african bamboo bike project

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Home About Blog Ghana Updates Merchandise Donate The Bamboo Bike Project is a project by Scientists and Engineers at The Earth Institute at Columbia University, and aims to examine the feasibility of implementing cargo bikes made of bamboo as a sustainable form of transportation in Africa. The ultimate goals of the project are:








1.To build a better bike for poor Africans in rural areas.


2.To stimulate a bicycle building industry in Africa to satisfy local needs.





We have determined that it is possible to source the material and supplies necessary to build a bamboo cargo bicycle in Africa, and train the local people to build the bikes. The next steps are:





3.To setup systematic bamboo cargo bike building training.


4.To setup a supply chain of necessary parts and supplies.


5.To scale the effort so that it makes an impact.

Seed funding for the Bamboo Bike Project has been provided by:
© 2007-2009 Bamboo Bike Project









































We have determined that it is possible to source the material and supplies necessary to build a bamboo cargo bicycle in Africa, and train the local people to build the bikes. The next steps are:





3.To setup systematic bamboo cargo bike building training.


4.To setup a supply chain of necessary parts and supplies.


5.To scale the effort so that it makes an impact.

Seed funding for the Bamboo Bike Project has been provided by:
© 2007-2009 Bamboo Bike Project