Today we were able to begin work on bikes donated and shipped from the United States. We assembled two bicycles and made sure they were in proper working order. At least one of the bikes will perhaps help with the Wooden Bike Classic later in the year as a prize for the winner. The bikes can be an amazing gift and definitely open up better transportation possibilities to the recipient. The overwhelming majority of people in Rwanda either bike on older single speed bicycles or walk to and from their destination often seemingly regardless of the hills and/or distance. Following assembling of the bikes, the team continued to work on logistics for the rest of our time in Rwanda and had a productive meeting with people from Project Rwanda. We discussed going to different coffee cooperatives and inspecting Project Rwanda bicycles in Kigali to make sure they are in good condition prior to distribution to coffee farmers. We all are looking forward to helping to get these tasks on their way.
-Elliott
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