What do u do when you have a cycle that you dont use and there is a needy student who can’t afford one?
You recycle the cycle and that is exactly what Balaji, Deb and Satabdi did – and we have the first 2 cycles now being used by 2 students – one each from DSF and ILP
Manohar is a bright student from the Corporation boys School Malleswaram, studying in the 10th standard - a very important milestone if you are studying the state syllabus in Karnataka.
He visits the Dream School Foundation (DSF) for his extra classes in Maths and Science and aspires to be a Software Engineer.
Both his parents work to barely manage the family and a cycle for Manohar would be out of their reach.
When DSF approached Ride a Cycle foundation which is anchoring the Cycle Recycle project in Bangalore, he had to be the first choice for the first cycle.
Special thanks to RR Cycles of Madiwala for giving some used cycles in addition to refurbishing the cycles.
This is just the beginning.. 5 more bikes and their lucky owners are on the way.
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