What do you get when you pair the freedom and power of bike riding with the most dedicated volunteers in the world? globalbike.

Children throughout the developing world are trying to survive and have a childhood while caring for siblings due to the tragic realities of disease and poverty. Every great community has a strong infrastructure of services available to those who need them, and just as we expect and count on these services – so do the children orphaned by disease and poverty. In the developing world, this infrastructure is reinforced and delivered by community care workers, men and women who volunteer their time to provide physical, social, and medical support .

Started in 2006, globalbike currently has over 300 bikes in operation in four countries - Zambia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Bolivia. These bikes collectively travel 1500 miles each day (the equivalent of 5 times across the state of South Carolina) - providing critical support to young children managing as heads of households and orphaned by HIV/AIDS.