I love grassroots projects! That being said, fellow cyclist Vicki Thomas was kind enough to forward me some information pertaining to a wonderful project being run in South Africa.
In the meantime please have a look at this article by Brandon Edmonds on Bicycle Portraits.
Bicycle Portraits Website (Awesome imagery). You can also find out more about Phase II of this wonderful project here.
Another excellent alternative is Bicycles for Humanity.
Along the same lines.....
- August 11, 2008 -- Cycling – Bicycles for Humanity – a worthwhile cause
- September 1, 2008 -- Bicycles for Humanity Ottawa – September Bicycle Drive
- August 28, 2008 -- Cyclemania – Bicycles for Humanity
- April 17, 2010 -- Philanthropic Pedaling – Cyclists to Bike Through Italy to Aid a Rural Village in Namibia
- March 31, 2010 -- A Bicycle Odyssey with Dogs – A Certain Kind of Cycling Madness
- May 31, 2009 -- Ottawa Cycling – Go Green Go Dutch Go Bike – The Main Event
- May 10, 2009 -- Evening Cycling Tips
- April 25, 2009 -- Cycling in Ottawa – Lifestyle or Necessity?
- April 2, 2009 -- Cycling – My Top 10 Excuses of the Day
- March 11, 2009 -- Cycling – My First Ride of The Season – Early and Unexpected
Posted by Les Faber in 
Awesome images Les … I can see why you posted this!
Greg
Very happy to see the success of this project! Here’s another project aimed for Ghana via the Bicycle Factory.
The Bicycle Factory is giving Canadians the opportunity to help send up to 5,000 bikes to Ghana – by eating chocolate! Participants also have a chance to win a trip to Ghana to help deliver the bikes. Details are online now at http://thebicyclefactory.ca
Check it out and if you have any questions – let me know!
Thanks – Aditi B.
@BicycleFactory
http://www.facebook.com/BicycleFactory