Re-Cycle Bikes to Africa, is a small charity based in Essex, UK that takes used bikes, and ships them to rural communities in Africa. Across the UK thousands of bikes are thrown away or lie unused in sheds and garages, whilst many people in Africa are forced to walk for hours carrying heavy loads to get to market, school, work and to fetch water and crops. Enriching the lives of those less fortunate, by giving them the independence of a bike really does change lives. Our bikes provide people with opportunities to gain new skills and sustainable income which enables them to invest in their own projects. Bikes which may not be suitable to send to Africa are stripped down for spare parts or are repaired and sold to the community here in the UK. The charity was formed in 1997 and over 118,000 bikes have been sent to African countries. Imagine where those bikes might have ended up if they hadnt received them?