Talk:World Bicycle Relief

A fact from World Bicycle Relief appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 July 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that World Bicycle Relief has distributed more than 70,000 bicycles, mostly in Africa, and nearly 70 percent of them went to women and girls?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2011/July.

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Proposed edits to update article[edit]

I work for World Bicycle Relief, so as a result of the Wikipedia Conflict of Interest rules, I will not edit the post directly. However, much of the information is outdated, so I have included information and sources for updates to improve accuracy.

Per the article linked to from the phrase "developing countries", that term is no longer relevant. Some alternatives are "rural regions of the world" or "low-income countries."

As of 2023, the number of bicycles distributed by World Bicycle Relief total more than 785,000 and the number of mechanics trained, 3,388 (Page 11): https://worldbicyclerelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WBR_2024-FY23-Impact-Report-FInal_041124.pdf

The background story should be updated as the co-founders are no longer married: https://www.sram.com/en/company/about/world-bicycle-relief

Under "Specially-designed bicycles," World Bicycle Relief now has 6 assembly facilities in Colombia, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda (Page 12-13): https://worldbicyclerelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WBR_2024-FY23-Impact-Report-FInal_041124.pdf

Under "Mechanic training," per the above change, number of mechanics trained is 3,388 as of 2023 across Colombia, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda.

We'd also love to add under "projects" the Wheels of Change study, a randomized-control trial conducted by Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA): https://worldbicyclerelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WBR_2021_IPA_Wheels-of-Change_Global.pdf S44D0721 (talk) 18:52, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]