Our friends at OneStreet have announced that the bicycle advocacy group has launched a new blog to further the discussion about bicycles and poverty. This has grown out of the publication Defying Poverty with Bicycles by Sue Knaup, the group’s executive director.
Knaup hopes to discuss a number of issues including:
- Can bike programs thrive if they are run by outsiders?
- Is there a way to make volunteer-led programs sustainable?
- What are the benefits and pitfalls of volunteer-led programs?
- What are the various problems with giving away bikes?
- How to move from giving away bikes to selling them?
- How to realize the value and expertise of people living in or near poverty?
Join the discussion.
While many Americans ride bikes for pleasure, few actually rely on the bicycle as a primary means of transportation. In some parts of the world the bicycle can change the world. Sue Knaup, executive director of One Street, has worked for years to help those in the developing world get bicycles.