles through our social enterprise program help these organizations and individuals accomplish their goals efficiently and at the same time help World Bicycle Relief become a more sustainable organization. Some examples of organizations using our bicycles to achieve their missions include UNICEF (Zimbabwe), CARE (Kenya), World Vision (Mozambique), Catholic Relief Services (Zambia), Wellshare International (Uganda), and the World Food Programme (Southern Sudan).

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Nonprofit Partners Use Buffalo Bicycles in Joint Environment and Education Program

Two leading South African non-profit organizations, Qhubeka and the Wildlands Conservation Trust, purchase WBR Buffalo Bicycles for their Trees-For-Bikes program. The program uses Qhubeka's "hand-up not hand-out" approach:  a child can earn a bicycle by planting 100 saplings, and the bicycle enables the student to commute to school quickly and safely every day.  South African high school students have planted hundreds of thousands of trees through this program; Dr. Andrew Venter, Executive Director at Wildlands, believes their work will inspire everyone in South Africa who is committed to making a difference for the environment.  

World Bicycle Relief is proud to supply bicycles for this innovative program; Buffalo Bicycles purchased for Trees-for-Bikes are assembled in our facility in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

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In the News

Stephane Fitch examines the work of World Bicycle Relief in his Forbes article, "Can This Bicycle Save Lives in Africa?", Barron's lists World Bicycle Relief as the World's 12 Most Effective Philanthropy, and F.K. Day shares the Social Enterprise story with Andrew England of the Financial Times.