The Outspokin’ Cyclist: World needs your old bicycles

Phillip BarronThe Herald SunFebruary 7, 2008 In Ghana, the availability of a reliable bicycle turns a 2 hour walk to school into a 25 minute ride. In Guatemala, it means that someone who previously could not carry their wares to a market now has a way. In Namibia, where specially equipped bicycles become pedal-powered ambulances, it can be the difference between life and death. “Bikes empower people to change their lives,” says Merywen Wigley. As an HIV/AIDS professional working in international health, Wigley has witnessed personally the difference two wheels can make. An avid cyclist before ever stepping foot in […]