Bikes to Rwanda

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Bikes to Rwanda is a non-profit international aid relief organization established in Portland, Oregon, United States in 2006 by Stumptown Coffee Roasters founder and CEO Duane Sorenson following a business trip to visit coffee growers' cooperatives in Rwanda.^[1] ^[2]

The organization's mission is "to provide cargo bicycles to co-operative coffee farmers in Rwanda. The goal is to improve quality of life in these communities through a bike workshop and maintenance program that provides transportation resources for basic needs and enhances production of quality coffee."^[3]

The bicycles are built specifically for heavy cargo, and were designed and developed by Project Rwanda^[4] with master bicycle builder Tom Ritchey.^[5] The organization also establishes bike shops in Rwanda for maintenance and repair.^[6]