We are the women of Batán, forces of nature. We are a co-op of women helping women.
Through micro-loans that our bikes help fund, these women are supporting small businesses to create and expand opportunities within their community. Empowering women in rural Costa Rica helps build stronger economies and encourages development and sustainability in areas where opportunities are scarce.
Changing lives one bike at a time.
591,280
Lives Improved
147,820
Bikes Donated
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Equality Means Business
Gerardo received our 100,000th bike donated in 2014. Find out how it has changed his life below.
#Wheel News
19 July 2019
One of the constants in rural Talamanca is the importance of bananas or plantains to nearly every family and individual that we met. Unlike the bananas that you find in your local supermarkets which are generally grown on large pl...
10 July 2019
Granjero, vendedor, mecánico de bicicletas, esposo, padre, bombero,: Brauli. This is Brauli, his wife Stephanie, and their son Matteo. They live in a small community known as Bambu which is tucked in a corner of the Teli...
01 July 2019
Valerie Van Hollen is the creative muscle behind the pen motivating Cumberland area donors to let go of their old bikes. Here she is accepting our coveted 1k award given to groups who have collected over 1,000 bikes for ...
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