Jaime Kelleher

Pedal to Empower!

A bicycle is a powerful tool for providing a means of faster, easier, and safer transportation to people all around the world. Bicycles provide children easier access to education and have been proven to have a significant impact on academic performance and graduation rates of students (especially girls) living in rural areas, who often face hours-long commutes on foot in addition to their daily chores. Bicycles enable healthcare workers to reach and care for more patients, attend to patients more quickly, and even transport people to clinics when they are unable to walk there (directly impacting infant mortality rates, for example, by bringing women to give birth at health clinics rather than at home). Bicycles also empower people to build their businesses by allowing them to carry MORE goods FURTHER distances FASTER than they’d otherwise be able to, helping them improve both their own lives and their local communities. Bicycles are a critical tool in transporting water as well, especially with many parts of the world currently facing severe drought.

Please join me in celebrating World Bicycle Day by supporting World Bicycle Relief and donating to the Pedal to Empower campaign! Every donation helps reduce the barrier of transportation for more folks around the world, enabling them to build a more prosperous future!

Thank you for your support!