Susan Bornstein is Global Director, Institutional Partnerships and Influence, World Bicycle Relief.

Bicycles Are Accelerating African Women on the Pathway Out of Poverty

Expanding access to affordable transportation via bicycle can empower women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa. World Bicycle Relief
Community Health Workers with bicycles in Hwange, Zimbabwe decrease their travel times and increase patient visits. Mana Meadows/World Bicycle Relief
Girls in Zambia with Buffalo Bicycles were 19 per cent less likely to drop out of school, and absenteeism decreased by 28 per cent. World Bicycle Relief
Susan Bornstein

A number of convergent trends have brought renewed interest in the potential of the bicycle to empower women and girls, reduce poverty and improve health in sub-Saharan Africa.

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