Since it was founded in 1998, Re~Cycle has sent a total of 47,000 bikes and thousands of spare bike parts to 15 different countries. It is thought that each bike can be shared by up to six people and so Re~Cycle have so far enabled 250,000 people access to transport. Pretty amazing stuff. As well as this, in Africa many jobs have been created through bike projects and workshops, with hundreds of men and women training as bike mechanics.
Bikes are donated to Re~Cycle by people all across the UK who have a bike they no longer need and want it to go to a good home. The charity relies on volunteers to collect and prepare bikes and load the containers before they are shipped to their new homes.