Gender Equality Vietnam Project #13980

100 Bikes for 100 Girls

by Rock-Paper-Scissors Children's Fund

Project Report | Dec 28, 2025
400 girls. 400 bikes.

By Phoebe and Sara Nerone | Co-Founders

Hello Everyone,

As we come to the close of this year, we want to share an incredible milestone with you: 400 girls received brand-new bicycles and helmets through our Bikes for Girls Program in 2025. This achievement is possible because of you.

Whether you have been supporting us for many years, give monthly, or made your very first donation recently, please know how deeply thankful we are. Every gift—large or small—helps change a girl’s daily life in a very real way.

Throughout the year, our dedicated Vietnamese staff distributed the bikes in small groups of 20 girls at a time, ensuring that each girl received her bike safely and with care. These bikes mean more than transportation—they mean easier access to school, less time walking long distances, greater safety, and renewed confidence for girls who are determined to learn.

We also wanted to share a special highlight from this year: over the summer, a filmmaker traveled to Vietnam to create a short, documentary-style film about our family and the programs we support for girls. It beautifully captures the spirit of the work you make possible, please click on the link to go to our website and scroll down to the bottom of the front page where you can watch the video.

Below are a few photos from this year’s bike distributions. We hope they bring a smile to your face and a sense of pride in what you’ve helped accomplish. If you’re inspired, we would be so grateful if you shared our organization with friends and family who may want to support girls’ education and opportunity in Vietnam.

From all of us—and from every girl who rode her new bike home this year—thank you!

Happy Holidays,
Sara, Phoebe and Sophie Nerone
Rock-Paper-Scissors Children’s Fund

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Aug 30, 2025
260 Girls Receive New Bikes in Vietnam!

By Phoebe Nerone | Co-Founder and Board Member

At a bike giving!

Hello Everyone!

As we start to look towards the end of the summer, we want to first, thank you so much for donating to our Bikes for Girls project on the matching day in July, we so appreciate your support, and of course thank you ongoing and recurring donors, we count on your donations to keep our program running! All your funding goes directly to buying bikes, helmets, and bike pumps. Thanks to all of you 260 girls have received new bikes this year so far! We are grateful to be able to help so many girls and ensure each one has a safe way to get to school.

This summer I was in Vietnam working with our staff and students, and one of my favorite moments of the trip that I love, is attending bike giving celebrations. See photo! Seeing how excited, happy, and proud the girls are receiving their new bikes, never gets boring or old! It is so fun. This time also allows me to better get to know the girls we support and learn a bit more about their lives. After our bike giving celebration at their schools, we often visit one or two girls at their homes, so that we can meet their parents and siblings. It is always eye-opening to see the hardship that many girls endure, and the poverty they live under, but each girl is truly inspirational to me. I hope that each of the girls’ stories of their success is just as inspirational to you as a donor.

For the girls who received a bike from us, and who attended our spring and summer tutoring classes in the village of Son Tan, we hope that they can delve deeper into subjects they are most passionate about in school, leading the way toward a better future beyond the traditional factory work they are often pushed into. Last week, we heard that four more girls were accepted to college! This is a huge achievement for a village that has only had one or two students ever make it to college! What great role models for the younger girls in the village they will be. We are so proud of all the girls.

Here are some photos of the summer bike givings that we hope you enjoy. Please share our organization with your friends.

Thank you and happy summer!

Phoebe

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Apr 30, 2025
Bikes for Girls Update: A new bike for Tram

By Phoebe Nerone | Co-Founder and Board Member

Tram

Dear Friends,

This month, we are excited to again feature one of our bike recipients’ story. We are excited to introduce Tram. Tram is a bright, caring fourth-grade student whose quiet determination shines in her shy smiles. She lives in a small village in Vietnam, with her mother and older brother. Her older brother, Tran, is currently a secondary school student, where he enjoys learning and spending time with his friends. Tram’s family faces many challenges. Her mother works long hours at a seafood facility, packing seafood, balancing both her difficult job and the responsibilities of being a single mother. After a long day, she returns home to ensure that Tram and Tran are well cared for. Tram’s mother struggles sometimes, as no relatives live close by to help her care for the children, but she says she tries hard to be there for both Tram and Tran, as much as she can.

Tram was selected to be a recipient of a new bicycle not only because she is from a poor family, but also that she is a good student. Tram really enjoys going to school and as she says, learning about many different subjects, from Chemistry to Grammar, but for Tram, her favorite subject in school is math. She told us that she enjoys solving equations and understanding why certain rules are in place for solving different types of math equations. Practicing math brings her joy, especially with the encouragement of her supportive teachers. From the warmth given by her supportive teachers, her dream one day is to become a teacher, hoping to help others just as she had.

Outside of school, Tram, like many kids her age, loves drinking milk bubble tea, which is her favorite treat after school. However, the most treasured possession is her new, pink bike. A special gift that symbolizes hope and opportunity for her. For Tram, her bike is much more than just a means of transportation from one place to another; it encourages her to continue in school to be one step closer to achieving her dreams of becoming a teacher.

We are excited to see what is in store for Tram in the future. The opportunity to support girls like Tram is made possible by your continuous support and generosity, and we are excited to share more inspirational stories to come. In 2024 we were able to provide 500 girls with new bikes, helmets and bike pumps. Please help us reach that same goal for 2025 and consider donating a bike today!

Thank you,

Phoebe

Tram, her mom and brother

Bikes for Girls ceremony!

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