Bikes to Rwanda is a non-profit international aid relief organization established in Portland, Oregon, United States in 2006 by Stumptown Coffee Roasters founder and CEO Duane Sorenson following a business trip to visit coffee growers' cooperatives in Rwanda. A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Stumptown Coffee Roasters is an independent Coffee roaster and retailer based in Portland Oregon, United States. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator The Republic of Rwanda (ruːˈændə or /rəˈwɑːndə/ in English ɾwanda or in Kinyarwanda is a small Landlocked country in the [1] [2]
The organization's mission is "to provide cargo bicycles to co-operative coffee farmers in Rwanda. Freight bicycles, carrier cycles, freight Tricycles or cargo bikes' are Human powered vehicles designed and constructed specifically The Republic of Rwanda (ruːˈændə or /rəˈwɑːndə/ in English ɾwanda or in Kinyarwanda is a small Landlocked country in the The goal is to improve quality of life in these communities through a bike workshop and maintenance program that provides transportation resources for basic needs and enhances production of quality coffee. Quality of life is the degree of well-being felt by an individual or group of people "[3]
The bicycles are built specifically for heavy cargo, and were designed and developed by Project Rwanda[4] with master bicycle builder Tom Ritchey. Tom Ritchey (born 1956) is a master Bicycle frame builder designer Welder and founder of Ritchey Design [5] The organization also establishes bike shops in Rwanda for maintenance and repair. [6]
References
- ^ Bikes to Rwanda Official Website [1]
- ^ Ed Murrietta, "Coffee’s Benevolent Mr. Bean," The News Tribune, Tacoma, Washington. The News Tribune is a daily Newspaper in Tacoma Washington, in the United States. March 23, 2008 [2]
- ^ Bikes To Rwanda » Mission Statement
- ^ Project Rwanda Official Website [3]
- ^ Bikes To Rwanda » Partners
- ^ Bikes To Rwanda » News
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