Qhubeka's bicycles stimulate community development in South Africa

For most of us, bicycles are just a form of transport, whether we use it for the daily commute, shopping or leisure. But in South Africa, a bicycle can be much more than that. Millions of South African children walk more than two hours each way to and from school and a bicycle could cut short that journey, thus freeing up valuable time for children to do school work. Qhubeka, a not-for-profit set up in South Africa, wants to use the bicycle to achieve wide-ranging change in communities. Wendy van Eyck tells us how Qhubeka supplies bicycles to communities in return for everything from better academics to recycling. For those who would like to contribute to Qhubeka, please check their website www.qhubeka.org or you can donate directly at http://qhubeka.org/2013/?page_id=254