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LINKS - Friends and Partners of P4P
	Our mission is to support nonprofits — grassroots organizations in particular — working to promote environmental restoration and conservation, sustainable food and agriculture, people’s health, and a wide range of social concerns. Pedals for Progress is pleased to announce the initiation of a new sewing-machine project in West Africa. Rural Development through Action (RUDA), located in Limbe, Cameroon, plans to create skills-training programs for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and women in need of economic opportunities. P4P is proud to be aligned with yet another nonprofit, non-governmental organization that supports community development and shares practical ways in which people can address both environmental and human-rights issues. Made possible by a grant from the Clif Bar Family Foundation, the first shipment left on April 9th and contains 15 sewing machines earmarked for RUDA’s workshops where these students will endeavor to become self-employed dressmakers and tailors.
	For the global launch of Thule Pack ‘n Pedal™ – a new generation of bike racks and bags and carriers – Thule has let filmmaker Peter Sutherland shoot six documentaries about bike culture. The films, named “The Way I Roll”, take us on a journey from Guatemala to a coast-to-coast experience featuring American bike pros, bike builders and enthusiasts – shot at close quarters in their home landscape.
	EcoSouth, the Network for an Ecologically and Economically Sustainable Habitat
Chittenden Solid Waste Recycling Program	Your resource for information about trash disposal, recycling, composting, reuse options, and hazardous waste management in Chittenden County, Vermont.
	The Mujeres Maya is a cooperative weaving business with 10 members who create amazing hand weavings by using the traditional weaving techniques handed down to them by their grandmothers. The Mujeres Maya received a micro-loan from our partner FIDSEMA in Guatemala about 5 years ago to start their business.
	Meet our Canadian sister organization operating out of Montreal.
	The idea of Chilanthropy came to me about a year ago. My friends were expecting a baby girl…Lilly. I co-hosted their baby shower, and decided to hand make candles scented with Lily of the Valley as parting gifts for 60+ guests.The candles were a hit! With experience in modern design and home crafting, I decided to go into a business that seemed saturated but missing personal touch, good quality and style. Inspired by travel and world culture, each of Chilanthropy’s candles are named after places I have been. The scent is then built around the theme of the candle – recreating my journey for you to enjoy.
	The purpose of Project OKURASE (Opportunity, Knowledge, Understanding, Renewed Health, Arts-Based, Skills Training and Education) is to address the HIV/AIDS crisis in Ghana by helping vulnerable and orphaned children who are impacted by HIV/AIDS in their family and their village.

Testimonials

Successful Partnership Aids Georgians Pedals for Progress partners with a wide variety of organizations to promote and aid sustainable economic development throughout the world. One of our partnerships this year was with International Relief & Development (IRD), a NGO with truly global reach that provides $500 million in development assistance in nearly 40 countries annually. Our collaboration with IRD involved a joint program of theirs with the United Nations to aid more than 800 refugee families in Georgia displaced during that country’s 2008 conflict with Russia.
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“To supply economic development aid by recycling bicycles and sewing machines in the U.S. and shipping them to the people of the developing world.”
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We rescue bicycles destined for overburdened U.S. landfills and ship them to developing countries where they are sorely needed and highly valued. P4P bikes are put to work not only as basic transportation, but are used as a supplement to school and community programs. The bikes are adapted for use as trash haulers, produce trucks, taxis, and farm machinery. Some of the municipalities even sponsor recreational cycling programs, making bikes available to all who care to participate.
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