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Help Bikes Not Bombs Load Bikes to Ghana!

 Help Bikes Not Bombs load a container of recycled bicycles to our partner Village Bicycle Project in Ghana. Village Bicycle Project organizes one-day workshops in rural areas where participants learn basic bike maintenance and at the end of the workshop participants can buy tools and a bike at a subsidized rate. 


When we ship bikes overseas through our International Programs, we have to pack them into a huge sea freight container as tightly as possible. With careful packing we're able to fit up to 500 bikes (plus parts) in one container, but this is no easy feat! We need all the volunteer help we can get, so this is where you come in! Helping out at a container loading is hard work, but very rewarding. You'll meet new folks and feel great knowing that your energy is helping bring affordable transportation and economic development to communities in need. 

We will begin loading the shipping container at 9:30am and load until it is full, normally around 5pm. Your tasks as a volunteer will include moving bikes around the warehouse, lifting bikes into the container, and bagging spare parts. Please dress appropriately and bring gloves if you can!

Youth-friendly: 16+

T-Accessible: Red Line to Fields Corner

This project is reserved for registered Boston Cares members who have completed an orientation. 

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Civic & Community
Low-income Communities

Age Minimum (with Adult): 15+, Minimum Age:15+

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