GOOD Magazine: Bikes to Rwanda

[toyotaprius79]

I have went to Rwanda nearly 4 years ago now to see my family and in Kigali, the traffic was nightmarish for me. Since in Ireland there's a traffic light on every road. I was uncertain of the few in Kigali. My main for of transport is a bike and traffic in Kigali is suicidal almost. Going to the rural part of Rwanda, bikes really make sense. Also in the north of Rwanda near Kayove, the bikes you see there, I've seen with 3 - 5 bags on it and they were coasting down the steep roads deathly fast!

[makeiteasyable]

good idea. life is wonderful for them with this bikes.

[masimbi56]

that's a good project1

[shole24]

I really like what you are doing. Thank you for them

[nicktangc]

wow, love the stuff u guys do. this is comforting to know there are still people who bothers.. not just the mass revenge and killing which i saw in other channels..great stuff GOOD MAG.

[mikess]

great job!!!

[sieglines]

they still get paid for the coffee they make and its a fee for the bikes. They have a choice to get it or not and they can learn to fix the bike on there own. Makes there work easier pay back loan they make 2x or more money

[motemcph]

currencies can never be the same around the world.. And even if it could, what good would it do? They can just make the coffe cost eg. 0,005 euros pr bag??

I'd say this woman is making a huge thing for cofee farmers in the village!

[DancingHorses26]

This is great. I especially like the idea of not just giving the bikes away. Charity takes away people's self-esteem and sense of self-reliance. Wonderful program.

[ajphoenix91]

wow. u

[punkasshit]

yay for fair trade coffee and bikes, oh and lattes, yum.... we need more places like this instead of starbucks!

[snorlax4life]

too bad STARBUCKS is running out of buisness, at least 40,000 stores closing, they should've done something like this, but no, they are too fancy making them delicious CARAMEL FRAPPUCINOS, im goin to miss them. Not Really

[midsouthtn]

This is some bullshit,,,Ripoff

[seba2050]

Im sure if s "Their way to get out of poverty" it should be "your way to get rich" paying cheap prices for production and selling a cup of coffe in oregon at 5 dollars each.

[oo0hNooO]

Capitalistic Whore!

[Shanella28]

Thank you for sharing a positive story!

[Spetaelsk]

3 kids dont weigh 350 pounds.....unless they are fat americans.

[crock703]

jesus, fuck off man.

[riveri0]

i like th GOOD Magazine this one is goog and ya they should get bikes free or for like 20$ agin cool video

[Tchellone]

Taí !!! Gostei do Vídeo e da Música também.

Parabéns e 5 estrelas.

[Proneural]

All commerce should be done in a similar manner, especially when dealing with those in impoverished nations. Thanks for the great video!

[Dfr3z0r6rn]

ur as black as the mole on my left nut

[MewFushisDad]

Excellent all the way around. Bicycles can do wonders. Those bikes would cost well over $800 in the States.

[EarlMcCrackin]

Didn't know coffee beans were extracted from cherries.

[Legendsoner1262]

watch?v=PdcDCxsDX0k Sadece İzleyin ...

[nabuatyt]

let's speek also about how many MILLION people were killed in the neighberhood - and ARE still killed TO DAY in Rwanda....thanks to those collaborating man and women with Kagame !!!

[asperin]

booooo, you even sell them the bikes while you make loads of federal reserve notes here in the usa.

[clara24thmarch]

When Western aid projects roll into developing countries and give things away for free, soon after usually follows corruption, conflict, and waste. Providing as asset, is to enable productivity, but also added micro-economy and progress. This organization doesn't make any money from the farmers.

[keystone350]

i dont think they should get free bikes. i think that the farmers should control the growing,harvesting,weighing,pa­ckaging then setting their price according to how much coffee they have to sell and how many buyers want their beans. the way its set up right now someone else is standing between the market and the farmer and the farmer in rwanda doesnt know where his coffee is going to end up nor how much its going to sell for when it gets there.

[RPWproductions]

the bikes are $120 a piece

[midsouthtn]

the bikes are $820 ..ass,,the ? is how much are they geting paid for a bag of coffee beans."""SLAVERY""""""

[illmoocow]

120 dollars not 820

[crock703]

The farmers don't get free bikes. They are lent to the farmers, who pay off the bike with coffee beans.

After achieving bike ownership, I assume the farmer can take his beans to any buyer he likes (prob the one who gives the best price, and likely has less middle men to achieve it).

[agowgiel]

if they did do all the packaging, weighing, etc. and set "their price", nobody will buy it unless its dirt cheap like it is right now. if you have 200 farmers willing to sell their coffee for cheap, the handful selling their coffee for more won't sell a single bean.

[keystone350]

first they get jerked on the cofee price then they probably end up paying an astranomical amount for the bike. this is nothing more than an ad for the coffee houses.they want to seem hip and involved by "helping" these poor people.its obvious these people dont see any profit from your 5 dollar latte.

[alucard45cal]

But did they give these farmers any of the money back from the coffee bought? Hope so.

[cody91]

so this is just basically black gold? but in rwanda.

[MSIL2]

Why can more people invest into developing nations like that?

[intangiblemonkey]

I love the editing in this video. It looked awesome. The story was really good too.

[huathuathuathuat]

GOOD

[eebruce]

Man, how do I get these bikes to the DRC?

Heck, who do I get one in Northeast Ohio!

[jry42]

Ienyed the short film presation on how coffee prouduct is prouduce and diliverd

to recive income. these people have been trying for years sence the genaside.

[ladylabret]

Love it! Remember everyone - fair trade coffee :)

[eternallybeatdown]

that's such a great idea, i love these videos, thank you

[andrehebg8]

very good video

[LorinBice]

Very cool. This is a real practical way of saying we care. People have been hurt by cash crops for years, now they finally get to share in the fruit of there labor. I would proudly drink a coffee, wear a garment or whatever knowing people were not exploited so I could get a better deal. L.Bice

[lunicvs]

Wow! Wery good presentation! I would appreciate my coffe more now! Thanks to farmers in Rwanda & Bikes to Rwanda!

[slurp7]

This is important work! im proud of all the efforts, Keep it up, GOD bless!

[TibetanPhotoProject]

Thank you for this effort. Visually and respectfully, The Tibetan Photo Project

[jeka300]

nice vid

[arizkeystrike]

AussieGlass27 is ABSOLUTELY SPAM OF THE MOST DISTINCT AND STINKY VARIETY

[arizkeystrike]

AussieClass27Racial purity nitwits should go to see the headmaster. Call Robert Byrd, senior Democrat in the House leadership. His racial purity credentials are solid, I'm sure you will both enjoy a little barbie together.

[craniocean]

This is cooperation at work. This is what America is lacking in innovation. Cooperation is always available to us, and un-tapped. Yayy Stumdown and Riwanda! Thank you.

[botchalism]

Umm, she's from Portland, Oregon...America

[mungo181]

where'd the bikes come from?

[zootsewt]

Tom Ritchey (aka Ritchey Logic) designed and build them. He has his own Rwanda efforts going including putting together and training a rwandan pro team of riders ... cool stuff. projectrwanda(dot)org

[poetworm]

awesome video!!! even the music is great!!!

[jennabeanski]

i love how you do the slides and make them transition- very creative!

[zowyx]

nice video! i love good magazine!

bwahahahhaha

[darkbond13]

Great info, a sustainable cash crop that isn't violating the law. Coffee is the 2nd largest import into the U.S.

[DrakeMagnum]

Awesome!

I'm going to start drinking coffee at Stumptown now!

[liv42daynot4tomorrow]

nice video!

[Djronan1]

I will forever love Stumptown and the goodwill and coffee it stands for! Keep it up!