Dear Friends,
We hope all is well with you and yours. Here in Canada it is summer time, which everyone looks forward to. In Cambodia it is the rainy season, which can be a challenging time for people there, especially when you live in the countryside, where most people live. The school year takes a break from mid-March to mid-May, so the students have to get to school during the rainy season, which can be difficult. As many students have to travel long distances to school, walking one to two hours, having a bicycle makes the world of difference.
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One of K.I.D.S goals is to help young people get to school by purchasing as many bicycles as we can each year.
Where we live bikes are used mainly for pleasure and exercise; in Cambodia a bicycle can make the difference of getting an education or not. The families also need bicycles to help them get to the market to buy food or transport clean drinking water home. Needless to say the children and families are happy to get bicycles and often two children can ride on one bike to school. Providing bikes we all help break the poverty cycle by making it easier for students to get to school.
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We work with one of our K.I.D.S. great managers to purchase and deliver the bikes, which are very simple bicycles but last a long time. Needless to say the children and families are happy to get them. A bike is only $60.00, so we have been able to provide hundreds of children with bikes.
Thank you for your support and for helping students continue their education and makin their lives so much easier
Until next time,
Adrianne and Rick
Co-founders