Putting used bikes and sewing machines to good use
Bicycle Grand Total since 1991: 167,787
Sewing Machine Grand Total since 1999: 6,514
Our mission: To empower sustainable economic development by recycling bicycles and sewing machines from the U.S. and shipping them to motivated people in the developing world.
Spring 2024 Collection Schedule
To schedule a collection for spring or fall 2024, contact Alan Schultz, alan@p4p.org or (908) 399-8217.
Belize #4
May 4, 2024: we loaded 404 bikes and 25 sewing machines into a container now headed for P4P Belize.
New Partner in Tanzania
Second shipment of 2024: 72 sewing machines are on their way to our new partner in Tanzania, Chief Promotions. Here are the machines getting packed.
Spring 2024: First Shipment Goes to Uganda
On April 17th we shipped 72 sewing machines to our partner in Uganda, the Mityana Open Troop Foundation. They run training programs in sewing and fashion design, hair dressing and weaving, motor vehicle mechanics, carpentry & joinery, and metal fabrication. Here is their most recent progress report.
Spring 2024 Collection Season!
The spring 2024 collection season is underway. Thanks to the Woman’s Club of Paramus for 38 bikes and 16 sewing machines.
Albania: Unloading the Container
Check out this one-minute video of the unloading of the container we just sent to Albania: Absolute Bike Tirana #1, Albania #18.
Togo #8
The 2023 collection season ended on November 4th, but we had enough inventory to squeeze in a December 9th shipment: 496 bikes and 20 sewing machines to our partner in Togo, DRVR.
Albania
October 21st: we made our first shipment to our new partner in Albania, Absolute Bike Tirana: 450 bikes and 50 sewing machines. That’s our 18th shipment to that country. Good luck to our newest partner! Here’s a one-minute, fifty-second video of the work they do.
Uganda
On October 18th, we shipped 72 sewing machines to the Mityana Open Troop Foundation, our partner in Uganda. Here are the reports on their many educational programs.
Sierra Leone
October 5th, 2023: we shipped 30 sewing machines to Village Care Initiatives Sierra Leone (VCISL), our partner just back on the active list. Our partnership with Sierra Leone stretches way back to 2009, when our filmmaker visited and made Cycle Recycle, a 10-minute video, and wrote this post about the country and the VCISL programs. Welcome back!
Guatemala #24
On 23 September 2023 we shipped container #24 to FIDESMA, our longest-active partner: 458 bicycles and 20 sewing machines. That makes a total of 12,492 bikes and 441 sewing machines we’ve shipped to Guatemala (!)