The Bike Project's mission is simple - to match up refugees and asylum seekers without the means or money to travel around the city, with the thousands of abandoned or unwanted bikes in the UK. Whilst their claim for asylum is being processed, refugees are denied permission to work, and instead receive an allowance of just 38 per week. With a weekly bus pass costing around 20, many refugees cannot afford to access essential services or opportunities and are at risk of social isolation. The Bike Project has proved that a bike can make a difference. Our beneficiaries are better equipped to access vital services, more connected to their community, happier, healthier and financially better... read more The Bike Project's mission is simple - to match up refugees and asylum seekers without the means or money to travel around the city, with the thousands of abandoned or unwanted bikes in the UK. Whilst their claim for asylum is being processed, refugees are denied permission to work, and instead receive an allowance of just 38 per week. With a weekly bus pass costing around 20, many refugees cannot afford to access essential services or opportunities and are at risk of social isolation. The Bike Project has proved that a bike can make a difference. Our beneficiaries are better equipped to access vital services, more connected to their community, happier, healthier and financially better off because of our work.
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