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THE ICE CREAM MAN OF SAN ANDRES DE IZTAPA

InGear Fall 2006

Guatemala Success Story

Jorge Luis wakes up every morning at 4:30 to begin his day selling ice cream. Since he does not have a freezer at home
he must ride his bicycle 5 Kilometers to the nearest city to buy his supplies. Once he returns to San Andres de Iztapa,
Jorge rides with his cooler and cones to the smaller villages in the mountains beyond San Andres to sell his ice cream. He returns home at 5:00 p.m. everyday with a profit of about $10. Jorge is known around his neighborhood as the “ice cream man.” He says he is proud to be the owner of his own business and to be his own boss. He is also very proud that he is able to provide for his wife and seven children. Jorge recently purchased a second bicycle from FIDESMA and is fitting it for his cooler and basket. His new bicycle is a much lighter mountain bike that will help him tackle the hills everyday.

Guatemala Photos

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Every year, affluent Americans buy 18 million new bicycles and discard millions of old ones, abandoning many more unused in basements, sheds, and garages. Most of these end up in our already overburdened landfills. Meanwhile, poor people overseas need cheap, non-polluting transportation to get to jobs, markets, customers, and schools. Pedals for Progress has received, processed and donated over 130,000 bicycles, 2,000 used sewing machines and $10.8 million in new spare parts to partner charities in 38 developing world countries. Pedals for Progress isn't just donating used bicycles: It's also helping developing world economies by promoting self-sustaining bicycle repair businesses.

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