Program Description

Pedals for Progress (P4P) collects used bicycles and bicycle parts in North America, and donates them to qualified non-profit agencies in Latin America, the Caribbean, coastal Africa, and the South Pacific. Partner agencies recondition P4P-donated bicycles and make them available to disadvantaged populations for productive use.

Typical P4P partners operate programs in vocational education, youth enterprise development, micro-credit, environmental education, rural health care delivery, and agricultural extension, where bicycles can play a cost-effective role in providing essential services and generating employment.

P4P responds to detailed, written proposals. Typically, P4P will make an initial grant of a container of used bicycles, spare parts, and tools. Depending on the size of the container, the shipment could contain 400-550 bicycles and have a commercial value of $25,000 or more. Subsequent shipments may be contingent on partner payment of associated shipping and P4P administrative costs, and a detailed report.