The Bike Project is a community of refugees, cyclists, mechanics and volunteers. We also run group cycle training for refugee women in London, Birmingham and Coventry. The lessons empower and inspire women to feel the freedom of their very own bike – perhaps for the first time in their lives.
We also run Bike Buddies, a cycling befriending project, and Pedal Power, teaching refugee women to cycle - sometimes for the first time in their lives.
Having fled persecution and atrocity in their country of origin, most refugees arrive in the UK with absolutely nothing. A bike helps them access food banks, legal advice, healthcare, education and much more. If they're lucky enough to receive official refugee status, a bike can help refugees find employment.
As one of our bike beneficiaries puts it: "When you have to go from charity to charity to feed yourself, a bike becomes very important to your life."