Posts Tagged ‘World Bicycle Relief’
Top Ten Ways to Spend the Summer Solstice
Slather on the sunscreen and clear your calendar: let’s celebrate the Summer Solstice and World Humanist Day! If you’re not sure how to spend the longest day of the year, look no further than ten of the many charities FBB has featured as Humanist Grants beneficiaries over the years. And for our friends in the…
Read MoreWorld Bicycle Relief: Removing Distance as a Barrier to Advancement
World Bicycle Relief, our current Poverty and Health beneficiary, empowers people to access education, healthcare, and livelihood by providing mobility through the power of bicycles. In many rural areas of the developing world, walking is the only mode of transportation available. Acquiring a bicycle has an immediate benefit for a person’s access to goods and…
Read MoreStella’s story
World Bicycle Relief (WBR) mobilizes people through “The Power of Bicycles.” They envision a world where distance is no longer a barrier to independence and livelihood. Stella’s story is an inspirational snapshot from WBR about a recipient of one of their bicycles. In most African countries, if a school girl becomes pregnant she is harshly…
Read MoreHumanist Grants present evidence-based solutions in new beneficiaries
Foundation Beyond Belief’s Humanist Grants program chose four beneficiaries this quarter that highlight the use of evidence-based solutions in their methodology. Our new Poverty and Health beneficiary, World Bicycle Relief, lives by the motto, “Do it right, even if it takes a little longer,” which is why they used a long pilot period to test…
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